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Please see http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/Tuning#Motor_Current Sorry for my weird questions but I dont understand the calculations on will1384's post. I have no Idea how to measure the current. I have no electronics experience and would appreciate laymans terms explanation with perhaps a vi...

I am using that same cutter yes. grbl works fine thus far.
I would try to turn the motors a bit higher. how many degrees should I go from default ?

Hi Barry, Your machine is losing steps. Looks like only 1 axis is doing it though. Try turning up the potentiometer for that axis a little more. Were the feedrate suggestions you obtained from this forum for your setup or something different? (stock motors and spindle?) Stock motors, Makita RT0701c...

I have a problem that I'm not sure how to approach. I ran a program today, after running the same program yesterday without any problem, but now it seems like the S2 hangs for a sec on X or Y at some point of the program (tried like 5 times) and then offsets the cut. here is an example: Green is the...

Would anyone be willing to print one for me? I would really appreciate it!

can i buy this ?

This is the first tiem that anyone told me you could do 1/8 passes. I am very interested. will try this weekend.

so for hard wood and for ply wood , and a 1/4" bit, how fast and how deep would you go?
i understand 30Krpm, but not sure about the rest

Hi, I wonder if anyone ran a benchmark for different material feed parameters of a shapeoko with the Makita RT0701 on it. the wiki has some data on DW660 but even with that, its only for 1/8" bits and I want 1/4. I am guessing you can go deeper and faster with a RT0701, but I have no clue. my intere...

Hi,

Has anyone ever change the GT belts on a shapeoko 2 with M8 bolts like the Z axis upgrade?
Im wondering if that will make it way more accurate and rigid.

Barry.