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    setting up a lathe "A" axis

    what is the method for setting up a home switch ie types... not sure if anyone uses limits do they?


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    A axis is around the X, the most common is around the spindle or Z, which is C axis.
    To home this, the one-shot pulse as is used in threading could be used.
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