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Greolt Another Aussie Auto Tool Zero... 04-17-2007, 04:36 AM
crocky Hi Greg, Looks pretty... 04-17-2007, 08:12 AM
wjfiles Probe setting plate 04-17-2007, 03:16 PM
pld0vr Thought I'd share my video of... 02-09-2010, 06:18 PM
Glidergider Greolt Thanks for posting... 04-19-2007, 01:35 PM
Greolt This just stops the macro... 04-19-2007, 02:07 PM
Glidergider Hey Greolt I'm starting to... 04-22-2007, 03:29 AM
Greolt That was what I found in my... 04-22-2007, 04:42 AM
epineh Nice setup Greg, I might... 04-22-2007, 12:27 PM
Glidergider Hi, I cut and pasted the... 04-22-2007, 04:49 PM
Greolt My peice of PCB material that... 04-24-2007, 09:36 AM
sawmiller screenset ? 06-29-2007, 06:42 PM
Greolt Try this one Dan. It will... 06-29-2007, 11:01 PM
jspencer Greolt- Thanks for posting... 12-23-2007, 05:17 PM
lovebugjunkie Been watching this thread for... 01-30-2008, 09:16 PM
Glidergider OK, I figured out the... 04-22-2007, 07:24 PM
Glidergider Yeah, I got it to work. ... 04-22-2007, 10:12 PM
Glidergider Greg, I reduced the feed... 04-24-2007, 12:03 PM
Greolt That's good Dave. Whatever... 04-24-2007, 12:46 PM
Glidergider Now I need a 123 block. :) 04-24-2007, 02:36 PM
thkoutsidthebox I'm going to have sooooo many... 04-24-2007, 04:57 PM
bigz1 Reading this thread I am... 04-28-2007, 04:23 PM
Glidergider Greg, Are the steps to... 06-29-2007, 11:45 PM
sawmiller thanks greg, will look at... 06-30-2007, 01:06 AM
Greolt You just need to place it in... 06-30-2007, 03:31 AM
152iq Arrigatto, danka schoen,... 08-14-2008, 12:02 AM
dsage Hi Guys: I'm new to this... 09-30-2008, 03:13 AM
Glidergider Thanks for the instructions. ... 06-30-2007, 02:52 PM
Glidergider I'm really enjoying the new... 07-06-2007, 01:56 PM
sawmiller thanks 07-10-2007, 01:02 AM
Greolt Steve Glad it is working... 10-11-2007, 07:09 AM
Greolt Here is the script I now use.... 10-11-2007, 10:19 AM
Glidergider Hi guys, I thought I bump... 07-11-2007, 10:05 PM
Greolt I have never needed to do it... 07-11-2007, 10:26 PM
Glidergider I'll pass that info on. I... 07-11-2007, 10:28 PM
harryn Thanks for posting this. 07-11-2007, 11:11 PM
sawmiller mine is just put in the mach3... 07-12-2007, 12:55 AM
stevespo This is really helpful -... 10-10-2007, 09:55 PM
Glidergider Steve, I had the overshoot... 10-10-2007, 10:34 PM
stevespo Hi Dave, I saw that you... 10-11-2007, 01:18 AM
Glidergider Greg, Good to hear you... 10-11-2007, 11:50 AM
bigz1 Does anyone have any problems... 10-14-2007, 08:10 PM
Greolt Are you using the latest... 10-14-2007, 09:45 PM
Greolt We have been discussing Auto... 11-02-2007, 05:25 AM
Glidergider Greg, Good video. I can... 11-02-2007, 01:19 PM
Glidergider Everyone should know that... 11-02-2007, 01:34 PM
Rodm1954 I have just got round to... 11-03-2007, 02:52 AM
biotech1 OK got zeroplate built. Got... 11-03-2007, 09:30 PM
Greolt To make it the same but in... 11-03-2007, 10:46 PM
Greolt Just further to the issue of... 11-14-2007, 10:37 PM
Glidergider Greg, et-al, I just upgraded... 12-01-2007, 10:56 PM
