do I need to add the diameter of the cutter or will the cam calculate itĪt 11:08 AM - Mattchu: ah excellent question. lower z and measureĪt 11:05 AM - jbigler1986: not sure if that matters or notĪt 11:05 AM - Mattchu: do you have calipers?Īt 11:06 AM - Mattchu: easier way to do it is to cut a piece of material just a little bitĪt 11:06 AM - Mattchu: if you cut a box shapeĪt 11:06 AM - Mattchu: subtract the diameter of the cutter from itĪt 11:06 AM - Mattchu: and you'll be approximately in the ballpark.Īt 11:08 AM - jbigler1986: so if I make a box 40x40. Seems like more than 10mm thoughĪt 11:03 AM - jbigler1986: i need to measure thatĪt 11:04 AM - jbigler1986: move z down and mark it, raise z up and move 10. Got a final in a few minutes, so I hopped off itĪt 11:03 AM - jbigler1986: but if i change it to 10 steps of movement it's not 10 inches. thinking it's actually in inchesĪt 11:02 AM - bamhm182: The new Star Wars Battlefront game looks interesting, from the 5 minutes of playing it I just did.
A total noobĪt 10:55 AM - Mattchu: if you're not sure what it's going to doĪt 10:56 AM - Mattchu: run it slow, with a hand over the Estop.Īt 10:56 AM - jbigler1986: router is removed right nowĪt 10:56 AM - jbigler1986: just air testingĪt 10:56 AM - Mattchu: here's a good test!Īt 10:56 AM - Mattchu: once you've got your origin setĪt 10:57 AM - Mattchu: how big is your bed?Īt 10:57 AM - Mattchu: and does your machine move in inches or MM?Īt 10:58 AM - Mattchu: and it's at least 10" wide.Īt 10:58 AM - jbigler1986: actual usuable bed area is like 340mm x 480mm or somewhere around thereĪt 10:58 AM - Mattchu: tell it G0 X100 Y100Īt 10:58 AM - jbigler1986: need to double check those numbersĪt 10:59 AM - Mattchu: be ready to shut it offĪt 11:00 AM - Mattchu: this is a test to see how it handles rapid positioning.Īt 11:00 AM - Mattchu: and if it will G0 both axis at the same time (or close to it).or do it one at a time.Īt 11:00 AM - jbigler1986: I will do that when I get homwĪt 11:01 AM - Mattchu: the reason this test is importantĪt 11:01 AM - Mattchu: SO very important.Īt 11:01 AM - jbigler1986: i think manual controls or grbl setting is wrong thoughĪt 11:02 AM - jbigler1986: 1mm manual movement is way more than 1mm.
it's why I make the big bu.oh whol am I kidding? I"m below median income in San Diego lolĪt 10:42 AM - jbigler1986: Nutri Serve Food Management?Īt 10:43 AM - jbigler1986: National Socialist Freedom Movement?Īt 10:44 AM - jbigler1986: So first movements from zero would all be negative?Īt 10:44 AM - bamhm182: Not Safe For MikeĪt 10:46 AM - Mike Kelly: sure i'm curious how it came outĪt 10:47 AM - Mattchu: if you type in G0 x1, y1Īt 10:47 AM - Mattchu: it should read a positive number for x, and a possitive number for YĪt 10:48 AM - jbigler1986: well if postitive moves Y up and postive moves x to the right wouldn't that crash it?Īt 10:48 AM - jbigler1986: if zero is on the back right?Īt 10:48 AM - Mattchu: that's why I said move the machine first and see which way X goes positive and Y goes positive.Īt 10:49 AM - Mattchu: manually move it to the center of the tableĪt 10:49 AM - jbigler1986: positive is to the right and upĪt 10:49 AM - Mattchu: so the origin should be the left and downĪt 10:49 AM - jbigler1986: so would i need 0 to be in the bottom left thenĪt 10:50 AM - jbigler1986: z still the same thoughĪt 10:50 AM - Mattchu: you ever play cowboys and indians as a kid, JB?Īt 10:50 AM - Mattchu: or cops and robbers?Īt 10:51 AM - Mattchu: remember how'd you make a fist, with your index finger pointed straight ahead, and your thumb pointed up, like a gun?Īt 10:52 AM - Mattchu: do that now, and then take your middle finger, and point it 90 degrees from your index fingerĪt 10:53 AM - Mattchu: middle finger x, pointer finger y, thumb is zĪt 10:53 AM - Mattchu: pointing in the positivesĪt 10:54 AM - jbigler1986: depends on which hand you do it withĪt 10:54 AM - Mattchu: cause right handed people suck (sorry righties.my rule will be tough, but fair)Īt 10:55 AM - jbigler1986: that should solved my problemsĪt 10:55 AM - jbigler1986: like I said. At 10:41 AM - jbigler1986: thanks MattchuĪt 10:42 AM - Mattchu: no problem JB.