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sawkerf
10-23-2004, 07:42 PM
I've had my Bot for a couple of weeks now and I've not had a lot of play time with it. I'm still waiting on my design software to be completed so I can do the work I had intended it for. I've been trying things to help familiarize myself with this cool machine and some things puzzle me. Like, why does the router plunge to depth @ the begining of a file? Why does the router plunge @ home (and stays down) and then to the start point when begining a file using the "Forney Fluter"? How do you get use to all the switches and toggles, like making sure the input for the router is on. I always forget to do that! I feel like I missed a few fundamentals in class. Hopefully things will soon make more sense.Kip

ron brown
10-24-2004, 09:44 AM
Kip,

A visit to a shop that has a Shopbot and/or a visit to one of the camps would be your best choice. A lot more can be learned there than explained here.

Ron