Greolt Dave I can't see anything... 12-01-2007, 11:19 PM
Glidergider I"m running version 2.6. How... 12-02-2007, 12:19 AM
Greolt Yeah 2.6 here too. If it... 12-02-2007, 12:34 AM
mcyr Hi GG, Been a very long... 12-02-2007, 03:40 PM
mcyr Whoops! I should have backed... 12-02-2007, 03:45 PM
Glidergider Mike, Thanks for the detail.... 12-02-2007, 06:35 PM
Glidergider Eureka! I went to the... 12-02-2007, 10:42 PM
Greolt Glad to hear it's all working... 12-02-2007, 11:03 PM
Greolt These little monolithics are... 12-02-2007, 11:15 PM
mcyr Hi Dave, I'm using a... 12-02-2007, 10:44 PM
Glidergider Can some of you other folks... 12-02-2007, 12:21 AM
ger21 Greg, does increasing... 12-02-2007, 01:33 AM
Glidergider I put the volt meter on the... 12-02-2007, 02:49 AM
ger21 Not sure if it works for... 12-02-2007, 03:38 AM
Greolt About three months ago Art... 12-02-2007, 03:45 AM
Glidergider That would explain it! I had... 12-02-2007, 06:21 AM
Greolt Dave here is the entry... 12-02-2007, 06:27 AM
Greolt No what you can try is a... 12-02-2007, 06:32 AM
Glidergider Greg, I don't see that cap... 12-02-2007, 07:42 AM
ger21 There's a better way to hook... 12-02-2007, 03:52 PM
beone I put one of these on today.... 12-15-2007, 06:26 AM
Glidergider It sure does. Three cheers... 12-15-2007, 06:45 AM
dewme5 Here's a little different... 12-16-2007, 05:27 AM
Greolt I don't think you well ever... 12-16-2007, 06:27 AM
dewme5 This controller I have uses a... 12-16-2007, 04:59 PM
Chris Ghent I am tempted to do this, a... 12-16-2007, 10:21 AM
Chris Ghent Please ignore my previous... 12-16-2007, 10:31 AM
ger21 I think you'll have to use... 12-16-2007, 05:22 PM
Switcher Lots of great info here,... 01-01-2008, 02:00 PM
LeeWay Greg just sent me the link to... 01-02-2008, 04:19 AM
Greolt Lee the debounce in Mach does... 01-02-2008, 05:02 AM
Greolt I was asked about using the... 01-03-2008, 11:39 PM
Glidergider Greg, Have you posted the... 01-04-2008, 07:48 AM
Greolt Dave it is posted on this... 01-04-2008, 08:23 AM
djmartins Middle Ages? I suppose you... 01-04-2008, 03:24 PM
Greolt :p:p What more can I say... 01-04-2008, 10:06 PM
neilw20 We feel sorry. 01-05-2008, 12:14 AM
BOBINETTE Hi, I'm a frenchman that was... 01-07-2008, 10:10 PM
MrWild Bobinette, Quite simple... 01-07-2008, 10:49 PM
djmartins Yeah, I too find it funny... 01-07-2008, 11:55 PM
Glidergider Hey guys, you're bugring up... 01-08-2008, 12:11 AM
LeeWay Becoming proficient with both... 01-08-2008, 12:36 AM
Glidergider Hi LeeWay, I did conquer the... 01-08-2008, 02:27 AM
mcyr Hi Dave, I can't really... 01-08-2008, 04:50 AM
Rodm1954 Hi Dave, Yeah, a cleaner... 01-08-2008, 09:54 AM
joecnc2006 The drawing is pretty clear... 01-08-2008, 01:34 PM
LeeWay I can see the drawing pretty... 01-08-2008, 04:05 PM
neilw20 Try this. 01-08-2008, 04:12 PM
Greolt EDIT: I had a post here but... 01-11-2008, 10:00 AM
Glidergider Guys, sorry you're having... 01-08-2008, 04:34 PM
LeeWay Here's the setup. It is a... 01-08-2008, 04:57 PM
