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100 aluminum bars done. No issues! The cuts were clean through the entire job. It definitely cuts nicer than the Shapeoko did. I don't have any...
I did occasionally leave the old machine unattended. I won't with this one... maybe briefly to look out the back door & see if there are geese in...
I've been meaning to ask this. I'm coming from a belt-driven machine to my screw-driven Workbee. On a belt machine, a crash usually just causes...
It's been baby steps to get here, but today I finally cut my first aluminum parts on my modified 1515 (build here). I'm slotting and putting pilot...
I use double-sided tape in different ways, depending on the size of the sheet, number and size of parts, or cut quantities. In this case it's...
there's no apparent effect on cut quality. I'm cutting 1/8" acrylic, full depth (1 pass) at 38IPM. Those are my standard settings. No chattering....
I replaced the brushes in the old router, not too long before it started acting up. I have another set on hand but the new router only has maybe...
I attached a zip with a .wav of the sound my router is making. It sounds 'wavy' (?)... like the RPMs aren't consistent. It seems to be cutting...
Winner: G10 L20 P0 Z## So if i'm not cutting through in places, I move to a known height (say, 10mm) then add to that the extra distance I need....
I surface my wasteboard. It doesn't stay perfectly flat, I assume because of moisture, humidity or whatever changing the dimension. Right after...
Have you seen: OpenBuilds BlackBox 4X Documentation This is what I've done & it works as it should.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. I'm usually cutting parts (profiles) out of a flat sheet of acrylic. If I remove the part I could jog to...
I can't jog down. Z0 is at my wasteboard & my material is on top of it. G10 L2 or G10 L20 seem like the way to go. I need to play with them at...
I don't quite know how to say this right... I'd like to be able to tell Grbl where my end mill is. For example: If I'm 5mm above Z0, I'd like to...
...still might be more going on. today as I started running a program I noticed that my vacuum hose wasn't seated in the dust boot properly. I...
Not the switch! The issue occurred again with the new switch. I disconnected the new switch & repeated the test; it went away again, so the only...
I disconnected the Z axis switch first & still got the issue. I reconnected the Z & disconnected both X axis switches & the issue went away. I...
After a full day of cutting, I'm suddenly experiencing this. I'm using BlackBox & Xtension switches. It seems to be from vibration... it's most...
With CONTROL connected, if I shut my machine down, CONTROL stays connected to my BlackBox. if I unplug the USB, it disconnects. Is there a way to...
brrian published a new build: Build features include a double c-beam gantry (bonded & mechanically fastened), linear x rails, custom gantry...
