CNC Mach3 | Automated Tool Setting | Edge/Center Finding (X/Y) | Includes INCH/MM Scripts 

These tutorials are, by far, some of the best I have found to date. Thank you sir, for taking the time to make these tutorials and supplying the script files.

Awesome and humorous tutorial. This should get me on my way as a newbie to cnc. Thanks a great deal. And keep up the great job of providing these videos.

i have found this instruction Video as blind Chance. i have downloaded the scripts and entered them in my mach3. i pimped them with my Settings and with german info notes in the scripts. it's working great. thank you very much!

Watched more than 20 videos and no one could explain better than you in short amount of time. Thumbs up sir

Your videos are the best I have seen on RU-vid for any subject. Getting re-acquainted with Mach3 after a few years, you have given me a jump start that was much needed! Thank you!

Thank you Charlie, I have used both your probe scripts on my USB controlled router, I set the Z probe a earlier on in the year. and now the XY probe All working straight out of your script. With all the programming you have done, I very much appreaciate you sharing your knowledge with us, you have taken my experience with CNC's to the next level, TIp my hat to you.

finally got my 3040 workings after making my own home and limits switches after seeing your video on the subject so happy that i know have a functioning machine with a probe that works now about to try your edge finder keep up the great work.

I agree with the users below, the most helpful video I have found for setting up my cnc tool zeroing. The files provided are fantastic 👏. The user comment on USB connectivity was really helpful too. Thanks

Fantastic Job! Very entertaining and informative video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make it and the scripts!

Excellent tutorials! After 5 years and far away (Sweden), Your work is still seen and appreciated. And it works with USB-connected computers as well. Thank You very much, for changes for the better!

Thank you Sir! Laughing of your own mistakes is so refreshing... Made me get through my last Sunday crash, when I forgot I was zeroing the part on WCS10 and CAM job was set to run on WCS1 🤭😅

Mr Charlie, thank you very much. I admire your work and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Greetings and good health

Hi Charlie, Thanks and Thanks, Many many thanks I would say it was full helpless from his side and I'm very impressed about his engagement. Many, many THANKS to Charlie! Great work. God bless you

Thanks for providing these scripts Charlie, worked great and the audio files are a neat addition. I can confirm these scripts worked fine on my Chinese CNCEST 6040 CNC on MACH3. When using my Digitizer type probe I just have to switch the "Active Low" setting switched to "On" vs. "Off" for using a Touch Plate.

There is a year 2021 and this is the best tutorial. I watched a lot on YT and is best explanatory. Thank you and greetings from Poland

Fantastic Job! Thanks so much for taking the time to make it and the scripts!

Tested and working with an Ethernet SmoothStepper and a digitising probe. Thanks for all the hard work.

Charlie thanks very much for your work. I am using the Z axis setting and its brilliant. Many thanks. I am going on to the x,y set next. Many thanks and stay safe. Mike. UK.

Fantastic Job! Very entertaining and informative video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make it and the scripts! You're awesome! These worked perfectly for my machine. You saved me so much headache. I am using a Gecko G540 controller and these work very well. Thank You

Awesome and humorous tutorial! Thanks Charlie!!

Thanks Charlie, Very cool way finding zero, also it works perfect with USB controller.

I love comedy and technology and you have combined them perfectly. Many thanks. Hopefully I will get some of my future friends to be like you At

Just want to say this program runs great. I’m using a UC100 And everything works great once I figured out how to make it work thanks

This is so awesome!!!!!! I stumbled on this channel and I do like it a lot! :)

You're awesome! These worked perfectly for my machine. You saved me so much headache

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Will but on mine today. Thank you.

You sir are a magician! Love your work!

Very well presented tutorial. You are great!

The below error is the only one I see! Fantastic job, thanks a lot per shaearing your work and idieas.

I have to say, you make the Best Mach 3 videos I have found so far as far as explaining how to use the scripts in the touch probe. do you have a patreon? and I love the humor

Thank you Great tutorial Works GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

Thanku Charlie it works with usb

As always, excellent 😃✅👌

Sir! thank you so much. I admire your work!

Heeej Charlie. I have to thank you because your video's had me really going. I learned alot from you. I do hope that you consider to come back to the youtube soon. And I wish you the best of luck, Good fortune and most of all GOOD HEALTH. GOOD LUCK......:)

Another excellent video. Many thanks! 😎

Fantastic! Thank you very much! Subscribed!

You are the great real hero! Thanks a lot. Respect always!!!!!

Hi Charlie I had subscribed to your channel a long time ago because you explain things more clearly and you also demonstrate what is meant to happen. I also like the humor. I hope you come back soon and do more. If not then I wish you all the best of luck and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.