Glidergider Lee, Your add-in Parallel... 01-08-2008, 05:29 PM
Glidergider Greg, I'd like to see that... 01-11-2008, 03:49 PM
bigbigjimb Hi I am no expert at this... 01-11-2008, 04:04 PM
Greolt Jim Not sure whats going... 01-11-2008, 10:24 PM
LeeWay Thanks Greg. I saw your... 01-11-2008, 10:53 PM
Greolt LeeWay it is not the voltage... 01-11-2008, 11:24 PM
bigbigjimb Hi From the response I... 01-12-2008, 10:39 AM
Greolt Jim I'm sorry but I don't... 01-12-2008, 11:36 AM
bigbigjimb Greg OK, I have the light on... 01-12-2008, 12:01 PM
Greolt OK you better zip up your XML... 01-12-2008, 02:17 PM
bigbigjimb Greg For Some reason i... 01-12-2008, 07:08 PM
Greolt Jim if you zip it you will be... 01-12-2008, 11:29 PM
bigbigjimb Zipped XLS 01-13-2008, 02:07 AM
Greolt Jim you have no port and pin... 01-13-2008, 02:42 AM
bigbigjimb Ahhh, Its Probe I had used... 01-13-2008, 10:46 AM
bigbigjimb Greg I set up the probe as... 01-13-2008, 03:37 PM
Greolt Jim send me a PM. Inputs... 01-13-2008, 10:36 PM
neilw20 X3 Bob 01-14-2008, 02:03 AM
edmond Hi Guys I finally made one... 01-14-2008, 09:22 AM
epineh Hey Greg, I don't want to... 01-14-2008, 10:37 AM
Greolt Russell I am not familiar... 01-14-2008, 10:19 PM
edmond Hi Greg Attached is the... 01-15-2008, 05:57 AM
epineh Hey Greg, I was just... 01-15-2008, 11:30 AM
LeeWay I like the idea of a... 01-15-2008, 12:00 PM
Greolt Russell I'm not so sure that... 01-15-2008, 12:31 PM
epineh Greg you are probably right,... 01-15-2008, 12:48 PM
LeeWay Well, Guys, I did manage to... 01-15-2008, 11:58 PM
epineh It is hard to make a BOB to... 01-15-2008, 12:36 PM
bigbigjimb Hi What screen set are you... 01-31-2008, 04:17 AM
neilw20 The Cross. 01-31-2008, 04:40 AM
Greolt Jim look over at this thread... 01-31-2008, 05:52 AM
fourxfour2 Hi guys, I don't post much... 01-31-2008, 09:32 AM
Greolt I believe that Ron Ginger who... 01-31-2008, 12:16 PM
fourxfour2 Thanks Greolt I'll post the... 01-31-2008, 03:09 PM
touser Hi everyone, i am in the... 02-27-2008, 11:06 PM
Greolt I don't know what is going on... 02-28-2008, 12:32 AM
tpworks oops:confused: 05-08-2008, 02:33 AM
johyn Seems that it would be... 06-13-2008, 02:48 AM
amen23 not to worry....... its fried... 06-18-2008, 07:55 PM
jeb Strange Auto-zero glitch 07-30-2008, 11:06 PM
ClaudioG Well setting up this great... 08-13-2008, 05:41 AM
dsage Ok. I wasn't getting the fact... 09-30-2008, 03:28 PM
dsage Ok. Sorry I must be slow. I'm... 10-01-2008, 12:06 AM
Greolt Sage It is not supposed to... 10-01-2008, 12:21 AM
dsage I read the macro and I... 10-01-2008, 01:50 AM
123CNC dsage, almost there 10-01-2008, 02:04 AM
dsage Ok I put the variable... 10-01-2008, 02:14 AM
Greolt No problem at all hard coding... 10-01-2008, 02:28 AM
ger21 You don't enter the value in... 10-01-2008, 02:17 AM
ger21 You could change this line: ... 10-01-2008, 02:21 AM
dsage On second thought (for now... 10-01-2008, 02:30 AM
bp092 I'm running a pmdx122 BOB.... 10-07-2008, 09:37 PM
jalessi BP092, In the PMDX 122... 10-07-2008, 10:30 PM
bp092 Thanks to Jalessi for helping... 10-07-2008, 11:48 PM
