Re: Machining Tips!

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:47:03 +0000 (UTC), Black Dragon <bd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Cliff wrote:
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>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:37:19 +0000 (UTC), Black Dragon
<bd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>>>>   You asked about fixture offsets.
>>>>   I could explain about the MCS & the WCS too.
>>>>   The "work offset" is a bit vague. See whatever 
>>>> docs for the specific program or machine/control 
>>>> claim. Then ask jb for some fine gibberish.
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>>>There isn't any need to consult a machine manual. Anybody who
>>>actually has real hands on experience setting up a cnc machine or
>>>directly supervises those doing the setups knows the difference between
>>>fixture and work offsets. Obviously you, the self proclaimed guru 
>>>of all things cnc and cad/cam, are excluded.
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>>   And what do they do differently?
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>That's what I've been asking you since it what you who claimed there was
>a difference 

  Where? I just said that the term ""work offset" is a bit vague"
and referred to any specific content using it for context.

>and all you can come with is some copy and paste crap with
>terms you are obviously very confused about?

  Looked like a bit of vagueness <G>.
 
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=lathe+%22fixture+offset%22

>Man! Talk about PKB's. That's one is a whopper!

  It had not been what I'd commented about inre jb. 
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Cliff