ACU-RITE MILLPWR 3 Axes - Manual (Page 47)

PROGRAMMING
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 3-11
• Position the tool so that it is near, but not touching, the left side
of your part.
• Lower the tip of the tool so that it falls below the top surface of
the part.
• Move the table along the X-axis, slowly spinning the tool by
hand as you go. Pay close attention as the tool approaches the
part—you'll feel a subtle bump when they come into contact.
Stop the table at the moment the tool touches the part.
• Using the keypad, enter the radius of the tool (the distance from the
center of the tool to the edge of your part) into the “X:” field. Be sure
to specify if it’s a negative value.
Note: In our example, we'll need to specify a negative value, because the tool's center is on
the negative side of our datum (refer to Axis Conventions).
• Press the ENTER key.
Now we'll set datum for the Y-axis using the same procedure:
• Position the tool so that it is near, but not touching, the front face
of your part. The tip of the tool should fall below the top surface
of the part.
• Move the table along the Y-axis, slowly spinning the tool by hand
as you go. Pay close attention as the tool approaches the part—
you'll feel a subtle bump when they make contact. Stop the table
at the moment the tool touches the part.
• Using the keypad, enter the tool's radius into the"Y:" field (be sure to specify if it is a
negative value).
• Press the ENTER key.
Use the MOVE
TABLE softkey
to help with
long table
moves.