Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mach3 homing

You could jog both axes until they trip the home switches and then press
home all, but most machines I have used do this with a macro. I use EMC2
not mach so I'm not exactly sure what steps you need.

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On Mar 21, 2012 2:16 PM, "Roland Jollivet" <Roland.Jollivet@...>
wrote:

> **
>
>
> I have to run a macro to home the machine???
>
> Thanks. How do i do this?
>
> Does this mean that nobody, ever, wants to home their lathe with a 'home
> all' button like there is on the mill GUI?
>
> I find it very strange. I have looked at every button on the lathe gui and
> can't find anything at all about. It still feels like I'm missing
> something..
>
> Regards
> Roland
>
> On 21 March 2012 20:09, Michael Fagan <woodworker88@...> wrote:
>
> > G28 is "go home" not "set home position". You need to run a home all axes
> > macro which sets your G52 machine coordinate zero.
> >
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> > On Mar 21, 2012 1:18 PM, "Roland Jollivet" <Roland.Jollivet@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > I got my lathe cnc'ed and been playing around with it. It works fine.
> > >
> > > But today I installed home switches on the X and Z and am confused.
> > >
> > > I'm used to turbocnc, and on that I used to use G28. It would move off
> > > towards the home switches and then back off, with the display showing
> > > 0,0,0. Easy and simple........
> > >
> > > On mach, in the diagnostic screen, I can see the buttons 'light' up
> when
> > I
> > > press the home switches. But if I type G28, the Z goes off towards the
> > > tailstock and the switch has absolutely no effect ??
> > >
> > > At first I only had the X home switch set up, with Z not enabled, but
> > the Z
> > > would still move off ?? So then I thought, strangely that I'd HAVE to
> > have
> > > the Z home switch installed, which i did, but that has no effect
> either.
> > >
> > > If I type G28 X0, it goes off in either direction depending on where it
> > is,
> > > but the switch still has no effect.
> > >
> > > I have not changed the default values for the home positions in the
> > config.
> > > Right now I just want mach3 to respond to the switches. How does one
> > > perform a simple home function?
> > >
> > > Turbocnc also had a 'home axes' option. I can't find this in mach3
> > >
> > > A bit long winded, but trying to be clear ablout what I've done so far.
> > > Help appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Roland
> > >
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