Hi to the great CNC community.
Firstly, please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong forum. I have a few questions and do not know if I should post in individual forums.
I'm from South Africa and have been interested in computer controlled devices for quite a few years now. Unfortunately, parts , especially the electrical side is not readily available here, and what we can get is expensive.
I am planning to start my first build soon. I'ts a wood router from a book by Patrick Hood-Daniel. Would this be a reasonable build for a beginner on limited budget? I know it could do with a few improvements but that can be done later. I already have the CNC kit which I imported from China.
I already have EMC2 installed on a dedicated computer for that.
I have purchased Cambam and have the evaluation copy of Cutviewer Mill. I've spent the greater part of the last two weeks playing around, trying to learn the program, and that is where my real question comes in.
If I have a drawing (2D) that I want to cut out, the cut is not made through the material. I define my stock size and thickness in the machining properties, but when I run Cutviewer Mill it says something about no stock defined and brings up a dialog box where I can define the stock size. In this box the X and Y sizes are correct as but the thickness is greater than I defined. The Z origin is also showed the same as stock thickness.
I have read through the manual several times and tried playing with settings but to no avail.
I also noticed that on the backplot that it cuts air before cutting the stock. How does the machine determine how far it is from the stock. I'm not sure what I an doing wrong or if there is just something I misunderstand.
I'd appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks