ACU-RITE MILLPWR 2 Axes - Manual (Page 39)

PROGRAMMING
MILLPWR ®
Operation Manual 3-10
• Position the tool so that it is near, but not touching,
the left side of the 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, while slowly spinning the
tool by hand. Pay close attention as the tool approaches the
part—a subtle bump will be felt when they come into con-
tact. 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 the part) into the “X:” field.
Be sure to specify if it’s a negative value.
Note: For this example, specify a negative value,
because the tool's center is on the negative side of datum
(refer to Axis Conventions).
• Press the ENTER key.
Now 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 the 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. Pay close attention as the tool approaches the part—a subtle bump will
be felt when they come into contact. Stop the table at the moment the tool touch-
es 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.