Top 10 List

[myxpykalix]

Well, I guess i was spelling it wrong with a "U" and it thought i was spelling something else...
in other words a "ratchetythingamabob"

[angus_hines]

I bought the 48-96-12.

And by support board I meant the first board under the vac plenum not the spoil board.

And Gary What model vac motors did you get from Grainger?

[Gary Campbell]

Angus...
THe originals were Ametek 116296 from Grainger.
I have replaced the original motors in the article with Ametek 117123 240V versions from Lighthouse Enterprises.
Gary

[rcnewcomb]

Top 10 Mistakes that I still make if I am not careful:
10. forget to remove the Z-zero plate before I start cutting
9. forget to remove the ground clip used with the z-zero plate and then turning on the router
8. forget to set XY zero or set it to the wrong spot (lower left corner vs. middle)
7. Z-zero to the wrong spot (table instead of material or vice versa)
6. changing bits but forgetting to Z-zero the new bit
5. forgetting to turn the vacuum on before Z-zeroing or cutting
4. loading the wrong bit
3. moving the material before I do the final profile cutout
2. when doing 3D work, Z-zeroing to a spot the gets wiped out during the roughling pass
1. Being in a hurry -- disaster soon follows

[angus_hines]

Thanks for all the responces and I see a lot of similarities in some of these posts so I'll make extra note of those.


Stay tuned for my list of mistakes

[harryball]

sigh... ok... I think everyone can agree this is #1.

#1 DON'T vacuum clamp yourself to the table.

;-)

/RB

[angus_hines]

What do ya mean that was the first thing I was going to try. That's why I went with the 12" instead of the 6".....LOL

[ttwark]

I didn't make but one huge crucial error in the start up of our machine. I made my wife in charge of setting up and learning the software and making the machine work for our current business. This created a large swollen head and put me on a "need to know only basis", or in other words I"ll get to that when I'm good and ready and you don't need to know that! LOL

[bcondon]

Tom,

is the before or after that SLAP sound?