dsage Greg: I wonder if you can... 10-13-2008, 06:13 PM
aminear what is your z pad height dro... 10-13-2008, 06:32 PM
dsage Sorry Aminear: See the... 10-14-2008, 07:07 PM
Greolt Sage I am afraid you have... 10-15-2008, 03:40 AM
neilw20 Good advice 10-15-2008, 08:19 AM
dsage All good advice guys but I... 10-15-2008, 12:01 PM
Greolt . When I first started... 10-15-2008, 01:29 PM
LeeWay That issue may be one of the... 10-15-2008, 01:41 PM
tassie This is just a quick thank... 10-15-2008, 01:09 PM
dsage Thanks all. I'll... 10-16-2008, 03:12 AM
dsage Startling development today.... 11-10-2008, 01:42 AM
bp092 As a general rule of thumb I... 11-10-2008, 02:34 AM
jalessi Cutter Plunged Right Through... 11-10-2008, 02:53 AM
neilw20 oops. 11-10-2008, 03:46 AM
dsage I did test the tool setter... 11-10-2008, 09:22 PM
Glidergider Your problem sounds like a... 11-10-2008, 09:45 PM
jalessi Sage, The tool setter led... 11-10-2008, 10:16 PM
neilw20 What state is Mach3 in? 11-11-2008, 01:27 AM
Greolt I have been using this device... 11-11-2008, 05:36 AM
dsage Greg: I must have missed... 11-19-2008, 04:11 PM
Greolt Sage Need to have the zero... 11-19-2008, 09:18 PM
dsage Ok so following your... 11-20-2008, 01:12 AM
johyn Hello, have been following... 11-21-2008, 11:48 AM
tpworks Looking for a laser cross?... 11-27-2008, 05:21 AM
Greolt I got this one, ... 11-27-2008, 06:06 AM
chrisb691 Thanks Greg. I picked that up... 11-27-2008, 08:40 AM
dsage I think I stumbled on the... 12-30-2008, 03:02 PM
sailfl Help 01-03-2009, 02:44 PM
Jay C Guys this might have already... 01-19-2009, 04:19 AM
sailfl Probe Input on Mach 01-19-2009, 12:12 PM
ger21 I'm gonna make this thread... 01-19-2009, 03:11 PM
MICA Question: Rather creating a... 01-26-2009, 11:12 AM
ozzie34231 Mica, I think that will work... 01-29-2009, 09:26 PM
dneisler I just read this thread the... 02-04-2009, 05:18 AM
sailfl Donald, I had some trouble... 02-04-2009, 10:09 AM
dneisler I have it set to retract a... 02-04-2009, 06:52 PM
Glidergider Hitachi ground no longer... 03-22-2009, 01:33 AM
Greolt Dave Something must have... 03-22-2009, 01:53 AM
Greolt You could track down where... 03-22-2009, 01:58 AM
jalessi Dave, Is it possible you... 03-22-2009, 02:29 AM
Glidergider Greg, Your first response... 03-22-2009, 05:41 AM
BobF Dave, Does the Hitachi have... 03-23-2009, 03:58 AM
Glidergider Bob, The Hitachi has a 3... 03-23-2009, 01:12 PM
Glidergider With my z-zero grounding on... 03-23-2009, 01:23 PM
BobF I got it working today. I had... 03-24-2009, 11:45 PM
BobF Dave, I don't know how many... 03-27-2009, 06:53 PM
Glidergider Bob, I don't know the... 03-28-2009, 05:33 AM
Mr.Chips Dave, You can get a rifle... 03-28-2009, 05:58 AM
Greolt I haven't tried it but people... 03-28-2009, 06:03 AM
BobF Thats good to know, I hadn't... 03-29-2009, 01:59 AM
contactirfu hi - what would be better - ... 05-04-2009, 03:02 PM
contactirfu Was it a difficult question?... 05-05-2009, 04:00 PM
ger21 24V is far less susceptible... 05-05-2009, 04:11 PM
