I’m new to CNC’s and just getting my feet wet. I cut a couple of items already and thought I was getting the hang of it, until I tried surfacing my machine. I created a file to surface the machine 1mm and it ended up 4mm off. I don’t understand why that happened, and so I stopped the machine after a…

I think I see the issue. When you use the BitZero for XYZ, it sits inside the lip like you have it. When you’re doing just one axis, in your case it sounds like you just set Z, then the whole BitZero needs to sit on top of the work piece. It kinda shows that and explains it in Carbide Motion, but no…

Help understanding what went wrong - Shapeoko 5 pro 4x4

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WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D)) May 8, 2023, 5:28pm 17

The rapid position points do not map to the corners of the working area.

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