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Thanks Gary... not going to apply it for what you wrote it for, I zero my Alpha with physical stops and always have from day 1, but that technique for a getting a query flipped light bulbs on in my...

Three years ago when I got my Alpha machine, during the couple weeks I was waiting for it, I jumped on this forum and started reading... read about comm problems and grounding problems. As an...

Thank you Adrian... you have confirmed that I can safely delete those lines in my case then. Also, since I use a router and not a spindle, I certainly don't need that TR line in there either.
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IF %(25)=1 THEN GOTO UNIT_ERROR 'check to see software is set to standard
C#,90 'Lookup offset values
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TR,13000,1
PAUSE
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Quick question... can somebody tell me...

...wow, talk about putting things in perspective. Note to self: do NOT attempt to cut granite on my bot!

Neat little stool... like many woodworkers I end up with tons of short pieces of oak, cherry etc that collect dust till they accumulate too many and I give them away for firewood. This little stool...

Thanks guys... I've been away from the computer for few days. Great to come back and see some good ideas and logic behind them re: cutting my thick hardwood stock I plan on doing. One of the reasons...

Dave you peaked my interest... I also have been having problems getting a gear on paper into a partfile that is ROUND without lots of hassle. Maybe I should make them from scratch? What is Ryans...

Thanks Dave, I now have a ballpark to start with. Been searching other posts trying to glean info on this. found somebody doing 1/4 inch step downs with 1/4 inch down spiral at 2 ips which confirms...

I'm not a newbie but want to do something I have never done yet, cut a swan shaped cutting board from a 1 inch thick hardwood blank. I have the toolpath, with tabs, but before I start breaking $50...

Brock, so happens I have the exact same situation as you do, through a door to a landing, hang an immediate left and down half a flight of stairs to my basement shop. Thus, the first thing I did...

When I got my buddy this spring, I wondered the same thing... never did find anyplace on the bot to use it, so it went into my tool box. At over $8k that was the most expensive socket I ever bought...

They must be getting faster... 2 days to Toronto, that's pretty good. Took three days to get to Philadelphia PA area from down there.

I agree, my buddy was crated very well.

Gald you got it up and running. Once in a GREAT while, rare but happens, like maybe once every 50 times I connect, my Vista computer won't see my alpha buddy right away. All I have to do is unplug...

Yes well, not sure I'd go as far as trashing the whole manual <smile>. If you’re completely new to CNC and Shopbot, it is full of good info IF... IF you take the time to weed through it carefully,...

My opinion on the manual... since there is a lot of info in it that does not partain to the benchtop, the majority of the assembly chapter for example, it would be less confusing if they took the...

Thank you George and Mike, when I put the values George posted, it did indeed move the distance it says on the screen. That was easy. My email to support about this yesterday morning hasn't been...

I just fired up my PRSalpha BT32 (router) for the first time. As per user guide, it initially asked for the proper setting file for my unit for the Shopbot.ini. There was only one benchtop in the...

I'm trying to wire my PC router to my PRS alpha buddy. Can't find this in the manual (maybe I missed it?) other than it refers to the wiring diags that were in the control box. I've poured over...

I use the Milwaukee 3 1/2 in my cabinet router table, and it can take quite a bite before it starts to bog down. Got the PC router in my bot, but think that cheaper Milwaukee would also do fine. Not...

Thanks Dana... this is the kind of post I've been looking for. My BT32 is in the shop but not hooked up and working yet. (still another week or so of other work before I can "play"). However, I've...

Thanks Ryan and others that have chimed in on this. I removed the aluminum table on my BT32 alpha in the process of moving it down to my shop, and I didn't want to disconnect the stepper motor for...

Quick question for my alpha... the manuals say to NOT move the motors manually as they can feed back into the board and fry some silicon. Does that also apply when there is no power to the machine? ...

Dana... no email from you... did you email tswoodshop@aol.com?

Pam from SB just called few minutes ago with my Roadway tracking number, so my bot is on it's way. My wife saw the ID on the phone...

I forget where I saw it, and who was saying it, but think it was one of the SB guys. They basically said there is just too much that could go wrong, and thus you really should never be far from your...