Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills

[Gary Campbell]

Look in any or all of the macros for examples of message prompt lines (M224) or wait for operator (M0) and add you feel neccessary

[Devlin]

Thanks. Having the codes helps for what to look at. I just need a pause after setting z after it has raised.

[Devlin]

I guess cycle start breaks the pause of an M224. So if at the end just after the n400 if I put

M224 “install dust boot and start spindle, then push cycle start”

[Devlin]

I added an M200 at the end of the file with the text “Replace Dust Boot, Start Spindle and press Cycle Start” to the manual macro.

[Devlin]

If your spindle is hooked to the control just delete that text. But it pauses after the spindle is lifted to allow putting the dust boot on.

[wallyblackburn]

I'm using Clint's modified M6 version that I modified a bit more and it's working great with 4.18. Thanks again Clint for all your help.

Shawn

I know this is old, but did you have to tweak anything to get it to work for 4.18? It was working fine for 4.14, but now sets Z a bit high. I can likely figure it out, but figured I'd ask.

Thanks,
Wally

[ShawnM]

I'm using Clint's modified M6 version that I modified a bit more and it's working great with 4.18. Thanks again Clint for all your help.

Shawn

I know this is old, but did you have to tweak anything to get it to work for 4.18? It was working fine for 4.14, but now sets Z a bit high. I can likely figure it out, but figured I'd ask.

Thanks,
Wally

I started with 4.18 and if I remember it worked ok when i set it up for my machine but I started tweaking it almost immediately to get it to work better for me without all the user inputs and "press cycle start to continue" messages.

[Devlin]

Just installed a z touch plate. Love it.

[FlyingHaggis]

Forgive the ignorance - still learning a lot here.

But these scripts all use G92 and not G43,G44,G49
Is there a reason for that ?
As to me G92 is moving the work offset (temporarily) and indirectly compensates for tool length, which gets the job done but feels a little wrong.

Would it not be better after a Tool Length check to actually (automatically) update the setting as seen in the Setup/Tools/Offset table ? ? ?

[wallyblackburn]

I'm using Clint's modified M6 version that I modified a bit more and it's working great with 4.18. Thanks again Clint for all your help.

Shawn

I know this is old, but did you have to tweak anything to get it to work for 4.18? It was working fine for 4.14, but now sets Z a bit high. I can likely figure it out, but figured I'd ask.

Thanks,
Wally

I started with 4.18 and if I remember it worked ok when i set it up for my machine but I started tweaking it almost immediately to get it to work better for me without all the user inputs and "press cycle start to continue" messages.

Hmmm, it actually is related to G-Code made by Carbide Create. I just started playing with CC because it is way easier to do simple V-carving stuff than with F360. But...I'm worried its' "Shapeoko leanings" may be a problem.

For one thing, it looks like it makes all G-code metric-based, even if you did design in inches (it converts it to mm).

Thanks,
Wally