CNC Shark Forum

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The Shark Pro HD like any other tool in your shop must be set up to work at its best. With that said, I will try to lay out what I have learned. I am sure some of this will apply to some of the older models as well as the new Mako. The pics that I have attached may not follow the text as close as th...

Feasterville PA USA

Michou Lets start with the simple stuf YOU DID zerro X,Y,Z after you moved the bit to the zerro position. I don't want to say how many times I failed to do that step. You are using the correcrt post processor file when you creat the tap file in Vcarve If you set Z to 0 severial inches above your tab...

MacMarty15221 How sure are you that the bit is sharp if you put it in a plane old router and just try to do a cut slot does it cut clean or does it also chatter. I did look at your tap file and the feed is way down I usualy set it to 50 and if I feel it is a bit to much youse the FRO to slow it down...

To all This hole issue of leveling and "proper" setup has cause many a user to have problems and also I am sure some user to turn away from the shark. I have a shark pro hd and have spent the time to reinfource and level the top. I have seen some very good idea on what and how to do this. Now the qu...

lthorpe

Thanks looks great

Brittell I did not want to watch all the tutorials same as jeb2cav but found myself watching them over and over until it sunk in to my old thick head. I now feel I can do a lot with the Shark and the software. The other thing that sold me was you can get help here and also the Vectric fourm site. I ...

mdcavanaugh The part that took me the longest to realise is the bottom of the shark must be on a VERY flat level base , it must be supported under the Y base rails in the center or it will cause the gantry to "sag" . I had to add shim's under the Y base rails in the center to stop the gantry from sa...

Chadweberg I am not sure if I understand you correctley, But If you are square in your work piece to the top I would not do that. Attached is one way that I use. To set the boards up I use a dowel in the router rather than a bit. Jog the router to one end of the Y movement. and set the board to just...