I need to determine how far my tools are sticking out from the base of the spindle - for input into my CAM software.
I have read before about tricks such as using a piece of paper of known thickness and lowering the tool until it grabs the paper... Should I use this same technique to touch the spindle base to the paper to determine a baseline measurement? It just seems odd... Is there a more sophisticated method that I should know about?
Sorry if this question has been asked a million times before... I tried searching searching previous posts but at this moment the search feature seems to be broken.
Thanks,
-PhoenixMetal