Small counterbores not even close!
@ChiknNutz wrote: I am in the process of trying to figure out how to go about making some knife scales. I am using MDF for prototyping and have it really close to being right with one exception in...
View ArticleCalibrating the SO3 XXL
@ChiknNutz wrote: I seem to be having issues with the size of parts and features. I went ahead and made a test file of the circle/diamond/square and found it to be quite a bit off. I then sent the...
View ArticleNerdy Street Sign
@atrueresistance wrote: My street sign was stolen, so I decided to make a replacement. IMG_20160818_200344.jpg945x1061 267 KB If you want to make something like this here is the F360 link available...
View ArticleXXL X/Y Extents
@jimidi wrote: I decided to install the CM .364 Build tonight and start exercising my new Turlen Dial indicator. I want to know how true my custom T-Nut'd wasteboard sits in refernce to Z heights. The...
View ArticleSO3 XXL Shipped today!
@fiero1 wrote: My machine shipped in 1 week, which I think is great. I cant wait to have it in my hands. Ray Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleWeird behavior with ChiliPeppr
@ururk wrote: I have ChiliPeppr running well - I think I have run 6 or 7 jobs without issue. I've noticed a few times that, when a job finishes in ChiliPeppr, I have to hit the stop button. It doesn't...
View ArticleDead zones in the Y-axis
@mBa wrote: Hi orginalFromTarget3001.ngc...................Gcode from Target 3001 - PCB CorrectionForCarbideM-T6-tool.nc.........Carbide not support FeedRate on separate line Carbide not support...
View ArticleMore than a strange behavior
@darkwingduck wrote: Hi all, and thanx taking my up in the community ;o)I assembled my Shapeoko 3 XXl successfully.I was running the 'Hello World' as suggested.Homing was ok. The result was bad due to...
View ArticleNomad and thick aluminum 6061
@jeffm wrote: I am interested in purchasing a Nomad 883 for machining HDPE and 6061. The parts I want to machine are on the larger side and I am concerned that the parts in 6061 will be too much for...
View ArticleSofware compatibility
@ozark4 wrote: Hi all,I would like to know if ArtCam Express is compatpble with Shapeoko xl.does grbl recognise it?++Thank You, Jean Boulanger Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleTrussing vs. Tramming?
@jimidi wrote: So I jigged up my Turlen dial indicator to get a rough idea how flat my T-Nut'd wastedboard sits relational to the spindle. After adjusting my X/Y extents so I could rapid position...
View ArticleSomething weird with latest CC and CM (?)
@DJ_Valenski wrote: I haven't cut anything in the last few weeks, so I first updated to the latest versions. I use CC and CM as much as possible, well okay ... all the time. I was just cutting a...
View ArticleRapid Position settings trip limits
@ChiknNutz wrote: Using build 364, I am seeing that my XXL: keeps hitting the LH rail when using the Rapid Position settings. Upon review of the log, CM is sending the command to go to position 840....
View ArticleXXL hitting limit switches and causing error on G28 command (rapid to machine...
@akumpf wrote: The gcode output from Fusion360's CAM processor uses G28 (rapid move to machine home) commands both before a job runs and and it is complete. As far as I can tell, the G28 command...
View ArticleProbing with the Nomad
@patofoto wrote: I just downloaded the latest update to Carbide Motion and saw the video for their soon to be released zeroing probe. Very excited. Have been testing a third party zeroing probe for...
View ArticleFirst project complete - sea of holes - vortex vacuum thing
@trichardson wrote: I assembled my XXL but most of the projects I have planned will be aluminum or steel so I wanted a sea of holes base with threaded inserts to hold things tight. The MDF base on my...
View ArticleMy experionce with Carbide 3D Support!
@sixstring wrote: This is to let all members, new and old to the Carbide 3D comunity know about my experience with the support from Carbide 3D. First off a brief over view of what I'm doing. I own a...
View ArticleFeature Request - UNDO!
@ChiknNutz wrote: How about a big fat UNDO button to restore ZERO up until fat fingers Magee hit the ZERO ALL instead of ZERO Z?! Pretty please? Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleQuestion Regarding Swivel Operation; Dragknife with Sheetcam
@Hopper wrote: Hello , I am in the progress of building my Shapeoko. But for now I`m trying to make some .job files in Sheetcam for my first try with the Shapeko with the dragknife. Does anyone on the...
View ArticleDoes geny32 support touch probe?
@tinjungle wrote: I have a shapeoko 2 that i am interested in using a geny32 controller, but i cant seem to find if this controller supports using a touch probe. does anyone here know if it does?...
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