Macro M905 Ready—Fixture CAD Done, Now Off to the Shop 🛠️📦
Just sent my new probe fixture CAD to the shop, and now it’s the waiting game. 🛠️⏳ Trying to perfect zero with my Lua macro while I wait. If all goes well, we’ll hit 0.000 on every axis when it’s back. Full details here: thebitcoinwatchmaker.com #watchmaking #precision
The probe fixture finally made it from napkin sketch to finished CAD. I’ve queued the RFQ on mfg.com; the shop says about a month until brass chips fly on their end. Waiting is hard, but knowing the part will come back dead-square is worth it.
Macro M905 Still Steals the Show
While the fixture is off getting machined, the Lua macro keeps proving its value. In addition to auto-zeroing Z, it now lets me sweep the probe across the ceramic puck, sample two points, and calculate the tiny X/Y angle error of my current setup. Goal: drive that number to 0.000 ° before the new fixture lands.
Next Steps
- Wait for the part: ~4-week lead time from the shop.
- Tune the macro: refine the X/Y angle routine so the offsets drop into the table automatically.
- Full dress rehearsal: when the fixture arrives, clamp it, run
M905, and watch the mill hit perfect zero with no hand-wheel drama.
If all goes to plan, the first probe touch in the new nest will read 0.000 on every axis. Fingers crossed—and spindles ready. 🔧⌚️
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