contactirfu Thank you Gerry. 05-05-2009, 04:30 PM
rainbow2009 pret auto... 05-08-2009, 04:33 AM
contactirfu HI - I have my machine set up... 05-31-2009, 10:28 AM
BobF Seems like I remember that... 05-31-2009, 02:25 PM
neilw20 G20 / G21 05-31-2009, 04:34 PM
BOBINETTE Hi, in Mach 3, in the setting... 05-31-2009, 10:35 PM
lancut Hi, after unsuccessful... 06-22-2009, 12:37 AM
panmanee YouTube - Zero SET BOX for... 07-13-2009, 09:34 AM
eloid need to get setup for touch... 07-23-2009, 03:50 AM
Greolt All the info you are after is... 07-23-2009, 03:59 AM
ger21 It's also included in my Aqua... 07-23-2009, 04:37 PM
Drools I have my Z-axis setup so... 08-07-2009, 07:31 PM
Greolt Z going up is in the positive... 08-08-2009, 12:18 AM
15mgtar Forgive me is there an easy... 08-12-2009, 05:15 PM
jalessi 15mgtar, See the attached... 08-12-2009, 06:26 PM
Greolt I have posted similar before... 08-12-2009, 11:37 PM
WillyInAus Hey Greg got a curly one. ... 09-05-2009, 01:52 PM
dougie329 I tested a limit switch and... 10-08-2009, 12:52 AM
Greolt You may already be doing... 10-08-2009, 12:59 AM
dougie329 Hi Greg, I did that. I... 10-08-2009, 01:22 AM
Greolt Looks like it should be... 10-08-2009, 02:01 AM
lancut Here how I solved the puzzle... 10-08-2009, 02:26 AM
dougie329 I think its waaaay past my... 10-08-2009, 02:50 AM
dougie329 ok heres what I did, swapped... 10-08-2009, 05:13 PM
georgebarr Hoss Auto Tool Probe issue/bug 10-13-2009, 08:30 PM
astr Greg - I finally got my... 10-13-2009, 10:26 PM
Arbo astr, I just modified my... 10-15-2009, 12:35 PM
astr Glad it worked for you. 10-15-2009, 03:01 PM
Drools I have been using the... 10-16-2009, 08:58 PM
TCGliderguy So CLOSE! 11-24-2009, 07:33 PM
astr The input should be wired so... 11-24-2009, 07:49 PM
TCGliderguy I've got one wire going to... 11-24-2009, 09:29 PM
Jay C Just a note. I use the... 12-29-2009, 06:15 PM
Smokingman That's interesting because... 12-29-2009, 08:51 PM
Jay C I'm using an old P4 Gateway... 12-29-2009, 11:02 PM
TCGliderguy Smokingman, THANKS for the... 12-30-2009, 11:51 PM
TCGliderguy One Hour Later.... I... 12-31-2009, 01:00 AM
TCGliderguy Three days later... I guess I... 01-04-2010, 12:58 AM
TCGliderguy One thing that I have... 01-16-2010, 06:07 PM
Jay C From your previous email... 01-16-2010, 06:37 PM
Vogavt Hopefully you're doing an... 01-20-2010, 01:38 AM
TCGliderguy Vogavt, Thanks... Yes, I... 01-20-2010, 02:26 AM
Jay C Make sure that Mach3 is... 01-20-2010, 06:27 AM
Jay C Here is what I do. My descent... 06-09-2010, 10:39 PM
Smokingman Hank, I might have some... 06-10-2010, 06:24 AM
gully What a great tool this is.... 10-09-2010, 05:16 AM
Robert M Gully, could you tell more on... 10-09-2010, 12:49 PM
gully Hey RobertM They say a pic... 10-10-2010, 04:00 AM
bigz1 I haven't been able to use my... 10-23-2010, 07:57 AM
Greolt Open the script in the VB... 10-23-2010, 01:57 PM
Jay C BigZ, Post it and I'll have a... 10-24-2010, 02:39 AM
bigz1 Thanks Jay C. here it is:- ... 10-25-2010, 02:20 AM
