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CNC-ROUTER TOO HEAVY FOR Z-AXIS?

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by drew wood 331, Jun 4, 2018.

  1. drew wood 331

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    I RECENTLY UPDATED MY OX-CNC ROUTER TO HOLD A BOSCH ROUTER. EVERYTHING WORKS AS INTENDED, HOWEVER RIGHT BEFORE I HIT PLAY ON MY GCODE, THE Z-AXIS SPINDLE MOVES DOWN, DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ROUTER (GRAVITY) MOVING DOWN THE THREADED ROD. IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO LOCK THE Z-AXIS ON THE START, SO WHEN I HIT PLAY, THE INITAL FIRST MOVE DOESNT CARVE INTO MY TOP SURFACE. ONCE THE FIRST INITAL CUT IS MADE, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT I WILL JUST HAVE A "SCRATCH" FROM THE INITAL MOVE TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE PEICE.
     
  2. Giarc

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    If using GRBL, read the wiki for more info. Most likely you will need to change the $1 value (my guess without knowing your setup).

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