I used my rotary for the first time today and was successful. With that said, it does not appear that the Z settings for the touch plate are correct. From my understanding, zeroing the Z on the rotary touch plate should set the zero to the center of the chuck/tailstock. That is not quite what is happening. After zeroing Z with the settings in the photo, the Z is still about .8” above the cylinder center point. Am I misunderstanding where the zero should be or do I need to make some adjustments? In Vectric, I have the Z zero set to the cylinder center.
Looks like you didn’t adjust the values for the rotary (write down the old settings so you can revert back to non rotary mode):
X Offset = -4.921 inch
Y Offset = 2.163 inch
Z Offset = 1.378 inch
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I have been working on adjusting the offsets. From what I can tell, the ones that are in the documentation are not quite accurate. using a V bit and zeroing it to the tailstock center, I am getting an offset of 1.245. The Y offset also seems to be off by a little bit. I am including pictures of the current settings and where the bit meets up with the tailstock. Am I looking at things wrong?
You’ll want to micro adjust the settings for your rotary to dial them in to your expected accuracy and needs.
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So I am making the right adjustments? 
Yes, you’ll adjust x y and z offset boxes in the probe dialioge box to dial it in to your needs.
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yes, but the x offset should start at “-” (negative). I added an inch to my numbers so that the screws tying down the wood to the rotary don’t get cut and dull the bit.
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