🆘 EMERGENCY 🆘 : If someone is injured #
- Turn off the machine
- Shout for help
- Emergency First Aid
- Call an Ambulance / Go to Hospital
⚙️ MACHINE EMERGENCY ⚙️ : The tool has crashed or your part is damaged #
- Click STOP or Press Space Bar (If very bad, hit the emergency stop)
- lift the Z axis out of the way
- Move the cutting head clear
- Retrieve parts
- If the machine crashed, fetch a member of staff to inspect
❗⚠️ DANGER DANGER ⚠️ ❗ #
🔴 RED ALERT 🔴 : The Spindle is turning #
- Do not put your hands into the machine
- Do not leave the woodworking space
- Extraction ON
- Wear Ear Protection and Eye Protection
- Keep the space around the spindle control free and tidy
- No tools on the Machine Bed
🟠 AMBER ALERT 🟠 : The Machine is in Jog Mode #
- Keep the area around the spindle control free
- Beware of where the machine bit is (Don’t crash it into your workpiece)
📑 Order of Operations 📑 #
- 🔋 Turning the Machine On 🔋
- 🔧 Changing Tools 🔧
- ♨️ Warmup ♨️
- 🗜️ Add Your Work Piece 🗜️
- 📏 Zero Z Axis 📏
- 📐 Zero X & Y Axis 📐
- 🧹 Extraction ON 🧹
- ▶️ Start Program ▶️
- 👀 Watch Program 👀
- 🏁 Program Finish 🏁
- ⚒️ Remove Cut Piece ⚒️
- 🪛 Remove Workpiece 🪛
- 🧹 Clean The Workspace 🧹
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🔋 Turning the Machine On 🔋 #
Step 1: Lift the red switch cover
Step 2: Flip the switch up
Step 3: Turn the Key (This is the spindle activation key)
🔧 Changing Tools 🔧 #
Tools You will need:
- Toothed wrench for CNC collet nut
- 22mm Wrench
Step 1: Remove the foot.
- It is attached by magnets, so needs only a small tug to remove.
Step 2: Set the 22mm Wrench in place
- There is a flat side to the spindle where the 22mm wrench can latch onto.
- The fit is tight enough that you should be able to let the wrench hang there.
Step 3: Position the toothed wrench
- There are slots around the collet nut which match the teeth on the wrench.
Step 4: Loosen the collet nut and remove the tool
- Push the toothed wrench away from you, and pull the 22mm wrench towards you.
- There might be 2 moments of tightness to overcome before the collet nut is able to be further loosened by hand.
- Remove the tool from the collet.
- If your new tool uses the same size collet, skip to step 7.
Step 5: Remove the collet from the collet nut
- After removing the collet nut from the spindle, place the nut face down and push against the back of the collet firmly with the palm of your hand, it should pop right out.
Step 6: Place the new collet in the collet nut
- After choosing the right collet for the tool, place the collet nut face down on a table and with the palm of your hand press the collet into place.
Step 7: Insert the new tool and replace the collet nut
- Insert the tool up to the shoulder / top of the flutes
- The collet nut can now be threaded back onto the spindle.
- Take care not to crossthread the nut.
Step 8: Tighten the collet nut
- Pull the toothed wrench towards you, push the 22mm away.
- Take care not to overtighten, “A firm one-hand squeeze is usually sufficient”
♨️ Warmup ♨️ 🟠 #
Step 1: Make sure the Tool is clear of any material
Step 2: Turn the knob on the spindle control to read F100
Step 3: Open the Yellow keypad
Step 4: Click “Outputs 1”
Step 5: Hit “OK” if all is well and the spindle should start
Step 6: Wait 5 minutes, increase the speed to F200
Step 7: Wait 5 minutes, increase the speed to F300
Step 8: Wait until the cycle finishes
🗜️ Add Your Work Piece 🗜️ #
Tools you will require:
- Drill with Screwdriver bit attachment
- Wood screws of appropriate length to the thickness of your board e.g. 30mm screw for <12mm board
- Step stool
Step 1: After Selecting your workpiece, place it onto the sacrificial board
Step 2: Screw enough screws through the board into the sacrificial bed so as to keep it from moving and hold the workpiece flat to the bed.
