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You could maybe design in the screw holes in your CAD file. Then lay the sheet on the machine and run a toolpath just for these pilot holes...
I had issues as well because I was unaware of how they worked. I was inserting them like a regular router collet and not snapping them into the...
I fastened my CNC to the torsion box using numerous Cast Corner Bracket s. Using a bench disk sander I sanded off the little bumps that fit in the...
@JVcustom, I just stumbled across this video tonight looking for ideas for sanding inside trays. He has a basic Vcarve tutorial that shows how to...
I can answer a couple of these from my perspective. I built a very heavy Torsion Box style of table top to mount on my base cabinet. It is made...
1. A) Make your work stock that exact size of the pre-cut piece you want to use. B) Then draw a pocket the sizeand shape you need where you...
I agree with the roughing finishing pass I pretty much do that on everything now. Also, if the hole is 4.5 mm or greater, I will use a. 4mm...
One problem I have found with 1/8 endmills is how much they flex when cutting. Have you tried cutting the item with a 1/4 inch? That may help...
The shaft may be correct, but the cutters may be slightly smaller. That seems to be the case for the cheap Chinese 3.175mm endmills. At least...
The Uno works fine. The reason why grbl -- using the Uno -- only runs 3 axis and can not do tool changes automatically is because of the lack of...
Is there any chance your endmill is slightly undersized? I measure all of mine with a digital caliper. I have received several from well known...
I apologize. I misread what you wrote.
How did it go up but the picture shows a negative Z coordinate? How did you generate the G code?
I do not see it either. I would suggest doing as I said above and skim a thin layer. If it is not enough, run it again after re-zeroing your Z....
If you are having the same exact issue, then do the same test as decribed above to see where the issue may be and follow those instructions:...
That is before the fail catastrophically. How soon before they flex?
@ricklach Is your $21 setting enabled? That is the setting for enabling "hard limits." Grbl v1.1 Configuration [ATTACH] Are you using...
In OpenBuilds Control choose the "skim Depth": [ATTACH] When I do mine, I generally do 0.5mm. That way the cutter isn't working real hard so...
If you do not want to type in Gcode, safely jog close to your work zero-- clear of any clamps -- and start the program.
I like it and I like how the window is sort of hidden in the black paint.