Finally found a G54 offset trick that saved me 2 hours of setup time

I was pulling my hair out on a repeat job where I had to dial in 4 vises for different parts. Every time I would touch off one tool it would mess up the other offsets. Then an old timer told me to use G54.1 P1 through P4 for each vise instead of separate work offsets. It keeps the tool length comp the same across all of them. I tried it on my next run and shaved 2 hours off the setup. Has anyone else found weird work offset workarounds that just click? I am still learning the G10 stuff and curious what else I am missing.

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the_nathan5mo ago

Is this really saving 2 hours or just 20 minutes the first time?

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kim_brown5mo ago

Stick with G10 for setting up multiple vises too, it's a game changer once you get the hang of it.

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