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Check the X motor mount itself & powerstick handle mechanism to make sure it is properly adjusted. 0.013" is pretty bad...but 0.007" isn't...

scott, actually my buddy is running as good as the one in the video, maybe some slop in the x still working on that. whenever i did offset i was...

Now there's an idea I've not considered before, makes perfect sense. I've always adhered to the 45degree angle raster, but boy, does that completely...

Jeff and Rick, Raster always, but do so with the axis that runs the length of the gantry and not the length of the table/moving table. With...

i dont even know how to spell hdu but thanks for the idea. when i went from offset to raster and slowed my speed down it seemed to help a lot. i...

Rick, It may be helpful to cut the same file in a product like HDU..... Material ( wood ) is known to move while it's being cut.... HDU...

it may be me being too anal and i am guilty of being that. a l. here is one of my latest at blistering speed using an offset tool path. the lines...

Cowboy, How much sanding has been done on the last few images you've posted? Reason I ask is because what you're pointing out as a...

unless i am doing something wrong my brand new dial indicator is telling me that i have .013 of movement on the x which seems like more than just a...

i dont want to say who told me to run at ultra high speeds, but it came from two who should be in the know. i still think that i have an abused x...

Jim, I already have them now:) 4" clearhose on floor now has quick connect to my stationary belt sander,using the original Fein18' hose for my RO's...

I found that if my pictures are taken with an iPhone, it’s rotation is true to how it was taken originally… the only way I can be assured of proper...

Working on new bench so it's still in the box :p Ok I give up. Why are my picture posting rotated 90 degrees?:mad:

Scott - You need at least one or two more hoses added to that setup. :)

NICE 'Glass work on that nozzle! ( built canoes/kayaks/etc. for a bit with Earl Baldwin who was feuding with Bart Hathaway of Old Town at the time:)...

So I decided to just proceed without any outside assistance. What I did was to clamp a piece of maple to the bottom of the beam, the theory being...

Scott, I had to chuckle when you wrote regarding the ground wire on the vac hose. Being new to the CNC world I like to observe what's cutting and...

No problem Ron....I got TONS of Forum help when I started. :) I thought of a couple other things overnight. Clear 2.25" DC hose helps a LOT to...

Thanks for the tips Scott. I’m sure the learning curve is going to be greater than with what I now have. Just hope I don’t screw things up while...

Congrats!!! See if you can get it on a dedicated 15Amp breaker, or don't use the other circuits on that breaker if possible(Both ours had dedicated...

Watch out for nails... Gene.... Palumbo was trying to link up with you

Good catch, spiral is what I do as well, but got hung up on your "pocket and ramp". ;)

It's amazing how something as simple as that can be overlooked by me for so long. Pocket vs. inside profile. Thank you! That did in in about 1/5...

Use a profile with spiral ramp, not a pocket

Try a Profile Toolpath, Inside the line, WITH a Spiral Ramp. Use a fair amount of spirals as it goes VERY quickly. X,Y Feed nowhere near as...

gc3 I am trying to avoid a tool change. Scott, thanks. I'll play around with those values.

If you have to use a 0.25" bit, you can try raising your plunge rate for the tool, but due to the size or short length of the toolpaths, the machine...

3/8" diameter bit using peck drilling function