X & Y position

[wayne fussell]

I need a little help.
I'm using a buddy with a PC router for reference.
I always cut the same parts from same position on an indexer. I have read through the manual, but for me that might as well be Chinese. No Offense.
I know there is a way to have the table move to the exact position I need every time without fail. I have read through the forum and don't seem to remember where I saw reference to it.
So my question is this: Can I have the XY move to the same position every time without writing a program. That's not something I can do at this time.
I have read a thread somewhere that I could zero the XY with the proximity switches, move to where I need and write down the numbers for XY. I just cant remember where to plug those numbers in.

Thanks,
Wayne Fussell

[ron_moorehead]

Set your xy to were you would like to go to all the time. Then zero out the location to that point by going to zero x and zero y. Then go to tools and run the shopbot setup, during the setting up of the proxy switches it will asked you do you what to do it the hard way or make it easy on me click on make it easy and it will figure out the distance from your current location to the proxy switches and set that for you. Then each time you run the home to proxy switches routine it will go back to the same location.

I hope this helps.

[ron_moorehead]

The other way is to manually edit the myvariables.sbc file under the custom folder under the spparts folder. Look for a entry like this:

' these are used by the XYZero program
&my_hasProx=0
&my_XYzeroSafeZ=1
&my_XYzeroOffsetX=-5.738
&my_XYzeroOffsetY=-0.735

Edit the number is red, it is the distance from the proxy switches.

[wayne fussell]

Thanks Ron, That's easy enough.
I knew there was a way.

[wayne fussell]

Hey Ron
If I need to raise the Z to a safer height, say 2" it would be done there also?

[ron_moorehead]

Same file look for this entry:

' these values are used in the ZZero routine
&my_hasZzero=1
&my_ZzeroThickness=0.125
&my_ZzeroInput=1
&my_ZzeroSafeZ=0.5

[wayne fussell]

So this would be what I'm looking for?

'These values are used by the XYZero program
&my_hasProx=1
&my_XYzeroSafeZ=1
&my_XYzeroOffsetX=-3.105
&my_XYzeroOffsetY=-6.913
&my_XYzeroOffsetZ=1
&my_XYzeroOffsetA=75
&my_XYzeroOffsetB=95

Does this look correct. Just want to check before I actually change it.

[wayne fussell]

'These values are used in the ZZero routine
&my_hasZzero=1
&my_ZzeroThickness=0.121
&my_ZzeroInput=1
&my_ZzeroSafeZ=2.0


Is this correct?

[wayne fussell]

X=-3.105
Y=-6.913
Z=2.0 I need the Z to raise to this height after Zzero, this way it does not crash into the indexer.

These are the numbers I need. But before I get too confused and plug them into the wrong spot, can you show me again.

[wayne fussell]

Ron,
I got it. Dummy Me,:eek: went back and read the posts again and saw "edit the ones in red".:rolleyes:

Guess I should have read it a little more careful.

[ron_moorehead]

Glad you got it worked out.