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Added a quick start guide of the steps to rung a job on the machine
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=== Quick start guide for running a job === | |||
1) Power on the machine (black box under the table by the PC) and run Mach3. The controller may take a couple minutes to boot up. | |||
2) Disable the soft E-stop. If it doesn’t clear, check the mechanical E-stops | |||
3) Click Reference All so the machine can figure out where it is. If the machine doesn’t move, check that it’s not at any limit switches. Push it towards center a little and try again | |||
4) Set up your workpiece | |||
5) Install your tool | |||
6) Zero the Z axis using a piece of paper and ‘INCR” jog mode, or Z-PROBE. If using Z probe, first check probe speeds and distances in the probing screen. **Mach3 starts in INCH mode but the probe settings are whatever the last person left them at** Make sure you change the tool number to 99 before probing. Change the tool number to 1 or 0 after probing. | |||
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Make sure you set the Z zero to the correct surface, usually the top or bottom of your job** | |||
7) Move the machine to the XY datum, 0, or ‘home’ position of your job | |||
8) Zero the X and Y axes | |||
9) If your job is metric, issue command G21 in the MDI: box. G21 should then show up in the MODE: line next to the E-stop button | |||
10) Load your g-code. It should show your job in the display. Check the file at ncviewer.com if it doesn’t look right. You might have to recreate it | |||
11) Check the min/max values to see if they are reasonable. (inch/mm) | |||
12) Attach the dust boot and turn on the dust collector. | |||
13) Turn on SINGLE LINE mode if it’s your first time or you’re unsure. Clicking RUN (green play icon) will run one line of code. After several lines the spindle should be spinning and have made it’s first move. If everything seems ok, turn off SINGLE LINE mode | |||
14) Click RUN.<hr> | |||
===Machine Overview=== | ===Machine Overview=== | ||
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