[solved] Z-axis gear slippage prevents raising or lowering [videos]

[mariosrightnut]

If you hold the spring clip thing attached to the power screw open, does the router slide freely in and out and mostly through the casing? If it catches, there’s probably something holding is up or you have the clamp on too tight. (I actually leave the clamp on the router body open and just adjust the bolt to the optimal tension.)

Or, if you take the router out and try to adjust the z axis, does it go up and down freely?

I had a similar issue recently.

Z Axis Calibration Issue - Router Pops Off Guide Pin

I’ve been messing with it for a while. This is my first time finally getting the machine to move I’ve tried tightening the clamp, leaving it open, and everything in between. Every time the Z motor moves, the router gets stuck and the little guide deal attached to the screw pops out of the grove in the router, and then, obviously, nothing happens because the router doesn’t go down into the wood or follow the Z axis motor any more… Anyone else have this issue or have any sugges…