The Shapeoko Forum

This was just announced:

https://carbide3d.com/blog/2019/black-friday-2019/

Looks like lost steps --- check the machine mechanically: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/FAQ#Mechanical

Steel wheels were tried, and they quickly overcame the hard anodizing --- I believe the situation is one either wears the wheels, or the rails, or both --- the Delrin works amazingly well for this application (see previous discussions) --- it would be nice if there was a better option, but I can't i...

That's a really good idea --- you'd just need a way to ensure that the endmill stickout is consistent with that setting.

Way cool!

Are the mounting plates a standard part? If so, purchase link?

Spacing on threaded holes or T-track should be slightly less than the reach of one clamp --- that way you can position stock anywhere and clamp along any edge.

The alternative is to use a ratio such as Phi, with the expectation that one can find some placement which will work.

Sounds correct. See: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Car ... ding_Tools to confirm --- the Glossary may help as well: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Glossary

Yes, the USB cable is an ordinary one, USB A--B as one would use for a printer.

Usually we provide a very good quality one with ferrite beads:

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Hi-Sp ... B008VOPCGY

If you continue to have difficulty, contact us at support@carbide3d.com

As the name implies, Carbide Motion is limited to machines sold by Carbide 3D.

The Shapeoko 2 was sold by Inventables --- it's not possible to use CM with an SO2.

You can still use the Carbide 3D Post Processor --- it, or one for Grbl, or LinuxCNC, or Mach3 should work.

The belts are amazingly strong in tension --- some folks have replaced the stock fiberglass-reinforced with steel core belts, and another option is Kevlar. Brandon (ImprobableConstruct) had over a year of hard use on his machine before breaking a belt, and since then we've upgraded from MXL to 9mm w...