Great Video, Thank you so much

Great video! Very easy to follow and set up. If you use and XBox 360 controller to jog your machine, you can program the buttons as well. I almost always set 0,0 at the bottom left, so I renamed the Minus X and Minus Y files to XBoxBtn1.m1s and XBoxBtn2.m1s and chose those options for the B and Y buttons in the Plug In configuration drop down menus. Can't edit the bit width and such, but I plan to always use a 1/4" steel dowel to locate the X and Y.

Have to give a Huge shout out to this channel. This guy knows his stuff !!. The scrips he writes are on point!! they are the leader in today's market!!. The video edition and editing are cutting edge. This channel is a must for every DIY RU-vidr with a CNC Machine !! Hit that Subscribe Button, Tell your friends. Two Thumps up !!

Not sure if anyone commented on whether or not this script works with USB controllers or not but to answer that is yes. Works great! I have a Gecko G540 and a UC100 USB controller. Only differance i found is that Mach3 won't auto detect the input. If anyone would like more information on how I did it feel free to message me. Awesome Video as always Charlie. What would we do without you!

The Zed Axis zero works great on a USB machine! Thank you.

clearly tutorial. learing by happy. excellent. thanks

excellent, thanks very good video and very clear instructions

Where have you been all my CBC life. You make it so easy to understand and to share your script is a real bonus. Thanks very much. Don’t suppose you have a scrip or screenset for an ATC? This is my next big hurdle. Thanks, Dean. P.s. I haven’t tried to download the files yet but will try tomorrow. I see some people have had problems.

excellent tutorial can't wait to try this out thanks

Thank you, i was looking for a script like this

I have to try this, thanks Charlie

Thank you very much.... the scripts are very good I am enjoying using and shoeing them. the voices are a touch of class. I change one by issuing a warning instead of a count. Good job!!! and Thank you again. Next time I like to find a script were the X,Y andZ get in position to change the tool and after a one key stroke, return to the right point and continue working.

Muito obrigado. Resolvi um problemão. Adorei a musiquinha e o seu sorriso. Parabens!!!!!!!

Thank´s Charly for scrips, i receive today will load.

Great Video. Very instructive! 😀

Thanks Charlie, you are genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

many thanks once again

it's wonderful script, thank U so much :))

Very helpful thanks alot

Excellent and wonderful thanks

thank Charlie for the info..

Fantastic works perfect, few adjustments with feed rates but awesome. Well done Charlie. Used Rev-12 for center, Rev 14 doesn't seem to work as well with my machine 6090 but will look at refining when I have more time. :-) :-)

Excellent video you rule

Very nice! Thanks.

Very good work!

Hello, excellent information, thanks for sharing. One question, what controller card do you use in your cnc of this video?

Fantastic presentation, had to laugh with you.

Hello, you are n. 1 !!!! Excelent video with explication.... EXTREME HEPLP for me!

Great tutorial. thx

Thank you so much for the tutorials, I setup the script with you brilliant instructions on a USB driven machine. Scripts are very touchy to say the least :) they work 50% of the time perfect. but other 50% they have broken bits and rolled away with the part :). Not sure what the problem is.

Nice job!

You have a very contagious laugh. Jajajajajajaja. Super cool.!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Hi Charlie, me again. I installed the edge finder scripts and these also work fine except if you accidentally leave the screen in machine coords. No matter which script you run it then causes a Y negative travel. Machine is a small CNCEST with RnR controller card. The scripts are quite useful for calibrating the X and Y movement. I bolted a 150mm parallel on the table in X and then Y and ran your scripts to find the edge of the parallel. After each script had finished I flipped to machine cords and noted the reading and then did the maths of the subtraction of the + and - readings and also subtracted twice the tool thickness. Having got an answer to the maths I fed this into the first calibration dialogue box where it asks for the distance wanted to move and then put 150mm into the second dialogue box to give the actual distance travelled. That probably is badly explained but I think you will get the gist. I did a similar routine on the Z using the tool height setter with and without a 1-2-3 block difference in height. I have also made a 3mm probing rod out of silver steel and put an insulated shank on it so I can using the tool setting pad in either mode depending on whether the job is conductive or non conductive. The only thing I have done different to your videos is put all 6 newly installed limit switches in series into one input on the RnR card. The software knows if it is doing a machine zero use of the switches or a limit action by virtue of the status at the time. Again badly explained ...

Hope you dont care. But I posted link to this video on my CNC Channel in the Comment section. Very useful info. Thank You so Much !!

