In Carbide Motion when the option to “Jog” is selected, there is a prompt that says “Measure Tool”. My question is, do I always need to choose this, even if I’ve just initialized the machine and no tool change has been done? I always do it to be safe but it feels like i might just be wasting time, if the tool was already measured on initialization.
It is only necessary to do this if you have changed the tool since it was last measured.
never trust the measure tool. always better to manually zero Z
Hey Will am I still being censored in posts?
Right after initialization and you want to jog you get a message to measure the bit. You can say no. The last time you physically set Z zero either manually or with the BitZero it is remembered. Since I am usually starting a new job and the jog is to set zeros I say no. I think it is a builtin fail safe that C3D put in. Never change a bit without going through the software interface or being prompted by a job.
It does not hurt anything if you say yes it just wastes time.
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bit setter, bit zero, so inaccurate compared to touch and feel. you have tom have a perfect piece everytime to rely on it, that doesn’t exist.
I guess its ok if one runs 100 pieces the same within a 32nd. Custom things its typically not useful.
Only if you’re breaking the rules.
As an example of a file which used two tools and had the BitSetter measure each to determine the necessary tool length offset to maintain zero:
The chamfers were cut with a #301 after changing to that tool from a 1/8" downcut using the BitSetter.
Anyone who has difficulty getting consistent cuts with multiple tools who wishes assistance with that difficulty may write in to support@carbide3d.com and we will do our best to work with them to resolve the problem.
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seems I am censored on replying to messages, even though I have not even been on in awhile . Cali boys break easy
My little SO3 with HDZ has been perfect for its whole life. I guess I am living right. One thing I have done with small pieces is use a 15 or 20 degree vee bit. I get good results from small objects or thin lines. The 90 and 60 degree bits just dont work well for me with shallow and/or small objects.
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