[JamesBond]

Thanks for the responses.

I forgot to mention, when I set up my part, I am using G54.
After HuFlungDung mentioned it, I realized not everyone uses G54.
(I don't think I could live with out a G54.)
I like using something other than the part to set the tools,
that way the tools can be loaded ahead of time and separate from the part.

I am using a Haas controller, I dusted off the manual and looked
to see if there was some sort of setting to add in the a tool offset.
So far the only setting that might help, is one for setting the tool offsets
so the machine will use either "relative to the current work coordinate Z offset" , or "offset equals the Z machine position"

-JamesBond