Thanks for all the info!
Well, I happen to be one of the lucky few who have a Bandit with no position indicator. After talking with someone who is considered a specialist with these machines, he said that this was pretty common and that the display's were an option. I have the three little spots where they should be but no circuitry components are there. After seeing the machine run that was just not something I thought to look for. I'm sure I'll figure a way to work around it.
I'm still not sure about something...which was really my only question.
How do you actually line up the tool to part that you're cutting? Do you just eyeball it up to the point right when it looks like it's starting to touch the part? If so is it normal to do this with the spindle off or on? This just seems open to inaccuracies compared to the way most machinists think. I'm fine to do it this way...I just figured there would be a better way. |