Quote Originally Posted by sinnsvak View Post
When I want a small pause, I add a tool-change, without really changing anything. I can then jog it away and put in screws, when I hit run again it will go to position and continue.
What code do you put in to do that? I put in M6 and it didn't flinch, just ran straight past it?!

Quote Originally Posted by magicniner View Post
Daft question but why aren't you edge clamping the work and running a job to put in all the hold-down screw holes in one go first, then cutting your profiles?
I do edge clamp it (see above pic, I use masking tape...) and do the drilling operation first...I want to know (being a complete noob) how to stop the code so I can put the screws in.