OK, I guess i just don't "get it". All I want to do is round a piece of 3"x3" square stock down to 2.5" round. I go to the indexer tool and make the shopbot file (I think ok). Now i have my 3x3 stock mounted in the indexer.
As I understand the zeroing instructions from the way they are printed I center my bit in the Y axis to the center of the board.
But it doesn't say where you center/zero the Z axis. My assumption is that i Zzero it just like i would a flat piece on the table however when i do that and tell it to run the "test round" file i created the Z raises up, the indexer starts spinning and it starts moving in the X axis very slowly but it is at least 1" above the stock cutting nothing.
The way I read the instructions it led me to believe that i center the Z axis with the center of the stock (so if the stock was not in indexer the bit would be at the same Z height at the center of the chuck and tailstock center).
In doing that i initially Z zero to the top of the stock, then lowered it 1.5 inches and rezero'ed the Z there. That meant the tip if the bit would be in the center of the stock in the Z axis.
By doing it either way when i ran the round test file it started at least 1" above the stock and never cut wood.
Can one of you who has an indexer mounted in the X axis make a simple rounding file for me? My stock is 3"x3"x65" long I want to take it down to 2.5" round. I have a "indexer valley" like wayne lockes design so the Z height would be below the table height. Is there any other indexer tutorials or info anyone has that might help me understand this? THANKS!