The Shapeoko Forum

Hi guys, I'm having a few issues with my Shapeoko 3 (#1095). It started with the machine not cutting all the way through on a profile cut, instead of a 12mm deep cut it only made a 6.5mm cut (material is plywood). I did some investigating and it turns out the Z-Axis stepper has lost almost all of it...

I'm pretty keen on an upgrade too, I've got the hang of this bad boy but would love a 4x4' work area... not looking forward to postage to Australia though

Wait, what is available for the X-Carve that doesn't also work for the Shapeoko 3 (or any GRBL-based 3-axis machine)? Haha, i knew someone would get into me about that comment. I was referring to Easel. I guess I meant that once you have built the machine it is not immediately obvious what to do ne...

Then I just cut some walls out of MDF, and a lid & door out of 4mm Perspex, threw on some hinges and a handle, and BAM! a sweet enclosure to keep the shed tidy. Enclosure.jpg After a bit of dicking round learning how to create toolpaths with Fusion 360, I started up the router and started my first p...

Sorry about the huge photos...hopefully better now... once everything was wired up it was time to do the obligatory 'Hello World' test. I used a ball point pen instead of the sharpie, it came out pretty nice for the first run. I just loaded the text file into Universal GCode Sender on my macbook Pro...

Hi guys, I have used this forum a lot for information so figured it was time to get involved and post my Shapeoko 3 build :D There are stacks of detailed build threads so I won't go into too much detail with the machine itself.. I'm based in Perth, Australia. The parcel turned up 8 days after I plac...