Shapeoko Pro XXL Machining Aluminum problem (Solved)

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I am super new to this so I don’t know the proper terms for this. I made my first aluminum adaptive clearing toolpath in Fusion360. I followed the speeds and feeds provided by carbide 3d. But randomly during the process, something happens and it stops moving in the x and y properly then it just starts clearing downward in the Z direction.

Here is a video of it happening: Shapeoko Pro XXL problem - YouTube

Here is a photo

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any idea whats going on?

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you should post the gcode file as well.

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What alloy are you cutting?

Are you using a coated tool? (which coating)

Is your machine mechanically sound?

Is all the wiring and all the connectors in good condition and secure?

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Sorry, I’m an idiot. I’m very new to this.

The problem has been fixed. I installed downcut bit instead of an upcut bit. Changing it fixed the problem.

Thanks for responding!

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You may want better wrenches too. I found that my end mill would sometimes wiggle down when machining aluminum using the supplied wrenches. Better quality wrenches and a snug tighten (no gorilla’ing) fixed similar issues for me.

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The community has the following notes on collet wrench/nut sizes for the Makita RT0701/Carbide Compact Router:

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