45 being 40 + 12.5%, this sounds plausible.jarretl wrote:Your $0 and $1 may be too high if you have a stock shapeoko 2 from inventablees, I think the wiki lists 40 steps/mm for both. Try setting to 40 and retest.
-J.
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- Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:48 am
- Forum: GRBL
- Topic: The cut is always off by approx 12 percent
- Replies: 9
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Re: The cut is always off by approx 12 percent
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:51 am
- Forum: Member Projects
- Topic: Aluminum Baseboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2986
Re: Aluminum Baseboard
Ok, now I'm jealous.
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: tinyG
- Topic: Is it safe to wire the 'Y' axis on the TinyG like a gshield?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Is it safe to wire the 'Y' axis on the TinyG like a gshi
On the TinyG I see I can move the second stepper motor for the Y-axis to a dedicated motor. But I would like to move forward at a later date with rotational milling. I miss my mini-lathe. Can I keep it like it's currently configured for the gShield with both Y-axis's steppers connected to a single ...
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anyone seen the makerfoot upgrade?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6049
Re: Anyone seen the makerfoot upgrade?
Couldn't you accomplish basically the same thing simply by removing your waste board?
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:52 pm
- Forum: GRBL
- Topic: Playing with GRBL 0.9g axis acceleration settings
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5188
Re: Playing with GRBL 0.9g axis acceleration settings
Does anyone know how the new 0.9x GRBL acceleration handles in comparison to the TinyG?
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Cutting Brass
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4809
Re: Cutting Brass
Ideally you would want to use Engraving Brass (CZ120 / CW608N) which has 2% lead added to it, or Free Machining Brass (CW614N / CZ121) which has 3% lead content. This makes it lovely to machine, particularly compared to ordinary brass, which is nasty, messy and very gummy once you start cutting it....