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==Step 3 - Getting ready to mill your piece== | ==Step 3 - Getting ready to mill your piece== | ||
7. Mount your piece on the milling table. | 7. Mount your piece on the milling table. | ||
You need to be careful of | You need to be careful of | ||
8. Move carriage to a new home position | 8. Move carriage to a new home position | ||
Note that the travel limit switches are now | |||
Note that the travel limit switches are now in a “Dead Man” mode. If you accidentally drive the carriage too far and it trips a switch, the CNC will go into error mode and you will need to manually resolve. | |||
To assist you in preventing this problem, enable the “Soft Limits” button. | To assist you in preventing this problem, enable the “Soft Limits” button. | ||
<br>[[File:141-Soft-Limits.jpg]] | <br>[[File:141-Soft-Limits.jpg]] | ||
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Note that Green is Positive direction and Red is negative. | Note that Green is Positive direction and Red is negative. | ||
Also, the direction of the arrows match the direction of the 3 axis (left => left, up => up, etc) | Also, the direction of the arrows match the direction of the 3 axis (left => left, up => up, etc) | ||
Once you have positioned the carriage in the perfect position, click on each of the “Zero X” buttons. | Once you have positioned the carriage in the perfect position, click on each of the “Zero X” buttons. | ||