What is the recommended way of getting the spoilboard perfectly aligned with the Maslow?
I’m hoping to cut triangular shapes out of rigid foam board and use the edge of the 4x8 foam board as one of the edges of the triangle. This would mean less cutting time.
If I have the 4x8 spoilboard perfectly aligned then I can place the foam on top and start the cutting.
Or is using the edge unrealistic and I should plan on cutting all three sides within the 4x8 sheet? Even if I go this route I would need the spoilboard pretty close to perfect if I’m to get efficient use of my material.
I have a height adjustable extension (150mm wide) about 30mm from the edge of the spoil board, which I can set to the same height as the work piece. It allows the Maslow to be supported when it goes beyond the work piece so i can cut right to the edge.
Thanks for the quick reply and extension suggestion; I’ll difinately need that. But how do you align the maslow work area ( green box ) with your material?
The Bottom Left is defined as blX=0 and blY=0 and Bottom Right as brX=x and brY=0 where x is defined as the right anchor point as found by Find Anchor points. This means the bottom of the spoil board should be parallel with the BL-BR line.
If you jog your Maslow down to the bottom left on the spoil board and set the XY home to this position it should let you orient anything you want to cut from this position. To check, jog the Maslow to the right to confirm it stays online across the spoil board. Does this make sense?
I was using the track saw.. also was using a heat knife… but it was slow to trace the shapes onto the foam, and labor intensive to do the cuts. This cnc idea was supposed to be the quick efficient thing.
It is sounding like getting the exact edges of the boundary synced with the job would not be accurate enough to use the stock edges of the plywood/foam. I guess this isn’t too big of a deal; just have to wait for the extra cutting time to cut the entire shape from inside the material.
Trace Boundary will be helpful to make sure I’m within bounds.
It is sounding like getting the exact edges of the boundary synced with the
job would not be accurate enough to use the stock edges of the plywood/foam. I
guess this isn¢t too big of a deal; just have to wait for the extra cutting
time to cut the entire shape from inside the material.
what is wrong with the idea of cutting a reference line and aligning the foam
with that line?
Yes; I was planning to try that but it all crashed and I had to recalibrate… I set it up last night and it wasn’t done as of 5 min ago. So I’m gonna try to calibrate again now.
Yes; I was planning to try that but it all crashed and I had to recalibrate… I
set it up last night and it wasn’t done as of 5 min ago. So I’m gonna try to
calibrate again now.
you don’t need to calibrate after a crash, once you get a good set of anchor
locations you just need to retract/extend/apply tension.
Good to know. If I’ve started a new calibration that hasn’t finished; then it should still be calibrated with previous calibration? Just need to cancel current calibration and R.E.A.T?
ok; cancelled the calibration… now it says this:
[MSG:ERR: Center point deviation over 12.000mm, your coordinate system is not accurate, maybe try running calibration again?]
Also; is this a “maybe try” or “definitely try because there is no other choice” situation?
Good to know. If I¢ve started a new calibration that hasn¢t finished; then it
should still be calibrated with previous calibration? Just need to cancel
current calibration and R.E.A.T?
unfortunantly no, each step of calibration saves it’s results before starting
the next round of measurements.
but if you have a copy of your old maslow.yaml, you can just revert to it.
Socket wrench to wind bolt which revolves in upper bracket, nut in 3dprinted holder causes extension to rise or lower, until level with the cutting surface
