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Usage Basics

  • Mount you material to the wasteboard
  • Manually move the router to the left front corner of the workpiece
  • Check/adjust the X axis so that it is parallel to the front of the machine
  • Use the Z knob and a piece of paper to adjust the Z axis
  • Turn on the X-Carve "CNC" switch to set the project origin (X,Y,Z 0)
  • Position the dust shoe and tighten the top knob
  • Click the Carve button
  • Turn on the "Spindle" switch when asked if the router is on
  • Turn off the "Spindle" switch for tool changes (NOT the CNC switch)
  • Select the appropriate Easel Workpiece
  • Only move the X and Y axes in custom increments, e.g. 100mm/4.0"
  • Raise Z as needed and change the tool
  • Use the same custom increments to return X and Y to the corner of the material
  • Use increasingly smaller Z increments to get the new tool down to the material
  • Click the Carve button and, when asked, select use New position (NOT Last position)
  • Turn on the "Spindle" switch when asked if the router is on


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