Last seen: Jul 26, 2021
4.8mm (~3/16") Balsa Cutting out a box (made with Inkscape, using the LaserCut Box extension and G-Code from my adapted G-Code extension (see the s...
Thanks Peter, This will be quite helpful. Now I only have to debug the skipped steps in my X and Y-axes that showed up yesterday in a laser job, the...
In Fusion 360, for the second side, you create a new setup, under the CNC/milling section. When creating a new setup, you can choose the Z-axis. T...
If the problem is temperature, what about putting a space heater in / around the stepcraft? If you're in a large room, you could try a radiant / infr...
That enclosure looks amazing. I spent much less time/money on mine, and am quite happy with it (although a bit less so, having seen that 😉 As a muc...
I agree, it sounds like it is the length sensor in the laser. I had found it's touchy in the past - but have generally kept it in the 'activated' pos...
DOREL.ANANIA, The test .nc file from the manual worked perfectly for me: G21; set units to millimeters G91 ; use relative coordinates M3 ; set j...
(I'm using UCCNC 1.2037, firmware 3.0110, hardware 2.0000) And from the stepcraft2_model600.pro file, here's the relevant section with the spindle ...
Using the stepcraft 600 UCCNC profile (likely very similar to the generic stepcraft 240 UCCNC profile that may have come with your machine, depending ...
Not that I'd want to encourage you to put your hands in near the spinning mill.... If you know where in the UCCNC code each part starts, you could ...
The post processor also doesn't create tools - it just translates the produced g-code into the 'dialect' needed by stepcraft. You will still need t...
If you haven't gotten this already, email your vendor. I bought mine from stepcraft.us, and they sent me an install file after my CD was also physica...
Thanks - I will try it. There is also a 'trace' option that may have some benefit. I'm currently in the middle of a milling project, but after that ...