Changing bits, keeping home position

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You don’t have to as long as you’ve either a) homed your machine at the very beginning OR b) accurately zero your work, every time.

Option a) ( my preferred choice )

  1. Home your machine - So it’ll know where its XYZ is.
  2. Set up your work on the machine.
  3. Zero your work - So it’ll know what the works XYZ is.
  4. Start milling.
  5. “Accidentally” bump the machine - Machine will not know where its XYZ is anymore but will still know where the works XYZ would be in relation to ITs.
  6. Home your machine once more but do NOT reZero - Machine will regain knowledge what its XYZ are and thus where the work is.
  7. Continue milling.
  • This will require for your Homing Game to be repeatably accurate to your needs.
  • Can fairly easy be achieved with homing switches and a Z-Touch Plate.
  • Comes with added safety through use of soft AND hard limit switches due to use of homing switches.

Option b)

  1. Set up your work on the machine.
  2. Zero your work - So it’ll know what the works XYZ is.
  3. Start milling.
  4. “Accidentally” bump the machine - Machine will not know where its XYZ is anymore but will still know where the works would be in relation to its.
  5. Zero your work once more - Machine will regain knowledge about the works XYZ.
  6. Continue milling.
  • This will require for your Zeroing Game to be repeatably accurate to your needs.
  • Will require some form of XYZ capable Touch Plate.
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