Hey y’all. I’m stuck calibrating my device.
One big issue I’ve had is the sled sometimes hits the anchor points during calibration. This has caused it to break the belts twice. Anyone have experience with the sled running into the anchor points and how to prevent it?
Cristian Paul Martinez wrote:
One big issue I¢ve had is the sled sometimes hits the anchor points during
calibration. This has caused it to break the belts twice. Anyone have
experience with the sled running into the anchor points and how to prevent it?
What size frame and what size calibration grid are you using?
David Lang
My anchors are about the same size as the calibration grid 35inches x 37inches.
Is the calibration grid the size of the frame or the size of the working area?
The calibration grid should be substantially smaller than the size of the frame. Generally I’d recommend at least 18 inches of clearance from the anchor points or 36 inches smaller, but that doesn’t leave you any room to calibrate.
Trying to run a machine this big in a space that small is going to be pretty tough, its really designed to cut full sheets of plywood
it’s the size of the working area.
on a frame that small, you can do ~16 in smaller than your frame
Thank you.
I could have realized this before but also maybe directions are weren’t explicit enough.
I must have gotten confused being told to enter the old machine width machine height values from the video and user guide into the calibration grid. update the instructions for people like me.
I figured I’d try to cut some small trays and signs as my first projects to test it out before building a frame. I do plan on later using it for larger projects mainly set building and cabinetry / furniture.
Currently I don’t have ideal space because I’m set up in my 9ftx7ft laundry room. What is the smallest size frame you’ve found success with/ recommend?
Okay so 18 inches from anchor points a 3ftx3ft grid is too small.
To cut a 1ft x 1 ft area the frame should be 4x4ft?
I 1000% agree. I need to remake those videos for the updated system. That is on my todo list!
Can you attach it to the walls? No frame needed
see Possible super-simple frame - #62 by Andith where I
built a ~30" square frame.
I was able to calibrate, but haven’t done any real cutting with it.
David Lang
Cristian Paul Martinez wrote:
Okay so 18 inches from anchor points a 3ftx3ft grid is too small.
To cut a 1ft x 1 ft area the frame should be 4x4ft?
2.5 ft square frame (although it is getting really tight)
David Lang
I’m in a cramped space, I think I’ll make a small vertical frame so I can get my workbench back in here. I’d love to set up in the living room / dining room floor for full sheets, but I’ve got roommates already fed up with me tracking sawdust everywhere through the house
Thank you for all the help, I’ll see if I can make a small area/frame work for me. I was thinking when I bought it I could mount it to a normal dining table or workbench and do small projects at home & also bring it into work for set building and cabinets in a shop environment.
I used to have a 40watt laser cutter and hoping to use this on small projects like I used that as well and leave it set up on a workbench
that sort of thing is exactly what I was thinking when I did the small frame I linked to.
one thing with such a small frame, the angle of the belts down to the anchors can be a problem, so you should add offsets to raise the anchors to be roughly even with the arms (with the router all the way down), don’t forget to set the Z offsets.
a vertical frame may need more height to reduce the stress on the belts in the top center
