Gcode for tramming a spoilboard
@KingFisher wrote: I need to surface a spoil board for my SO3 XXL, I plan to use a 1.25 inch Freud mortising bit. I need advice on how to create a g-code for this. My SO3 has a Makita spindle, what...
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Create 3.04 coesn't like Caslon in V Carve?
@Zoomer wrote: I drove myself nutz today trying to get Caslon to V Carve a 6 as part of an address in a house sign. I finally figured out that it was rejecting Caslon. It wants to V Carve only the...
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S3 XXL GRBL Error: Serial Port Permission Error etc
@tomburtonwood wrote: i have read this thread on the topic ( GRBL Error: Serial Port: ResourceError ) and i have followed the suggestions from @WillAdams deinstall / reinstall CM restart and clear out...
View ArticleMinibox Project for XL
@Rick wrote: I was thinking about making the Minibox Project from the tutorials on my XL then realized that it is sized for the XXL. It turns out it was easy to split in two. Just open the c2d file...
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Text carve does not like funky French characters
@Julien wrote: Hi, While testing V-carve toolpath on a piece of text, the first letter got left out of the generated toolpath : vcarve_cedilla.png1011x572 46.2 KB The font is Arial - regular. I guess...
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Doesn't accept decimal points in mm values
@pedrogramos wrote: I’m trying to migrate to this software and i can’t work out how to use mm units in the program. my bit is 1.5mm in diameter and it says that is NaN. It also happens in the main...
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Grub screw fell out during cutting - can't find out from where!
@GaryA wrote: Hi, Was cutting a profile when I noticed something fall into a previously cut pocket. On pausing the cut I noticed the item was a grub screw. I cancelled the cut and checked the grub...
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Support for dust collection hose Shapeoko 3
@TOOLZ wrote: Hi All, Finally came up with a workable solution to guide and hold the vacuum hose on my router. Used a piece of 1/2" EMT conduit with a couple of bends that rests inside a piece of 1"...
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SO3 noob starting out
@vegasracer wrote: Received and assembled my SO3 in June. Swapped out the MDF base for an aluminum sea-of-holes one. Then, I created a secondary MDF wasteboard using CC, installed and leveled the...
View ArticleDrawing with Shapeoko xxl
@GobioMan wrote: Good afternoon: I finally finished assembling Shapeoko XXL and ran Hello Wold tutorial. And I was wondering how to exercise myself drawing something with the pen before getting into...
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Toroidal spiral dust separator
@grumpa wrote: Can’t afford a dust deputy right now, so I build my own version. A torrid spiral from a 2" dia. plexiglass pipe, cut it into wedges and pvc glued them together with a slight twist off...
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Cutting pvc sheets
@grumpa wrote: I made my pvc base board for my Shapeoko 3 from those pvc 4’ x 8’ sheets at hom depoe. It is crazy stuff to cut as it heals itself faster than I could cut it. I cut a disc out on the...
View ArticlePlaced my order, what else would you have bought at purchase?
@Dirtycamel wrote: So the better half said I could order the XXL as my anniversary gift this year (26 years!). So, of course like any good man would do, I must accessorize for the new toy. What end...
View ArticleNo V-bit simulation?
@fiero1 wrote: So I just downloaded the new carbide create and must say it has improved a lot. I still find it cumbersome a bit and really needs a trim vector tool, Boolean is really hard. Anyhow, why...
View ArticleMy XL Stops Cutting and Carbide Motion Says Not Connected
@MAM wrote: I have had this problem with the older Carbide motion that the cutter was not found after running a job then turning the XL off to do a tool change. After powering the XL back up Carbide...
View ArticleV-carve paths suddenly changed to No Offset paths
@jgobuyan wrote: I opened a design that was last edited in Build 300 in the latest Build 305. All the paths that had been V-carve paths are now No Offset paths. There’s no way to just convert existing...
View ArticleChanging tool path parameters doesn't cause Save/Save As to turn red
@jgobuyan wrote: When I change tool path parameters (e.g. feeds and speeds), CC does not deem the file to have been modified. This has been an issue in older builds and is still the case in Build 305....
View ArticleRubberized paint is a fail for the vacuum table
@grumpa wrote: In building my vacuum table instead of buying miles of weather stripping to seal pieces to the vacuum table, I tried a rubberized paint in the roofing section of hom depoe, it has...
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Vbit speeds in Dibond/Aluminum composite?
@Kopah wrote: Does anyone have a good feed/speed/DoC for running Vbits in Dibond or other similar aluminum composites? It seems that no matter what I try, I can’t get a cut free of chatter marks in...
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Desirable Carbide Create additions (suggestions)
@spasmfingers wrote: I know there have been dozens of good suggestions for carbide create already, and that it takes an enormous ammount of time and effort to add them, but I figure I might as well...
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