3 Axis CNC router

**Nickhofen** · 08-11-2017

Very nice!
In a few days you will make dust....men glitter!!!

**routercnc** · 08-11-2017

Anything on the machine which moves by itself counts as 'first movement' so woo-hoo indeed ! Nice one Joe and nice one Dean where ever you are !

**grain_r** · 08-11-2017

Well Done Joe.

Your thread is a constant spur on for me. I'm in the same position of young children and no time so I know how well you are doing to move the build on.
You will have to start designing those things that you dreamed of making when it was a If only I had a CNC machine I could make ??????.

**JoeHarris** · 23-01-2018

I have been busily getting my head around fusion 360 in the background (very nice programme, can't believe they let the likes of me use it for nothing!) and sent my first programme to the machine this evening and of course things did not go quite to plan.

The intention was to cut a small pocket 55x55mm with a 1/2" router bit (12.7mm)

This was all set up correctly in fusion (I think) and it cut fine, albeit far too slow (I'll up the feed rate next time around), but the problem came when I measured the part - see pictures below... any ideas!?

After all this time building, it is dawning on me that I have no idea how to use this new tool of mine :(

Edit: Sorry - pictures make this look worse than it is as I forgot to zero the calipers! I'll take some new pictures...