X Y Z AXIS AUTO ZERO HOME PROBE TOOL TOUCH PLATE CNC ROUTER MACH3 BREAKOUT BOARD

X / Y / Z Axis Auto Zero Tool Plate. Zero your router tool in a breeze. If your like us, we zero our tool to the top of the wood. It used to be a best guess by tapping X / Y back and forth. Now we place the Auto Zero Tool Touch Plate under the router tool and tell our program (MACH3) to zero the tool by itself. Z Axis (Plate side of fixture) Just set the block on top of your workpiece. Then lower the tool so bottom of the cutter is approx 1/4" above the top plate and in the approximate center of the hole. With the router off, the machine will move the Z axis until it touches the metal plate. After it touches, it will auto calculate the exact height of the plate and the Z axis on the DRO / readout will be set to that height. All Done. No Guessing. X / Y Axis (Hole side of fixture) Just clamp the block in your fixture. Then lower the tool so the shank is inline with the top plate in the approximate center of the hole. With the router off, the machine will move in the X and Y axis until it touches the metal ring. After 4 touches in various places, it will auto calculate the exact center of the hole and the the exact corner of the block. The X and Y coordinates on the DRO / readout will be set so the center of the hole is X =1.000 and Y = 1.000 while your corner will naturally be zero. All Done. No Guessing.