Starfield like in the milky way. Charley im running the script with the 3020usb mdk2 bob and the escape on keyboard function to terminate the script works only after it touches the ground on touchplate. The message listener reads "Esc or stop terminating script" My other usb maching stops immediately. Thanku for your energy on these videos! Atta boy starman!

Thanks for good job

Hi Charlie. Good news! Your script works beautifully with an Ethernet connected machine! One question though, on the “offset” page, do I need to enter any figure in the Z offset? The thickness of my touch plate for example? Or, do I just leave it on zero? Thanks, you are a star! David

thank you so much

Thanks a lot for this tutorial and the scripts provided. You explain things clearly and sucintly without mabo jambo. I use the previous Z one from you and it works like a charm. Now I am going to incorporate these as well. What will be next? A script for setting the three axis at a time would be great. I would try to put together this +x , +y and Z from the previous video to use with a 3axis touch plate but my knowlegde of Gcode and VB is nil so I do not dare to.

Hello. That’s just great 👍🏻

Thx a lot!

internal center button is not available on my mach3, any help would be appreciated

Hello Charlie, I tried your script with a 6040 Router from ChinaCNCZone. This has a USB controller and none of your script work or some partially worked but then I could not repeat the results more than once. In addition I got many errors. In particular, when I run the edge finder I get " Maximum travel reached...." which I tried multiple distance but still the error pops up. but this error in not consistent and once or twice I was able to succeed but they the DRO was not peftectly zero after the measurement, but x was +12 microns and Y +19 microns on the display. but after I was not able to measure it anymore. The error keeps coming back. For the " external center finder" I get the same error right after the probe touches the first side. Once I was able to touch one side and when the probe went to the other side it stopped giving me an ( Hope I remember correctly 322). For the "internal center finder" in a circle ( i checked the circle option) the probe touches one side, goes rapid in the starting point, moves to the other side and after it touches goes rapid back to the opposite diameter and it stops with an error "error on line 277 -Internal error . In addition a couple of times once it stopped, the machine started moving again on its own with no reason. fortunately at very low speed......it is scary and fortunately I used foam with aluminium tape to test all the options. Unfortunately nothing works or is extremely inconsistent and dangerous to test on real parts. I hope you can find the magic solution for this. Thanks a lot for your hard work.

Here are links to the script files that Charlie sent me by email. hope this helps. megaupload.nz/U9647am1be/XY_TOUCH_SCRIPTS_zip megaupload.nz/d17070m8b3/Z_TOUCH_V11_zip

Incredibly well explained. Tried several scripts from others, but yours works perfectly. Except "center internal" returns an error on line 115. Probably my mistake, will try again later. greetings from Belgium (Hellhole ....;)) I Have you deposited a present. greetings and thanks thick thumb

Hi. I need some help. Where do you put the files so that it works? Thanks for such a good job

Hi Charlie, when I use mach3 I start same program at few offets, is there a command that lets mach3 to change offset automatically and restart program?

Charlie, how did you electrically isolated the spindle from other parts of machine? My spindle is electrically connected with frame. Thank you!

hi, your viedeos is helbful. A Question? Can you post a auto tool setting with fix position z toll length? thanks

brilliant tutorial Charlie Is there anyway that can get it to run on mach3 turn. it it runs ok but will not stop on contact with the part

Nice sir..😊😊

Charlie can you help me..Im using the scripts but on Z script after the tool Touch the proobe the Z Axis go up and then down..and never Stay same value.. thanks

if i do manual edge finding do I have to input the diameter size of the edge finder or can i travel half the distance of the edge finder?

great tutorials, thanks alot . any Idea where to get affordable mach 3 touch probe for scanning complex surfaces?

Charlie,tkx a lot for so good and detailed tutorial.i would like ask ,if your spindle is grounded ,and if so,do you have problem when centering metal instead of wood?im having a lot of different behaviour when touching different metal

Great Videos and i really appreciate your level of detail, especially as a beginner. One note, the download links don't seem to result in the file being sent forward. Multiple attempts result in the site indicating my email is invalid. I checked both inbox and junk and tried with two different accounts.

I am having a problem with internal center script. Probe moves toward x+ normally until prob touches the part. Then it returns fast but does not slow down and moves fast toward x- until i have to hit e-stop. I am using mach3.r3.43.62 . What could be the issue?

Very interesting video "Edge / Center Finding (X / Y)" and "Auto Tool Zero (Z Axis)"

thanks so much,pro

Чарли спасибо большое все работает)))

Hi Charlie, great tutorial, I have a syilx7, unfortunately I can't get this to work as my probe is connected to ground, have you come across this before? Is there a solution? I have thought about making a two part probe with the top half being plastic in the collect but I may loose accuracy using a plastic probe