Alright, so I bought an x carve used, brought it home and set it up.
Calibrating the X and Y axis was pretty easy and so was the Z axis once I did it a few times. When I calibrated the Z axis the $102=50.5, so at that point everything to correct.
Using the Z probe, I go through the setup and as soon as I lift the Z probe to the bit to verify the connection, the $102 changes to $102=188.976. It has done this several times and it’s always this number.
I finish the Z probe setup, not knowing that the $102 has changed for some reason and the start the carve. The x carve goes to the X and Y Home and drives the bit all the way into the workpiece and into the waist board.
I’m at a loss at for what could be changing the settings during the job setup. I will say that I can manually set the Z height a paper thickness above the work piece and the carve is successful. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Jeff
X Carve (older model that has been upgraded)
1000x1000mm
X Controller
C4N Z axis lift
Easel
Yes, the machine setup. I’m not sure how often I need to do it. Do I run the setup each time I log in to the x-crave or easel? Will it remember the settings from the last time I used it even after I shut off the computer?
Don’t run the setup again. Just change the settings you need to change and never mess with it again. The GRBL settings are stored in the controller, not your computer.