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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett"

> X is normally the left to right motion of the table the piece to be carved
> on is attached to.
>
> Y is normally the to/from, or across the width of the moving table motion.
>
> Z is normally the up/down motion of the carving spindle, so that one can
> do 3d carving.  On bigger machines, the spindle is rigid in the castings
> and the same effective motion is done by raising or lowering the table
> itself, called the knee.
>
Gene,

 I'm confused enough at work. Don't mess with my head

I'm not sure about the "standards". Where I work, in  MAZATROL the  Z axis 
goes from left to right. The X axiis goes from "to and from my belt buckle" 
the Y axis goes up and down.

The "4" axis turns the table/tombstone and/or the 5 axis turn the rotary 
table/ or whatever is connected to that driver.

 I/we could be wrong, but that's the way these machines work where I am 
currently working.