Fill in my knowledge gap :)

[Davek0974]

Got it from WNT, came next day ;)

[needleworks]

Not being a lazy sod, but just had a look and can`t find any probing tools !! you don`t happen to have a link do you mate?

[Davek0974]

Here you go, i got the HQ unit...

https://www.wnt.com/uk/search-result...335&no_cache=1

[needleworks]

Here you go, i got the HQ unit...

https://www.wnt.com/uk/search-result...335&no_cache=1

Thanks mate, I`m gonna bookmark that one for future reference

[Davek0974]

Hmm, watched a couple of vids on the 'tube, played about a bit and managed to recreate the back plate for the Z-Axis drive on my bridgeport conversion project, previously made via 2d cad.



With a couple of years practice, i might just get the hang of F360 after all ;)

This took me about 2 hours.

[Davek0974]

Ok, simple task, used to do it manually by guesswork mainly ;)

I have a block of metal, rough-sawn on two edges, say i need to make this exactly 50mm wide from these two edges.

Square and clean up one edge by doing a facing pass on it but remove just enough to clean it,
Zero the Z axis on the base of the vise or whatever the part is held in,
Rotate the part and run a pass or passes to arrive at Z50.00

Is that a reasonable plan for a seemingly simple task?

[Clive S]

Rotate the part and run a pass or passes to arrive at Z50.00

Do you mean Z-50?

[A_Camera]

Ok, simple task, used to do it manually by guesswork mainly ;)

I have a block of metal, rough-sawn on two edges, say i need to make this exactly 50mm wide from these two edges.

Square and clean up one edge by doing a facing pass on it but remove just enough to clean it,
Zero the Z axis on the base of the vise or whatever the part is held in,
Rotate the part and run a pass or passes to arrive at Z50.00

Is that a reasonable plan for a seemingly simple task?

That's the way I do it as well, but I am just an amateur.