Leveling and Squaring Your Mill
Background
When Should I Level the Mill? We recommend that you level your mill when you:
• Initially install the mill, after you’ve installed all major accessories (enclosure, Automatic Tool Changer)
• Move the mill
Additionally, we recommend that you verify the level of your mill:
• Annually, as part of your shop’s preventative maintenance program
• Whenever a major accessory is installed
Many of the MDI line positions go by quickly, so we have included them below.
MDI Machine's Center Position
1100M and 1100MX: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y-5.5 Z0 F20
770M, 770MX, and PCNC 770: G20 G53 G1 X7 Y-3.75 Z0 F20
PCNC 440: G20 G53 G1 X5 Y-3.125 Z0 F20
PCNC 1100: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y-4.75 Z0 F20
MDI Move Machine to Y- Limit
1100M and 1100MX: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y-11 Z0 F20
770M, 770MX, and PCNC 770: G20 G53 G1 X7 Y-7.5 Z0 F20
PCNC 440: G20 G53 G1 X5 Y-6.25 Z0 F20
PCNC 1100: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y-9.5 Z0 F20
MDI Move Machine to Y+ Limit
1100M and 1100MX: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y0 Z0 F20
770M, 770MX, and PCNC 770: G20 G53 G1 X7 Y0 Z0 F20
PCNC 440: G20 G53 G1 X5 Y0 Z0 F20
PCNC 1100: G20 G53 G1 X9 Y0 Z0 F20