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    Finding center of hole

    In mach3 mill using a probe sensor, how do you find the center of a hole?


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    The procedure is the same wheather you are using a sensor or edgefinder or whatever.

    move to approximate middle of hole.
    Z down to inside the hole.
    Move X+ till touch,record
    Move X- till touch, record, average of two reading is X center

    Do same for Y

    Karl


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