Hello all. First post! I haven’t seen this exact issue so I’ll ask my question. I am able to perfect xyz perfectly fine with my fancier upcut end mill bit but when I use a vcut bit from one of those amazon bundles the probe doesn’t seem to pick up the bit so what happens is the x probing just pushe…

Hey Brian, [image] Not sure how to properly set up the XYZ probe for this bit for probing with v-bit see here and here Welcome to the forum!

I use a .250" steel dowel to probe every job for X and Y and Z. Then I put in the cutter I’m actually using, and probe the Z height.

I understand the necessity and concept for V bits, but could we discuss a situational bit; say a 90deg groovee jenny. [image] Would/should this bit be set as a 3/8 V or 1/4" V bit in our tool settings? After probing z, does the tool lower more or less than 3/8" below the z=0, to probe the shaft fo…

This is the workaround I figured out for myself. I wanted to know if there was another guiding principle in this forum to follow. Thanks!

Touch probe not working with certain bits

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349iq2345 July 13, 2022, 5:02pm 3

Hey Brian,

Welcome to the forum!

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