3-axis ShopBot

CNC Router ShopBot Alpha 96

Uses software

• PartWorks 3D for 3D objects
• PartWorks 3.0 for 2D-ish objects

power up

• power button
• key
• stop button pulled
• reset button pressed

moving axes

• on position window, click "show keypad" (to right of joystick)
• move to where you want
• south-east corner is 0, north-south is x

z-axis zeroing

• connect clip to chuck
• test zero-plate against bit ("position" window inp1 should light up)
• shopbot console, Cuts, c2 - zero z axis w/ Zzero plate

• see also http://shopbotwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/11910936/Z-axis%20Zeroing

loading program

• tools, PartWorks (whichever you are using)
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