Bowl bit probing

[umbert (HUBERT H.)]

Helpful post here:

Touch Probe and V-Bit

Hey Mark, Usually it is not possible to probe XY with such large diameter bits, neither with V-bits. Generally for probing XY, you don’t need to use the bit you intend to use for milling. This applies only to Z probing. You could even use any cylindrical object like a bit that you insert into the collet the other way around. The only important thing on probing XY is that you enter the diameter of whatever you inserted into the collet into the popup window that asks for the diameter during pro…