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What are you trying to do, simple engrave or v-carve? you could download free Estlcam and try it or ask somebody to clean up the file, was it an...
Opened the file in nanoCAD and it looked like it was made out of blocks (and many many objects), opened it in inkscape and it crashed.. opened in...
I've had good results with straight flute bits, sharp is key, and don't cut too much in one go, or chatter will happen. Keep to about 1x of bit...
Only way I know of to use ER standard collets is to buy a spindle or the router11 from Openbuilds
I've found the factory collets often need a debur.. some 400grit takes care of that. The "dewalt precision collet" set it a good add on. Gary
So you never went to Plaid?, good move! Gary
Work on getting everything square for sure.. Make sure nothing is binding or wheels too tight against the rails, should be able to slip the...
Are all the axis the same type of screw? the x isn't setup correct for 8mm lead screw like Y and z is. should be 200steps per mm like the rest.....
Should be able to do 1200mm/min and 60% step over but every machine is different.. I guess it doesn't matter that much as it's not something you...
Shielding and grounding are much better for EMI than ferrites. Make sure your motors including your router has an earth ground path. Also make...
I would shoot for a compression bit.. I would like to know how carbon fiber got the online rep for being as bad as asbestos? Are there some...
2mm for surfacing is huge! all you need is to take any high spots out, Typical is 0.5mm.. Make sure to set your power management to best...
The Makita does not have a choke on the cord as sold, that is a security device.. Earthing and shielding is a good idea. Gary
classic speed stall, but before changing anything it's worth increasing your current pot by 1/4 a turn if that is at stock. Then turn your max...
If they are getting too hot to hold onto then turn the current down. Gary
Axis stutter is almost 99.999% from loose/broken wire or connection. Or acceleration and or speed is too high, as your machine gets dirty the...
If you didn't check the connections at the BB yet do that, those connectors can work loose easy. Check / pull every wire connection, tighten every...
Hi Christian, Look for "Z retract safe height" setting in your cam program.. only needs to be high enough to clear your clamps. Also you might...
That's exactly what I was thinking! or maybe add a couple washers to the heads?
I think he is carving 3D molds for glider wings, would be difficult to do in inkscape.. BTW many options for accurate dimensional 2D drawing out...
