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    Lives in London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 18-01-2023 Has been a member for 0-1 years. Has a total post count of 3.
    Hi,
    Just joined today as a result of stumbling upon this group via a google search.

    My interest are electronics and computing and I discovered a world of pcb prototyping using a cnc, this prompted me to get a 3018 pro and have a dabble. This turned out to be a can of worms, I can't seem to get any consistency so I will be throwing myself at the mercy of this forum with a million questions.
    I did have success in milling a front panel out of abs for a disc drive unit for my old computer but that was not plane sailing as the plastic kept melting to the mill bit, but I got there in the end.

    I am using KiCAD, Flatcam and Candle for pcb work and Freecad and Candle for the front panel.

    I have found there is a bit of play in the X axis coming from the guide rails and linear bearings, I suspect this may be a cause of the inconsistency I am getting.

    I shall have to sit down and try and figure out exactly what the problems are before posting.

    Maybe there is a test pattern around that I could engrave that would highlight the area concerned.

    T.I.A.

    Ashley.

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    Hi and welcome to the forum Ashley, did you manage to get to the bottom of this?
    .Me

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