Hey guys I've been searching with no results...
I've been running a differant lathe the last few days and I'm pulling my hair out with these tool offsets..
If I call a tool up in MDI ex. T0101 nothing changes on my postion screen. I can call any tool up in MDI and the postion numbers are all the same, relative, absolute, and machine. But in a program the absolute shows the correct offsets.
I can call up T0101 bring it down in the x and touch off on a piece of 2.00 diameter stock. Then in the tool offset screen hit X2.00 measure. My tool should be set right? Leaving the machine as is I then call it up in MDI and the number displayed is way off from 2.00 Its the same deal if I use the tool setter probe.
Could it be reset button not canceling offsets,etc...?
I've ran several other 18 series controllers that didnt do this. I'm sure theres a parameter for this somewhere?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.