modified zero

[twelchPTM]

I know I've seen one or two posts on here where the z-zero contact switch is used to zero the x and y so hopefully someone will help with out yelling at me to search old threads.

I am working on being able to engrave something and them be able to bring it back weeks later and add to it seemlessly. I figure I can do this by building a jig that has its own zero contacts so no matter where I put it on the table the x and y zero's will always match the jig.

I plan to build the jig and mount alluminum plates to 2 sides (one x and one y), the plates would stick up just pass the actual jig. My hope is to create of find a xyzero routine that uses the contact switch for the z instead of the prox switches. I am in the process of reading the .sbp file for both the xy and z zero routines but it has been a very long time since I have done any code based programming and am having a little trouble "translating" the code.

and help is appreciated

[twelchPTM]

nevermind, It took a few minutes but all of a sudden the programmer in me tha has been ignored for so many years finally decided to poke his head out and take a look! After I finish cleaning up the code and get the jig set-up I will share the files and pics!

[srwtlc]

Thomas,

Here's the info on that. http://sdrv.ms/Us0oBQ

[twelchPTM]

Thanks for that info David.
To be completely honest I allowed my self to be intimidated by the code, but once I realized It was modified BASIC it didn't take long for it to come back to me.

[twelchPTM]

figured it all out here what I got....http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16539