Sorry to resurrect this after so long, but why do you not offset the dowels, rather than the zero point, so that the edges of the dowels align with the centre point of the zero? That way you don't lose any cutting 'real estate'?
I also don't own a StepCraft but watch all your videos. I use wooden dowels because I tend to make errors and cut the border and touch the dowels at times, metal dowels wouldn't be good for me! lol
Use to dowel pins to locate your work, hold it down with double-sided tape, then pull the dowels out once the material is fixed down in the right place
Your 0,0 should not be dependent on the cutter size. If you line up your material on 0,10 and 10,0 vectors you have all the reference you need independent of the bit you are using. Your indexing is off vectors, not where your cutter will reach 0,0. I have spent too much time trying to maximize table cutting size and minimizing material loss.
When I hit the P1 on my M1000 it goes to 53.7000 (x) 31.7000 (y) -10.000 (z) instead of 3.175, 3.175, 0. Is there an update I need to do or is there a manual way to change that P1 data point? Thanks Erick!
Great video it explains a lot. I currently have a CNC4Newbies 4x8 platform. Like in your video when I home my machine it is currently off the material like you showed. How can I get that info on the P1 option to set my home position like you showed. Thanks Eric
Thank you. I do not. We do not use WinPC-NC here in the USA. I am sorry. I am sure if you look on the forums at www.stepcraft-systems.com that you might find someone that can make a macro for it
Seems it would be easier to just move machine to extremes and drill tiny holes then lay down a piece of thin wood as a ruler/square along those lines and screw them in
Yes, you are correct. G55, G56 etc are made for this. The problem is that if you set G56 to the required start point (.125 over on X and Y) and you accidentally reset Zero to another location (ask me how I know) then you lose your required start point. The P1 macro, just makes it so you can always get back to that starting location regardless of where you have any other work offset programmed. It is a failsafe way to maintain that starting location when using reference edges.
Sorry to resurrect this after so long, but why do you not offset the dowels, rather than the zero point, so that the edges of the dowels align with the centre point of the zero? That way you don't lose any cutting 'real estate'?
I also don't own a StepCraft but watch all your videos. I use wooden dowels because I tend to make errors and cut the border and touch the dowels at times, metal dowels wouldn't be good for me! lol
Use to dowel pins to locate your work, hold it down with double-sided tape, then pull the dowels out once the material is fixed down in the right place
I don't own a Stepcraft but I sure like your videos.
Thank you so much! Maybe one day you will join our family :)
Are there 1/4" dowel pins with a half-round top? Seems an easier solution to the 1/8" offset problem.
i'm just trying to get my machine to start working. do you need to do all this? when i purchased they told me it was easy, but that's not the case.
Thanks for your efforts Sir.
But can we have a playlist that takes beginners step by step?
The playlist kinda gets someone lost.
Your 0,0 should not be dependent on the cutter size. If you line up your material on 0,10 and 10,0 vectors you have all the reference you need independent of the bit you are using. Your indexing is off vectors, not where your cutter will reach 0,0. I have spent too much time trying to maximize table cutting size and minimizing material loss.
Can also make a fence that has the same reference points. You just plop them on the pins when you need them. You'd loose a bit of cutting area.
Thinking of buying a stepcraft... Are uvstill happy with your stepcraft? Does it cut aluminum well? Would you buy it again?
Excellent save me a lot of time. To edit the dowel size, where do l start, is it with Excel or ??
email us and we will help you - info@stepcraft.us
These videos help.. thank you.
Nice video but wow it could have been a lot shorter lol
I’m getting an error message went I try to start the code
Out of software limits job C Min 0.00 x soo it X 0.00 I’m confused 🤷🏽♂️
Please contact support@stepcraft.us and they can help you
When I hit the P1 on my M1000 it goes to 53.7000 (x) 31.7000 (y) -10.000 (z) instead of 3.175, 3.175, 0. Is there an update I need to do or is there a manual way to change that P1 data point? Thanks Erick!
Hi, Yes please contact me at info@stepcraft.us and I will have it sent over
Great video it explains a lot. I currently have a CNC4Newbies 4x8 platform. Like in your video when I home my machine it is currently off the material like you showed. How can I get that info on the P1 option to set my home position like you showed. Thanks Eric
Thanks for this detailed explanation Erick. Do you perhaps have a macro for winpc-nc?
Thank you. I do not. We do not use WinPC-NC here in the USA. I am sorry. I am sure if you look on the forums at www.stepcraft-systems.com that you might find someone that can make a macro for it
How are you using Vectric on a Mac? I was told it is a windows only software
It’s a little thing called parallels
I only have version 1.2037 where can I get an updated version?
email support@stepcraft.us
@@StepcraftInc Thank you for the help
Seems it would be easier to just move machine to extremes and drill tiny holes then lay down a piece of thin wood as a ruler/square along those lines and screw them in
As I said in the video, there are several ways that you could do this. This was just one to illustrate why it is important to have a reference.
I thought G55, G56, ... were made for such things, maybe the P1 macro+zero all is simpler, thanks for the tip.
Yes, you are correct. G55, G56 etc are made for this. The problem is that if you set G56 to the required start point (.125 over on X and Y) and you accidentally reset Zero to another location (ask me how I know) then you lose your required start point. The P1 macro, just makes it so you can always get back to that starting location regardless of where you have any other work offset programmed. It is a failsafe way to maintain that starting location when using reference edges.
Dude, move the origin in a half inch and set your reference pins. Don't try to confuse things by living on the edge of your max work envelope.
Also I would worry about vacuuming them up...
The pins are in snug so they don't vacuum up
It's very simple, yet it takes almost a half hour to explain it. I lost my interest after the first 5 minutes.
i just set my xyz up its right on the nose!!
don't buy stepcraft cnc its not worth the money spended 4000 dollar on a worthless cnc dont spend your money on stepcraft cnc