Like you I have been setting the Z axis to zero when the tool just touches the workpiece - my tool offset is zero and the z axis behaves correctly whe...

Hi, I may be stating the obvious, but you did remember to zero the Z axis with the tool just touching the workpiece didn't you!! Under the "Offs...

Hi Rory, To add a little more information, when the fault happens the spindle kicks briefly at M03 as the "On" buttton indicator illuminates and th...

Hi Hal, That is one of the things on my "to do" list!! Need to make a tool sense digitizer and learn how to programme a suitable macro first. This...

Rory, I stand corrected - sorry if I gave the wrong info, at least I know now!!

Hi, You've guessed correctly - it's an Imperial to metric issue!! As far as I know UCCNC only "knows" about metric, so you will have to multip...

Speedo, Just had a look at "cnc-wiki" - looks to be a good starting point for Huff if he can make use of the very approximate Google translation fa...

Your idea is great, but it would be a quite daunting task, probably not best tackled by Stepcraft themselves. Difficult to strike the right level if ...

Shane, As and when your budget will run to it, do seriously consider UCCNC and a UC100 interface unit. This combination works brilliantly and ...

Hi Evan, This could well be due to your backlash settings being incorrect - are you using UCCNC and UC100 to drive your machine? The correct s...

Surely the best solution would be a vacuum table? Not too difficult as a DIY project.

Hi Andreas, The Y axis is very tricky to adjust correctly - in particular adjustment of the moveable rollers as recommended in the build manual wil...

Hi The UCCNC software has been up-issued at V1.1027 very recently. I wonder what's changed - must investigate this new version soon! Peter

I have at last measured and set up the backlash compensation on my SC420/2. I used my DIY digitising probe with a 2mm ruby ball and a micrometer s...