I had a friend give me a very nice z-zero setup gauge. It measures exactly 1" when "zeroed". I figured I would give it a try but wanted to get some feedback from any CNC experts. My CNC is a ShopSabre running WinCNC. My thinking is that I would insert a tool, measure with my tool height sensor and set XY as per normal. Then, with the gauge, "zero" it to my machine/spoilboard. To set Z0 I would use G92Z1, which would effectively set my zero 1" above actual. Then run program as normal. I haven't had a chance to try it, but this is my general thinking. I don't think this would change how my tool height offsets work and I believe the order is still correct.
I plan to give this a whirl this weekend, and if it works out, maybe I'll add this to my WinCNC INI to do this with a press of a button if I ever use the block so I don't have to type in the g-code directly.
Any feedback or ideas are welcome.