New To Shopbot And Aspire

[Nstep007]

Hi everyone, I acquired a Shopbot CNC last week, as well as aspire 8.0. I have been doing well in the program as far as designing. But when i go to cut the file, it will cut one tool path, return to home, and cut another... but then somehow it will start cutting something its not suppose to. Not sure what i am doing wrong... but most certainly am doing something. Any help would be appreciated. I tried to upload a pic, but having no luck

[srwtlc]

Welcome Newbie,

Probably best if you post this in the 'Designing and Creating/Aspire' forum section and if you can post your file, that would help us to help you better.

[Chuck Keysor]

Congratulations on your new Shopbot/Aspire purchase and welcome to the forum. If you create each cut as an individual tool path, the spindle/router will return home at the completion of each cut. To avoid that, you need to combine the cut files, which you can do IF these cut files are of course all made with the same cutter.... I think you do that when you save your cut-files.... (it is something I do without thinking, so I do it, but I don't really remember what I do..... )

But as to cutting things it shouldn't, I have no clue. I expect that any of the experts on board, will right off the bat ask you for more information before they can help.

To that end, to help shorten your cycle, can you provide information as to what machine you have, pictures of the problem cuts, screen shots of your right side "Toolpath" panel? Providing any of those things up-front will help you get help faster.

And can you populate your profile with things like your name, and what city you are in? It is more gratifying to help someone when it seems like you are helping an actual person.:o And it is easier to network with fellow Shopbotters if people know where you live. (As I live in Elgin, I was very excited to see someone posting from South Elgin. Because he was so close by, I made a point of getting to meet him which has been good for both of us. Had either of us not posted where we live, we wouldn't have made that connection. Of course, that is just my opinion, do as you see fit.)

Congratulations on getting cutting so soon after you bought your machine! It took me a year, from the time I got my Bot, until I even turned it on, as I had to remodel a room to put it in. Then I had to figure it out, which took a few more months........... Chuck

[Nstep007]

Thanks for the reply guys. Im trying to upload pictures... but not having success 28665

[Chuck Keysor]

If it is any encouragement, I do recall the upload process seems a bit odd upon first use, http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=28666&stc=1

OK, I walked through the image upload process and took notes:
In the "Quick Reply" window, click on the little square icon that says "Insert image" when you hover over it. Then click on "Select files", and navigate by standard computer methods to the file you want to upload, and highlight it. Then click "Open". Then click on "Upload file". Simply repeat the process to upload another image.

The attached image is what I uploaded to walk myself through the process.

[Nstep007]

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[BrandanS]

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Welcome to the ShopBot Community! Would you be able to post your code? We can have a better look now that we have some photos to see what we are dealing with.

Brandan

[Nstep007]

Sorry for the noob question... What is the code? and how can i send it?

[BrandanS]

The code is the file you run at the Shopbot once you've finished with Aspire; aka program.

Here is a sample:
J2,-3.132,-3.279
JZ,4.
J5,-3.132,-3.279,0.1,0.,0.
M5,-3.132,-3.279,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.133,-3.268,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.137,-3.258,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.143,-3.248,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.151,-3.24,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.16,-3.234,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.171,-3.231,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.182,-3.229,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.977,-3.229,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.977,-3.322,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.125,-3.322,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.125,-3.229,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.182,-3.229,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.193,-3.231,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.204,-3.234,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.213,-3.24,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.221,-3.248,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.227,-3.258,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.231,-3.268,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-3.232,-3.279,-0.125,0.,0.
J5,-3.232,-3.279,4.,0.,0.
J5,-0.742,-4.449,4.,0.,0.

J5,-0.742,-4.449,0.1,0.,0.
M5,-0.742,-4.449,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.741,-4.46,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.737,-4.471,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.731,-4.48,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.723,-4.488,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.714,-4.494,-0.125,0.,0.
M5,-0.703,-4.498,-0.125,0.,0.

You can either attach it as a file or copy and paste in your reply; whichever is easiest.

[BrandanS]

Sorry for the noob question... What is the code? and how can i send it?

I see you've opened another thread. Let's take care of this there, that way everyone is on the same page and only one place to look.

Head on over:

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showthread.php?23068-New-to-shopbot-And-Aspire