Has anyone implemented a small, low-profile, probe on the 24R? The Tormach probe has a long profile and a large mounting pin. A shorter, smaller pin, version would be useful. For example, the Amazon product, below.
I actually use the same probe on my mill. If you notice the probe is powered. Snap in power supplies 12 or 24 volt are cheep on amazon. You must get the proper plug matching your mill and wire the supply to a vacant pin. I see the probe is available in normally open and normally closed, this wasn’t the case when I purchased. I inverted the signal using an 2n7000 hex fet and one resistor. The fet and resistor fit in the connector housing transparent to the user. I found one of these probes on sale for $40. With careful tuning you can get accurate results for most jobs at a cheep price. I’m sure this doesn’t replace the precision of the Tormach probe but less painful if you make a crashing mistake.
I think you can switch the N/C vs N/O on probes now in Pathpilot. I remember getting annoyed with my toolsetter being ‘backwards’ and then found the setting to switch it along with probe settings.