[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mach3 homing

Ha ha. I can't believe it !!

I've been going into 'auto' mode every time I started up, thinking that
manual mode would be for 'hand turning'.

Thanks andy...

Regards
Roland

On 21 March 2012 20:39, Andy Wander <awander@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Roland:
>
> On the Manual page, the "Set Home X" and "Set Home Z" buttons will move to
> the home switch until it is activated, stop, reverse until the switch is no
> longer activated, and set your home position at that point.
>
> Andy Wander
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Roland Jollivet
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:29 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mach3 homing
>
> The problem is, there is no 'home all', at all, in mach3 lathe. And G28
> does not seem to do what it's meant to by definition of ZERO RETURN in
> terms of hardware on a machine.
>
> I'm hoping a mach3 lathe user can answer...
>
> Regards
> Roland
>
> On 21 March 2012 20:23, Michael Fagan <woodworker88@...> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > Sent from a mobile device.
> > 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.
> > > >
> > > > Sent from a mobile device.
> > > > 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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