When did the shapeoko touch prob will be available?
@bartok wrote: Hi carbide team? Whene could we buy the touch prob? Sold out since a long time , do you think we can buy one before Christmas ? Thanks !! Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleSoundproof enclosure: plywood vs mdf vs glass(plexiglass, acrylic anything...
@crew wrote: I am trying to design an enclosure but can’t decide on the material. Priority of course is soundproofing, but at the same time the unit will be in a room in the apartment that...
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Damaged hands... and how to help them
@MrBeaver wrote: Bit of a random topic… I thought it was worth throwing out a recommendation for a product I feel is very good. My hands are my best tools but they also take allot of abuse, I get...
View ArticleTorsion box sound dampening?
@tito wrote: I’m thinking of building a torsion box (for flatness) for a new workbench (top) and am wondering about good ways to dampen sound from this drum-like construction. I’m not terribly...
View ArticleNew user with some questions
@shashster wrote: So I pulled the trigger and am impatiently waiting for my Shapeoko 3 to ship and arrive (It’s been a week already I just might explode with anticipation). Just wondering if I could...
View ArticleCan you use roundover bits
@Blackwoodwork wrote: Question not sure if it can be done can you use a roundover bit on a cnc router table. Has anyone ever programed one in to there tool data base Posts: 5 Participants: 3 Read full...
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Cutting Brass - Broke a mill due to chattering?
@EvanDay wrote: So I am working on milling some Brass (360) into some branding irons. This was my first attempt at machining brass after working for 6 months successfully in wood and making clamps...
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Cost effective dial indicator...with some aggravation
@EvanDay wrote: Thought I would share my experience recently with an Amazon product: I bought this dial indicator thinking that it would be cost effective for hobby use as opposed to shelling out for...
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Carbide Motion - Not finishing homing cycle
@Savant_PCs wrote: I start my machine, or it finishes a job at the far southwest corner. When it goes to home the machine, it stops short and the jog section returns to having an initialize machine...
View ArticleCarbide 3D in Education
@waggyboat wrote: I am a teacher in a High School in Billings, MT. I have been teaching CNC technology for the last 5 years here using 2 HAAS mills as machines. I found the Nomad last fall and bought...
View ArticleInfo Tools minors 1/8 and variety of materials
@JoseD3 wrote: Bronce - Brass Tool: 1/8" flat endmill Feed rate: 7.874 in/min (200 mm/min) Plunge rate: 0.656 in/min (16.66 mm/min) Spindle speed: 12,000 RPM Max pass depth: 0.003" (0.07 mm) Tool:...
View ArticleInch mm gadget
@Julien wrote: I just saw this, and I figured that as a confused French struggling to read values in inches, with a few arduinos laying around in the shop, I will definitely add this to my todo list....
View ArticleUSB Serial Disconnects and Humidity (A Easy Fix)
@RichCournoyer wrote: I use to get USB Disconnects a lot (Fall of 2015), and Carbide3D sent me a new GRBL board (2.4) and that solved 99.9% of my problems. I NEVER get a disconnect cutting metal, but...
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I keep getting this error
@Savant_PCs wrote: Sometimes when the job is paused, sometimes when the cutter is just sitting there. Not doing anything but cleaning the area and I am not turning the machine off so I dont know why...
View ArticleSerious crash - I need some help to understand why
@MrBeaver wrote: Hi Guys I’m looking for some help to find out why I just had a serious crash on my S3. I was milling aluminium when almost at the end the spindle took the work piece and threw it...
View ArticleCarbide Create Build 311 question
@Blackjack wrote: Just saw that an update is available , Whats new and improved in the newest version of carbide Create?? Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleDewalt DWP611 Collets
@relic wrote: Maybe I have been snoozing, but in the latest Carbide Create I noticed .063 and .031 end and ball mills listed in the tool library. I have the Dewalt DWP611 in my Shapeoko 3 and have...
View ArticleZ axis zero changes
@Tomdigi wrote: I have had this happen multiple times. Set Z zero and part way thru the cutting, the Z axis will raise about .1". I’ve rerun the program several times and the same thing happens. I’ve...
View ArticleLimit switch question - repeatability accuracy
@MrBeaver wrote: Hi guys I have a question on the limit switches, I will start by saying I’m not using the standard ones similar to this one...
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Christmas Tree Model
@JDB wrote: Hello Carbide community, Hope everyone is having a great time and getting ready for some serious workshop time during the holidays! Being this my fist post, I’d like to share something....
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