Al_The_Man.
Yes it seems that MACH2 does take G41 and G42. But as I read them they are: Cutter Compensation LEFT and RiIGHT. So do I input a line in the GCOde for each pass, so the compensation is on both sides? Or does machine code then figure out to go in al directions and just the initial compensation is Left or Right?
HomeCNC,
I'm working through your approach. I'm not there yet. Figuring out fixtures etc.
As I read the G43, that is Tool Length compensation - and so far I'm doing all that manually. I was wondering the same as I responded to Al - is there an easier way? Suppose I could "scale up the X and Y axis to compensatefor the cutter?
Thanks for the tips guys- but I'm still scratching my head and looking!
Thanks - Jim
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