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Beautiful work! I had an issue with Vcarve after updating as well. I believe I uninstalled the openbuilds post processor, redownloaded it at then...
Have you tried to flatten your spoilboard yet? Or better yet, flatten a scrap piece mounted on your spoilboard? If you have and there are lines...
Have you had a chance to try the process in this guide? Tramming: Generic guide It may help.
No problem. I hope the settings work for you.
Have you calibrated the machine yet? In Control there is a calibration wizard that will walk you through it. Did you definitely used a 6.35mm...
I love the guide rail idea. I also bought a laser for mine, but I got distracted by a great little build originally made by David Bunch...
I show how I calibrate the Y in this video. I was surprised how accurate the rotary was. I did not have to make any changes rom the original...
Is your acceleration set to high? I had mine set to high on my lathe and every once in a while it would stop moving and miss steps.
That looks like the soonest version with a wooden spindle holder. I would upgrade that to an aluminum one. Or if you need a router anyways, get...
There is also this with a video build guide. OpenBuilds OX CNC Machine
Are you using two separate power sources? I so are they sharing a common ground?
The calibration is done the same way for gear rack. You calibrate steps/mm using the wizad. However, when you design your items and generate the...
it would also be easy to model in fusion 360 which will generate gcode to cut it as well, but Estlcam has a quicker learning curve IMO. Vectric...
So very well played.
I should also mention that this post processor is for importing 3D models into your work stock piece. So, if you are designing your own...
I am out of town so not near my computer. I can give you other tips when I get back later this week.
Yes I can help you out. I used the post processor at this link. It was made for a grbl based rotary built with openbuilds components. Rotary Demon...
Here is a video that shows where these numbers are. It is similar to Vectric. The question is, do they have a grbl post processor? I did not see...
You set the speed in the software that generates your gcode (CAM software). What are you using? If it is Vectric, you set the speed, step over,...
You can get 8mm ER11 collets. I saw a previous post where you wanted to cut deeper because you were using a down cut that had up cut at the end of...