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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