Greolt That is an old version script... 10-25-2010, 02:39 AM
bigz1 Many Thanks Greolt. I tried... 10-25-2010, 09:52 AM
Greolt When you say sometimes, what... 10-25-2010, 10:16 AM
bigz1 In VB edit no line was... 10-25-2010, 10:23 AM
Greolt I purposely made an error in... 10-25-2010, 08:32 PM
man2007 Really that's Great ... i... 10-27-2010, 06:13 PM
TheProCreator Has anyone successfully... 11-15-2010, 05:36 PM
TheProCreator ....removed 11-15-2010, 05:37 PM
Grebbo :confused:Hi Guys!! Awesome... 11-23-2010, 11:44 PM
jalessi Grebbo, The script needs... 11-24-2010, 12:36 AM
Grebbo JEFF, YOU ARE A CHAMPION!!!... 11-24-2010, 02:34 AM
bigz1 Hi Greg You may remember I... 11-28-2010, 07:02 AM
Greolt Liam I have sent you a PM ... 11-28-2010, 09:53 AM
DonW My head is spinning here....... 12-20-2010, 08:38 PM
Greolt Don Here is what I use... 12-20-2010, 10:39 PM
DonW Metric? Man, they tried that... 12-21-2010, 01:03 AM
CarveOne So, how many inches is... 12-21-2010, 02:58 AM
skray775 I need some clarification....... 05-11-2011, 02:58 AM
Jay C No the Z DRO is set to the... 05-11-2011, 02:16 PM
Arbo Medieval units. That's funny. 12-20-2010, 10:48 PM
johyn I like the metric system and... 12-21-2010, 05:15 PM
DonW Greg, I just wanted to say... 12-27-2010, 11:33 PM
MillworkMike Please Help! 05-10-2011, 12:55 AM
adam_m Post the script in its... 05-10-2011, 01:34 AM
MillworkMike Ok..... Im new to this... 05-10-2011, 01:44 AM
johyn look at line one...... 05-10-2011, 05:28 AM
ger21 Remove the Exit Sub line.... 05-10-2011, 06:48 AM
Amisk Hi every one Can you help... 08-17-2011, 03:56 PM
ger21 It sounds like your plate... 08-17-2011, 04:37 PM
Amisk Thank you Gerry I found... 08-17-2011, 07:03 PM
gurvy *snip* double post 11-14-2011, 05:47 AM
gurvy Guage block height wouldn't... 11-14-2011, 05:50 AM
jallitt I've had a mill and a router... 11-15-2011, 06:27 AM
gurvy drive down to bottom of z axis 11-15-2011, 04:50 PM
ger21 In my macro, I first set all... 11-15-2011, 05:45 PM
gurvy Set Scales prior to auto zero 11-15-2011, 08:48 PM
ger21 Here you go: 'Get Axis... 11-16-2011, 02:16 AM
dsage Gerry and Greg: There have... 11-21-2011, 01:22 AM
Ramcnc Easy-cnc 3 axis controller 01-18-2012, 10:02 PM
CarveOne This is a visual basic script... 01-18-2012, 10:40 PM
ger21 I don't have a Mechmate. What... 03-14-2012, 04:41 PM
alan254 Hi Gar, I if you check out... 03-14-2012, 05:07 PM
alan254 Hi Greg, I am only using... 03-15-2012, 12:38 PM
Greolt OEM code 301 is used to call... 03-15-2012, 11:53 PM
CarveOne Greolt's zero setter has... 06-06-2013, 03:34 AM
malgazz Hi My router is a self build... 07-16-2013, 09:10 AM
Pysiek I found two resistors in my... 11-15-2013, 09:32 PM
alan254 thanks I try it Al 03-16-2012, 10:49 AM
jjacstcy Is there a keyboard shortcut... 03-27-2012, 02:26 AM
ger21 You can add a shortcut in... 03-27-2012, 02:30 AM
jjacstcy How about 10 minutes for the... 03-27-2012, 03:01 AM
jzak3 hey, Ger when I use my auto... 04-01-2012, 03:11 AM
ger21 Are you using my Screenset?... 04-01-2012, 04:19 AM
jzak3 no I'm useing the standard... 04-01-2012, 04:56 PM
