After buying my Shapeoko Pro in Oct 2021, I got pregnant in March 2022, and after a year and some change of morning sickness, childbirth recovery, a newborn, and raising two other kids, I think I’m finally ready to get back to work. This of course means that I haven’t touched my CNC in a year, and I don’t even know if I remember how to use it.
Do you all have tips and tricks to getting things back up to speed? Things are dusty and I don’t want to mess it up while I’m trying to get back into it.
Since you were last here, we’ve moved most of the documentation over to:
and mostly it’s videos.
We’ve also updated Carbide Create quite a bit:
https://carbide3d.com/blog/carbide-create-v7/
and there’s a beta of Carbide Motion which you might find a useful starting point if you need to reinstall:
(but your current software should be fine)
In particular, if you wish, you might want to review “Hello World”:
Naturally, if you get stuck or have any difficulties, let us know at support@carbide3d.com
Give the machine a good clean, check it mechanically and give the carriages and rails some of the correct lubricant, according to the maintenance instructions.
Thank you Will and Andreas! I have a lot to catch up on, but I’m excited for the next steps.
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