I used the probe to get XYZ zero. I then put the probe on the wasteboard and zeroed just Z. I ran a job and realized it had cut pretty far into the wasteboard. I placed the probe back on the wasteboard again and zeroed Z. I moved the cutter to 1.00 mm above the wasteboard. I used my feeler gauges to slide under and measure that it was only 0.4 mm off the wasteboard. Is there a way to change the formula in which the probe is calculating Z zero? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
P.S. while I’m at it, is there an easy way to move the spindle +/- specified amount relative to current location? Like if I wanted to move Z axis down .6 mm?
No. For XYZ, yeah I probe with the corner nested at the top of the piece, but I then run a second Z only probe at the wasteboard. The probe should produce repeatable results regardless of where I place it. Otherwise, what’s the point?
I mean it wouldn’t hurt to run some belt stretch calibration, but I know last time I checked with a dial indicator it was pretty spot on. When I set my Z to 1.00 mm above the wasteboard, it was pretty consistently accurate to being .4 mm above. My guess is the touch probe is simply just not as tall as the formula is accounting for. If there is a way, I would imagine a simple fix would be to simply subtract the difference from the formula to create an accurate probe every time. I just don’t know if there is a way to do that
Can you help me understand the reason for doing a z zero a second time? It would seem to me that you have the correct zero the first time, then re-zero to the wasteboard causing it to be incorrect. (unless you are choosing the option in your cam package to have z zero be the wasteboard instead of the top of the stock)
There are four options of zeroing with the probe. My first zero is XYZ with the corner nested at the top of the part. The second zero is at the wasteboard using only the Z option. My method is not the problem. Z zeroing with the probe is not setting the Z zero in the correct place. That’s it
If that is the case, i’d email support directly. Either your probe is defective or you have a mechanical issue. You shouldn’t need to change the probe calculations for the carbide probe on carbide software.
With digital calipers. In the corner near the circle on the top, it measures 24.7 mm not 25 mm. But if I move to the corner away from the circle, it seems to be right at 25 mm.
I didn’t measure the thickness without the lip since that’s not what is measured when just using Z zeroing
@KalebIsrael Try:
using the probe to set Z zero on a clean surface.
Remove the probe.
Send the machine to Z25.4(G0Z25.4)
Slide probe back under.
You should be able to slide it under. Check difference with feeler gauge. (Should be .4mm)
If it checks out jog Z up and down a few times and come back for a retest.
That’s essentially what I’ve done already except instead of 25.4 mm above, I just did it at 1.00 mm above. If it’s not accurate 1 mm above it won’t be accurate 25.4 mm above.
No. This will take the probe thickness out of the equation. If it’s accurately returning to the top of your probe, I’d say your probe is out of spec. If it’s off, I’d say this is a mechanical issue.