jzak3 you also sent me a script... 04-01-2012, 05:00 PM
CarveOne Wiring diagram =... 11-15-2013, 01:34 AM
ger21 What script are you using? 04-01-2012, 07:54 PM
jzak3 Message( "Auto Zeroing..." ) ... 04-02-2012, 01:34 PM
CarveOne Gerry, when the touch probe... 11-15-2013, 12:16 PM
ger21 No, the first probe is done... 11-15-2013, 05:51 PM
CarveOne Thanks. 11-16-2013, 12:54 AM
ger21 Because the script you're... 04-02-2012, 04:52 PM
jzak3 I found that script at... 04-02-2012, 06:57 PM
riche543 Subscribed 05-28-2012, 09:42 PM
jestah double touch 05-31-2012, 03:12 AM
jzak3 auto zeroing 05-31-2012, 01:43 PM
Jay C Why bother with a double... 07-22-2012, 05:10 PM
jzak3 Thanks' I will save this so... 07-22-2012, 08:04 PM
jzak3 hello, I noticed that there... 07-23-2012, 02:02 PM
Vogavt Since Mach is only looking at... 07-23-2012, 03:36 PM
jzak3 Hello, I used this script and... 03-25-2013, 06:17 PM
CarveOne You guys will probably need... 11-19-2013, 02:28 AM
Jay C Also, please test the code... 07-23-2012, 04:09 PM
jzak3 so if i am useing a touch... 07-23-2012, 04:48 PM
Jay C Yes as long as you meant... 07-23-2012, 05:20 PM
jzak3 the plate thickness is 60... 07-23-2012, 08:56 PM
cjsamples Little late to the Party 01-11-2013, 05:13 AM
cjsamples One other oddity 01-11-2013, 05:18 AM
dsage I have a couple of... 01-13-2013, 02:42 PM
PropNut Greolt you are my new hero! ... 01-29-2013, 07:55 PM
Devastator Zero setter retracting wrong... 02-16-2013, 05:12 AM
Dbl_Tap If you read my last post... 06-04-2013, 03:50 AM
Greolt 100 IPM is very fast for this... 06-04-2013, 08:13 AM
Dbl_Tap It is not a resistor problem 06-04-2013, 10:21 PM
Dbl_Tap Now strangely enough the next... 06-04-2013, 10:25 PM
Dbl_Tap Thanks Greolt. Even at 100... 06-04-2013, 03:27 PM
Pysiek Okay. Here we have 43 pages... 11-14-2013, 04:09 PM
Patrick633 You'll save the damage to... 06-05-2013, 02:20 AM
Dbl_Tap Did that as well CarveOne.... 06-05-2013, 04:44 PM
ejjenkins I finally got tired of... 10-20-2013, 11:42 PM
rod5858 gauge block in script 11-19-2013, 12:39 AM
pippin88 I've written a guide for... 12-19-2013, 12:55 PM
heliwill10 We have wired a touch plate... 02-03-2014, 01:48 AM
ger21 No, it won't work unless you... 02-03-2014, 05:08 AM
heliwill10 Ok, thanks! I've seen... 02-03-2014, 01:01 PM
sale030 Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 03-25-2014, 03:49 PM
ger21 Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 03-25-2014, 06:39 PM
sale030 Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 03-25-2014, 08:35 PM
ger21 Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 03-25-2014, 09:55 PM
dsage Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 08-16-2014, 12:54 PM
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dsage Re: Another Aussie Auto Tool... 08-17-2014, 01:25 PM
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PsychoPig7 Another Aussie Tool setter... 02-17-2019, 06:25 AM
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    Another Aussie Auto Tool Zero Setter

