Whenever I break a bit, I do a feedhold and a soft reset,

CAD & CAM Tool Chain ChiliPeppr
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Whenever I break a bit, I do a feedhold and a soft reset, then I jog +Z to make room for swapping the bit out. But the soft reset looses zero.

Does anyone have a way to preserve zero with Chilipepper, through a broken bit replacement?

Thanks

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I believe work coordinate systems retain after a soft reset but g92 does not.

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I make a note of X/Y coordinates and probe Z after replacing a tool, as new tool height is different after mounting it into the collet.
To get back to the noted X/Y I run a homing cycle and then move the machine to noted coords or if X/Y position is unchanged just set coordinates to noted value with G92 Xnn Ymm where nn, mm = noted coordinates.

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When I change a tool mid job, I move to part of the workpiece that still has z0 material, but I move using the ChiliPeppr controls so the coords are kept intact. Then I use a piece of paper and slide it under the tool until it just grabs the paper as I lower it to the surface. Then I use the little drop down on z to set z to zero by itself, and raise z back up 1 or 2 before moving back to home with the CP controls.

What I’ve been wanting to do lately was make or buy some sort of ring adapter for my bits so I can see about setting them all to the same height, so that when I chuck them they always have the same amount of bit exposed.