What does Winston mean about this additional touch probing for the Nomad 3. It starts around 29:00 from the Carbide Office Hours #20. This could be the mystery upgrade.
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Isnât that just the BitZero that they already sell? I use one on my Nomad for probing without issue.
Can someone please post the dimensions of the T slot and machine bottom footprint/square tubes for the Shapeoko Pro? Need to place an order for T slot nuts at McMaster soon and to prepare for the machine build.
Thank you 
Per the shop page:
you get:
Qty 8, M6 T-Nuts
Iâve already read that. We need to order about 50 though and need actual specs.
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I thought M6 T-slots and nuts were an ISO standard?
http://www.fasteners.eu/standards/ISO/299/
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/t-slut-t-nut-size-metric-d_2072.html
https://www.trfastenings.com/Products/Catalogue/nuts/T-Slot/Rectangle-Pattern/TR00001112-100
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Yes, please note that the M6 T-slot nuts donât fit in the older MDF T-track (Iâve got some which donât fit my XL).
Negative, thereâs different kinds, and since this is a new hybrid design want to make sure of the slot dimensions.
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Iâve queried the team chat â hopefully weâll get an answer from someone who knows the answer.
@WillAdams Thanks! Just need these four dimensions for the slot:
Any update? Thank you
The main slot is approximately 17mm wide 10mm high. The slot is approximately 9mm wide and 4mm high and the T nuts are M6.
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@Luke Thanks! Just ordered a bunch of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BHJPB9G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope they fit good enough.
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New video posted for Shapeoko Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45bivPwwx18
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I spotted this from Chris Salomone talking about (cough) one of the other machines (cough). They inadvertently show some interesting details of how itâs built and where some of the rather large cost came from, such as what appear to be cross-ribbed custom castings for the Y plates;
It makes for an interesting comparison on where this version pushed out the budget vs. how Carbide kept it pretty nicely under control with the Pro.
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This is exactly the kind of information I want to see. I just want to say again, more openness would go a long way towards me remaining a Carbide 3D customer.
Thats an interesting video, both in getting a look at the XC Pro and the content - I hadnât seen that channel prior to this thank you!
I would love to see more on their gantry beam construction, it looks like it has bigger dimensions than the the SO3 Pro but without reinforcement youâd lose a lot of strength having the slot for the ballscrew.
Iâm in the throws of some pretty heavy research at the moment looking for a new machine, and its very interesting to see where different manufacturers utilise their budget, and where they choose to price the machine. It has really highlighted the value and capability of the Carbide3d machines relative to the other options.
That being said the SO3 Pro isnât under consideration due to the work area.
Noticed a new video on the SO3 Pro on the Carbide3d YouTube channel today too Here
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I posted that link a few posts above yours 
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Ha⊠yes you did. I even scanned to see if anyone else had posted itâŠ
Lucky that lack of attention to detail doesnât bite me in the A** too often in my cnc jobs!
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After watching the latest video about the Shapeoko Pro and hearing about the increase in rigidity for pushing the machine hard and âthe same accuracy as the Shapeoko 3â, I thought to have a look at the Shapeoko 3âs accuracy and was surprised to see that 0.002" is pretty typical.
Given that the Nomad is specced to 0.0015", I was wondering, why not make a âNomadâ by scaling down the Shapeoko Pro? Whatâs the practical difference these days?
With its presumably more rigid extrusions and rails instead of linear bearings, Iâm guessing the Shapeoko Pro has better rigidity than the Nomad. With the flexible spindle holder, you can put any kind of spindle you want in there, from an engraver to a 2.2kW water-cooled beast.
My presumption was always that the Shapeoko was more wobbly because of the belts but it seems that realistically that isnât a problem.
If one were, to for example, buy a Shapeoko Pro and cut chunks of the belt and extrusions out until it had a footprint similar to a Nomad, what would be the differences between the Frankenoko Pro and the Nomad 3?
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