Re: uh-oh... no tool change in EMC?

Subject: Re: uh-oh... no tool change in EMC?
From: Matt Shaver <mshaver-at-erols.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 22:18:15 -0400
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On Thursday 30 May 2002 10:06 pm, you wrote:

> How is this for a workable manual tool change:
>
> M6 Txx identifys the tool
> G00 Zxx (Raise the z axis up high)
> G00 Xxx Yxx (go to a convenient place to reach the spindle)
> M00 (stop the program)
> (after changing the tool and hitting single step)
<...>

Look at the file skeleton.txt in the emc/programs directory, it describes 
exactly this method.

Matt

References:
- G- code
  - From: "Hassan S. Rabe" <RABEH-at-student.gvsu.edu>
- uh-oh... no tool change in EMC?
  - From: "Les Watts" <leswatts-at-rabun.net>

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