The Shapeoko Forum

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I am noticing a fair amount of wiggle on the z axis plate that holds the spindle on my Shapeoko XXL. It appears that there is a small gap between the v rails and the bottom set of wheels which is causing letters and other aspects of my carvings to look very sloppy in places. The top wheels seem to b...

I noticed that one of the screws holding my spindle mount in place is loose. I should have used loctite. Shame on me. How do I remove the spindle mount from the z carriage plate as easily as possible? I am not as handy as many of you when it comes to this stuff. If there is a diagram, feel free to p...

So after adding a thick spoilboard, I was able to run the job with no issues. I guess it was just too low for the machine to handle properly. Crisis averted! Thanks for the help, guys.

So I have not made any adjustments to the machine. I had another project that uses the same bit, so I tried to run it to see if I experienced the same issues. This project was with cedar, so I just positioned the new board on top of the old one that was already secured with tape. I have not had the ...

Forgive me for not knowing where the set screws are. I don't have a diagram in front of me at the moment. How do I go about doing this?

I just started experiencing this today after several successful runs over the past few weeks. When I begin my job now using a 1/8 bit, it makes a clicking noise on the z axis as soon as it hits the wood (birch plywood). It runs smoothly for a few seconds, maybe 5-10, then makes the clicking sound ag...

I never saw anything about 20. I only removed 12 for my XXL and it seems to be working fine. Should I remove the other 8 or just go as is?

Well, it's something to fiddle with tonight. On the Inventables forum, someone suggested I set my machine up through Easel even though it is a Shapeoko3 instead of a 1 or 2. They think that might fix the g-code issues with the prompt for inserting the bit. I may give that a try, as well, but take th...

Do most people simply make their first toolpath, save the g-code, add a second toolpath, and then zero out the depth of the first toolpath before saving the second set of g-code?