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That looks great. I love the industrial control components. Can you explain what they are all for? That Z axis mod looks like a great idea - I might have to implement it myself. Truth be told, this very similar in function to my previous box https://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6662&h...

Finally made some progress. control box is mostly finished and now moving onto finalizing carriage mechanicals and field wiring.

It's been a little while since I've posted. I wanted to share a couple of updates I'm currently undertaking. - Z-Carriage Modification I've wanted to tackle this for a while. Basically this consists of removing the electronics from the X-beam and developing a rear plate that attaches to and stiffens...

Just a couple of thoughts on this. First, make sure that your spindle is perpendicular to the table. There are a couple of good tutorials on this site for reference. Next, HDPE has a bit of give to it, so even on professionally milled pieces, you'll see mill marks that are about 0.001" ridges. Your ...

looks awesome! Having done a ton of these now, I'll give my $0.02 of advice: use a 30-degree v-bit. This bit allows for steeper walls and a tight, consistent fit. You can do some really complex inlays with that. And the bits can be had for about $1/each. Again, great work! Can you provide a good so...

This. Is. Awesome.

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looks awesome! Having done a ton of these now, I'll give my $0.02 of advice: use a 30-degree v-bit. This bit allows for steeper walls and a tight, consistent fit. You can do some really complex inlays with that. And the bits can be had for about $1/each. Again, great work!

FWIW, I ran into the same issue a while back. I had over-tightened my v-wheels in an attempt to get rid of some z-plate flex. I left it like that over night and flat-spotted the wheels. I loosened them back up and it appeared the wheels sprang back a little, but even today I have a little thud. Not ...

First thought was the poor bottom cuts are from a combination of a change in grain pattern in the wood and not clearing chips properly from the bit (down cut). Personally, I prefer up-cut for this type of work. It will leave a clean bottom and the nibs that it leaves on the surface are typically eas...

That's strange. I don't recall there being any feed enable built into the grbl config. Defective board? I'm lost on this one.