How do I do repeated cutting without going through the whole zero setup?
Zero is persistent, so shouldn’t need to be reset (so long as no steps were lost)
Disable the BitZero is one option to reduce measuring tools
If you want to run the same job over and over in the same place then as @WillAdams said just run the job again. The BitSetter is required if you have multiple tools in a job even if you are running the same job over and over. With a single tool job disabling the BitSetter is ok but for SO3/4 you need to power cycle to get the internal coordinates to work properly. People here on the forum say the SO5 can have the BitSetter disabled without power cycling. Even if you power cycle the X Y and Z zeros are still remembered and no need to rezero after a power cycle.
After power cycling if you disable the BitSetter it is a good practice to go to jog after initialization and use the rapid positions to double check the zeros.
So doing multiple items with the same file you set up the first one and zero all 3 axis. Then run the job with the BitSetter disabled. When the job finished replace your material in the same place as the first material and hit start. The router will move forward and start cutting. That is if the job only has one tool. If the job has multiple tools of different sizes then leave your BitSetter on. The time to go and check your BitSetter is nominal in the big picture. That said if you have 100 pieces to cut then obviously it would be a lot more time consuming. So to use BitSetter or not to use BitSetter is dependent on what you are cutting.
Thanks guys. That will help speed up the progress.
I have had some issues with accuracy between jobs. Talking about 1/32" or 1/16". Normally, I don’t care about that variance, but it has been magnified when tiling (between jobs of each tile). What I’ve done is to add an initial step that brings the bit above center and plunges into air. I can then stop the job when that command is executing, and manually bring the bit down to the worksurface to check zero. If it’s off, I measure the distance off in each direction and adjust the axis and rezero. It takes time and it’s kind of a pain in the butt - but if spot-on accuracy matters, this is a pretty good way to check and run.
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I assume when you do this you then have to fire that job up again and simply let that step proceed?
If everything stays zeroed, you just let it go…it’s cutting air and continues with the rest of the job. If you’re off, you need to stop, rezero, and restart
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