X and Y precise zero point?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Folks used machines for years without probes.

See:

https://carbide3d.com/hub/courses/running-shapeoko/movements-zeroing/

Or, chuck up a V endmill and use that:

Making a guitar bridge for Carbide Create Pro

To cut this out, create or download the file in question and open in Carbide Create: [image] and verify the 3D preview: [image] select and mark a piece of stock for center and secure it in place on the machine: [20231129_2027531] power up, connect to, initialize, and allow the machine to measure the tool and then set zero relative to the stock to match how the origin is defined in the file: [20231129_2034201] [image] Load the file and verify the cut in the G-code preview: [image] …