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or, of course, your Gcode is bigger than your machine (-:
setting work coordinates is a normal part of every CNC job. you have do it every time. this is not what home is for. home is so the machine...
@jbell So, having removed those little random lines we can focus on the long lines. The issue is that every line segment has a direction and...
one of the collars that joins the leadscrew to the motor is loose. very loose. you must make sure that one of the screws goes properly onto the...
on the right side there is this tiny line that needs to be deleted (highlighted blue) [ATTACH] in fact there are couple of other little lines...
here is one of the little random lines on the left side. [ATTACH]
'Homing' means setting the machine coordinates to 0,0,0 in a defined position. You can set up a macro to reset the work coordinates but really...
Does the machine have homing switches? The behavior you describe indicates that it does not. When there are no homing switches GRBL sets...
the SKETCHUP file (.skp), not the Gcode file (.cnc)
Note the Gcode can be inch or metric, the controller does not care so long as the correct mode code (G20 or g21) is given. Makercam may have...
John I can fix the Sketchup file but I cannot fix pictures of it (-: The reason it is happening is because Sketchup has stuffed up the order of...
John please post the Sketchup file. If you dont want it public then send it to me in a private conversation.
for safety. Gcode runs machines using hundreds of horsepower down to Workbees and smaller. Over the years methods of safe operation have been...
Lloyd you should also watch people like John Saunders of NYC CNC who has a 'fusion fridays' series that will help you to learn how to think about...
that shape circle means you have backlash. The tool is rotating so it tries to push itself to one side. if any gantry can move in that push...
run it on the iMac, you do need a keyboard
I would load GRBL firmware on the Arduino. GRBL is very good at acceleration planning etc. Then your Python can send it standard Gcode to achieve...
start with 50% of material thickness and 3 x bitdiameter wide
SketchUcam has 2 tab shapes. One is square edged, a straight up and down Z movement. This is strongest of course but also takes longer since X/Y...
I agree that that is a bad sequence. Moving to work Z zero should not be part of the macro. that is the idea. What happens if, for whatever...