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  1. #1
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    Mar 2015
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    Mach3 lowers Z and crashes tool at tool change.

    Hey guys. I'm having an annoying problem during a simple tool change. At the "T2 M6" line, I insert the tool into the spindle and press "cycle start". This causes the Z to slowly extend all the way down and crash the tool into my work. Mach does not seem to move beyond the "T2 M6" line. The spindle never starts or anything. I end up hitting reset but I'm assuming the Z would continue to go until it hits limits. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

    (2D CONTOUR1)
    M5
    M9
    M1
    T2 M6
    S6300 M3
    M9
    G0 X1.8256 Y-1.7295

  2. #2
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    Re: Mach3 lowers Z and crashes tool at tool change.

    After spending a good while digging around, I stepped through the M6End.m1s macro and found that it was causing the z move. I purchased this machine second hand and I suspect the previous owner edited this file. All set now.

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