XL and XXL Threaded Insert table Grid and Clamps

[bobtaasco (John Palomba)]

This is all great info. and full disclosure, I am a complete newbie here.

I want to make this the first job I do on my Shapeoko for obvious reasons.

Before I get started, I just wanted to get some info from you guys on what I needed to do before I loaded the job and ran it. I have already ran the helloworld (with the sharpie) and everything seems to be working great.

So from my understanding this is what I need to do:

1. Obviously home the CNC
2. Use touchprobe to zero out the Z axis with the 1/4 bit I am using for this job.
3. Load the file and create the tools paths.
4. Run the Job.

Does that sound about right?

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

Yes, that sounds about right.

I wrote a bit about bootstrapping this process at:

Notes on rapid positions and wasteboard leveling

Finally taking the time to revisit this with other machine sizes. For a Shapeoko 3 the rapid coordinate positions are (assuming one has set the origin at the SW rapid position point): NW = 0, 350 N = 200, 350 NE = 400, 350 W = 0, 215 C = 200, 215 E = 400, 215 SW = 0,0 S = 200, 0 SE = 400, 0 which yields: [image] It is possible to move 5mm to the left along X on a Z-Plus machine, and 65mm towards the front of the machine, and the Southernmost Rapid Position Points are align…

[bobtaasco (John Palomba)]

Thanks for the help Will!

I have one more question. It looks like there is a red crosshair on this file. Is that the starting point? Does the machine automatically start the job there, or do I need to zero it there?

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

Correct, the red crosshair indicates job origin relative to the drawing , and the zero should be set to match that relative to the stock.