Gunner Asch on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:48:34 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

I understand that with homing switches, my mill could very rapidly home
itself in all three dimensions at once. Which is a plus. At the same
time, it is not an absolute necessity.

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Hook them up. You will ultimately be glad you did. Trust me.

Oh yeah.

If for no other reason than to dial in the table. (In my notes
from a previous job, are the step by step procedure to power up and
initialize an Arrow mill, which includes the setting the machine zero
in all axis; without which, you're just guessing at locations.)

Gunner, Machine tool service tech

pyotr, machine tool user.
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