    With the type of things I am doing on my router I find I very often need to set my Z axis zero on the top of the material.

    What I have been doing to set tool zero to the top of material is to use a 123 block as a known height gauge.

    Put it under the tool and jog down to it, using step jog when close, 0.01mm per step, then manualy entering 25.4mm (1") into the Z axis DRO.

    There's got to be a better way! (nuts)


    Well there is. And lots of people have done this already. No original ideas here.

    This is what I did. With the help of some people on the Artsoft forum. Mostly Scott. Thanks Scott.:cheers:

    Put a user DRO on the screen using Mach's screen utility, Screen4. Assigned it OEM code 1151

    Also put a LED for Probe and one for Pause or Dwell. These I will explain later. See the screen grab below as pic.

    Assigned the following macro to the "Auto Tool Zero" button.

    PlateThickness = GetUserDRO(1151) 'Z-plate thickness DRO

    If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
    DoOEMButton (1010) 'zero the Z axis so the probe move will start from here
    Code "G4 P5" ' this delay gives me time to get from computer to hold probe in place
    Code "G31Z-40 F500" 'probing move, can set the feed rate here as well as how far to move
    While IsMoving() 'wait while it happens
    Wend
    ZProbePos = GetVar(2002) 'get the axact point the probe was hit
    Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos 'go back to that point, always a very small amount of overrun
    While IsMoving ()
    Wend
    Call SetDro (2, PlateThickness) 'set the Z axis DRO to whatever is set as plate thickness
    Code "G4 P0.25" 'Pause for Dro to update.
    Code "G0 Z25.4" 'put the Z retract height you want here
    Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)" 'puts this message in the status bar
    Else
    Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)" 'this goes in the status bar if aplicable
    Exit Sub
    End If

    EDIT: This is in metric. You will have to change some numbers if you still live in the Middle Ages. .......END EDIT

    Made a probe touch pad from a scrap of copper clad PCB material. See pic below.

    Conected to a spare input on my BOB. Mine needed a pull up resistor.

    Assigned it in "Ports and Pins" as "Probe" Set as "Active Low"

    The first one I made had a clip to go onto the tool. I found it worked faultlessly without it. So I ditched it. KISS

    Re, my screen changes.

    The "plate Thickness" DRO should be self explanatory.

    The Probe LED I made big so I could see it from the machine.

    My fear was that if an electrical fault happened and Mach did not stop the probe move then my spindle would drive on relentless. Causing mayhem.

    So I just touch the plate to the tool and see the LED light up, before running the macro to satisfy myself that all is good.

    The Pause LED just flashes during the 5 second pause I have set to give me time to get from computer to holding the plate in place.

    Now you can put these items (only the DRO if that's all you want) anywhere on the screen that suits you.

    I chose the area usually used for spindle control. Because I don't use it. YET!!!

    Now I will repeat, this is not my idea. Lots of people use this type of device

    I hope this inspires a few more to give this a try. Very useful on my type of machine. It really is easy.

    Greg


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