Is your Cut set to the outside of the line? If your using a 1/4 bit and cut on center your part will be 1/4 inch small.
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Is your Cut set to the outside of the line? If your using a 1/4 bit and cut on center your part will be 1/4 inch small.
hello,
I built my 4x8 cnc and home to the front and park (g28) to the back out of the way is the a way to program a Marco button for this move and how ?
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I been changing this for months and I posted last night and got the same anwser hese guys are so helpful.
Thank you so much guys thats all it was
Will try that thank you guys
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You tube can help alot when learning this stuff
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