- In this case we have placed 6 screws, one for each corner to hold it in place, and 2 more in the middle to account for the bowing along the length of the workpiece.
📏 Zero Z Axis 📏 🟠 #
Tools You will Require:
- Z zero grounding plate
Step 1: Remove the brush foot
Step 2: Connect the Z zero plate clip
Step 3: Connect the grounding clip to the router bit
Step 4: Place the grounding plate on top of your material
Step 5: Jog the tool such that it is hovering over the plate
Step 6: Close the yellow jog box, and press the Z zero button
Step 7: When prompted press OK
Step 8: The spindle will drop to touch the plate before bouncing up and doing so once more
- Occasionally this results in an error. Check the plate is flat on the board, and the clips are correctly attached, and then try again.
Step 9: After it is done, you will be prompted with this message. Press OK
Step 10: Put away the Z zeroing plate, and replace the foot brush.
📐 Zero X & Y Axis 📐 🟠 #
Step 1: Check your stock origin point in Fusion 360
You can find instructions here for [[Designing For CNC]] and [[Toolpathing]].
It is suggested that you make your stock origin, the BOTTOM LEFT point ON TOP of your workpiece to align with the CNC, the axes of which are as follows: X is the long side of the CNC, Y is the short side.
Step 2: Use the arrows (Or keyboard Arrow Keys) to move the tool to the appropriate XY position matching your stock origin.
- Be sure that the tool is safely above all workpieces and will not crash.
- Make sure your workpiece isn’t placed such that your toolpath goes outside the range of the CNC
Step 3: Hit the “Zero Axes” button and select “X - Axis” and “Y -Axis”
- Confirm by pressing “Zero”
- This will reset the X and Y positions to 0, setting the new home point to the current position.
Step 4: You can test this new home, or bring the tool back home at any point by hitting the Jog Home button
🧹 Extraction ON 🧹 #
Step 1: Ensure the Extractor plug is in, and turn it on at the outlet.
Step 2: Open the Shopbot Slider, close the bench tools slider
▶️ Start Program ▶️ 🔴 #
Step 1: Check through the following questions
- Is your workpiece firmly secured?
- Have you got the correct tool in the collet?
- Have you zeroed your Z axis to the top of your workpiece?
- Are your X and Y axes zeroed appropriately?
- Is the Extraction on?
- Have you warmed up the spindle?
- Do you have Ear protection on?
Step 2: Load your cut file
Step 3: Press Start
Step 4: Press OK through the menus
👀 Watch Program 👀 🔴 #
- DO NOT LEAVE THE WOOD WORKSHOP
BE READY TO STOP THE MACHINE
Keep your Personal Protective Equipment on
Watch for anything unexpected to occur
🏁 Program Finish 🏁 🟠 #
Step 1: Wait for the spindle to stop
Step 2: Home the Tool
Step 3: Jog the tool away from your workpiece
⚒️ Remove Cut Piece ⚒️ #
Step 1: Use the extraction nozzle to clean your cut
Step 2: Use a chisel and Mallet to sever your tabs
Step 3: Extract your cut!
🪛 Remove Workpiece 🪛 #
Step 1: Make sure the tool is out of the way
Step 2: Remove all screws or clamps holding the workpiece
Step 3: Assess the workpiece if it could be used for further cuts
Step 4: Place in the appropriate area or the scraps bin
🧹 Clean The Workspace 🧹 #
Step 1: Use the extraction nozzle to vacuum up all the sawdust on the sac bed
Step 2: Return all tools to their appropriate areas
Step 3: Ensure the area around the CNC is clean and tidy
💡 Operating Tips💡 #
🤔 Choosing the correct tool 🤔 #
