CNC Shark Forum

Today I ran the first tap file and it worked fine. When I loaded the second file I clicked run,(the X was 0, the Y was 0, and the Z said 1") it dove into the wood again, I hit the emergency stop and clicked the "MOVE to 0,0" it moved it back but the Z axis was at .5 and not 1" where it was orginally...

My machine is directly wired to my computer with a USB cable. I have no idea where I would find an sd card. I do not have a slot for it anywhere.

The software shows the preview of the cuts and they look fine.

Any more ideas on what to look for?

Rosemary

My material thickness is usually 1" or less than that. I haven't had a problem with this before. I am not using thicker wood than normal. I will check the settings. When I started to have issues was when I set the 0,0. I joged the bit to where I wanted it and I accidentaly hit SET and not the XYZ0. ...

Where would I find the safe Z setting? As you can see, I'm still learning the machine.

Rosemary

I'm using the CNC Shark. (smallest unit). No loose screws. Everything is tight. I talked to someone else and they said to reload the software. It's not the machine itself but a software problem. The only axis problem I'm having is the Z axis. It is off by more than 1/2" at times. I just don't want t...

Lately my machine is cutting the wrong depth. I have checked the bit and it is tight. I can run one .tap file and when the bit goes back to 0,0 it is way off. It says it's Z is 1.0 when it actually is .5 or less. Needless to say it was cutting deep gouges before I figured it out. I reset 0,0 and loa...

Are there any classes avaliable for use of this machine? I know there are videos but I need to know what the engraving tool cut does, how it cuts, what a closed vector is, how to draw closed vectors etc. A manual of "how to" would be great. I'm getting tired of the trial and error method I've been u...

Hi, Rosemary form Jackson, MI