Forest CNC Startup - Revision history

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BradfordBenn: Reverted edits by BradfordBenn (talk) to last revision by Jeff

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Reverted edits by BradfordBenn (talk) to last revision by Jeff

BradfordBenn at 13:12, 28 December 2022

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BradfordBenn at 04:15, 31 August 2022

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BradfordBenn: Added dust collection section, pictures coming soon

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Added dust collection section, pictures coming soon

Jeff at 02:52, 7 September 2021

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Jeff at 02:51, 7 September 2021

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	== Next Step ==		== Next Step ==
	[[ Forest_CNC_Set_Job_Home \| Click here for the next step ]]		[[ Forest_CNC_Set_Job_Home \| Click here for the next step ]]
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 === 5. Verify gantry in Parked position ===
 * If not, using the '''CNC controls''', move the gantry to the other end of the table
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+* '''DO NOT''' go all the way to the end, but come within a few inches
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 === 6. Set CNC Home: RESET TRIPPED ===
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 *Click the '''Big Red Reset''' button
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 === 7.1 Limit Switches ===
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+! STEPS !! VISUAL
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-=== Steps ===
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-'''
+=== 1. Turn on the computer ===
+* Press the power button on the laptop
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+* The system should auto login and launch this page
-=== Visual ===
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+[[File:CNC_Laptop_Power.png|300px|left]]
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 === 2. Turn on the CNC controller ===
 * Press the green button on the silver box mounted to the CNC machine
-|[[File:CNC_Controller_Power_On.png|500px|left]]
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-=== 3. Start Router Control application ===
+=== 3. Create Machine Instructions (GCode) ===
 * Double click the '''Router Control application''' on the desktop
 * Two applications actually startup...
-|[[File:CNC_Router_Control_App.png|200px|left]]
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-=== Application - CNC Configuration ===
+==== 4.1. Application - CNC Configuration ====
 * The first application '''(Blue background)''' allows you to initiate functions using the function keys (F1-F10)
-|[[File:CNC_App_Blue.png|500px|left]]
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-=== Application - CNC Movement Control ===
+=== 4.2 CNC Movement Control ===
 * The second application '''(Green background)''' allows you to control the machine movement. We refer to this as CNC Controls in the remaining instructions.
-|[[File:CNC_App_Green.png|300px|left]]
+| style="text-align:center; width: 50%"|
-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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+| style="text-align:left; width: 50%"|
-=== 4. Verify gantry in Parked position ===
+=== 5. Verify gantry in Parked position ===
 * If not, using the '''CNC controls''', move the gantry to the other end of the table
-* '''DO NOT''' go all the way to the end, but come within a few inches
+* '''DO NOT''' go all the way to the end, but come within a few inches |style="text-align:center; width: 50%"
 |=== Gantry should be at the far end of the table away from the computer ===
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+| style="text-align:left; width: 50%"|
-=== 5. Set CNC Home: RESET TRIPPED ===
+=== 6. Set CNC Home: RESET TRIPPED ===
 *Using the CNC software on the laptop...
 *Click the '''Big Red Reset''' button
-|[[File:CNC_Reset_Tripped.png|300px|left]]
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-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="text-align:left; width: 50%"|
+=== 7. Set CNC Home: RESET HOME ===
 *Using the CNC software on the laptop...
 *Press the '''Reset Home''' button
 *Machine cycles through X, Y & Z limits
 *X, Y & Z coordinates should all read 0 (zero) - look bottom left of the screen
-|[[File:CNC_Startup_Reset_Home.png|500px|left]]
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 === SUCCESS ===
 *You have successfully powered up the CNC and set the machine home position
 *The next step is to '''[[Forest_CNC_Set_Job_Home | set your job home position]]'''
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+== Next Step ==
 [[ Forest_CNC_Set_Job_Home | Click here for the next step ]]

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 *Machine cycles through X, Y & Z limits
 *X, Y & Z coordinates should all read 0 (zero) - look bottom left of the screen
-*Watch the screen for status messages. At times it will fail if the gantry is parked directly on the limit switches. To fix that issue, lower the Z (spindle) by about an inch, and move X and Y by about an inch. Press '''Reset Home''' again.
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	+	=== 7. DUST COLLECTION ===
	+	Before starting your jobs, check the Laguna dust collection system and prep it for use.
	+	*Check the main collection bin by either sliding it out or using the view hole and verifying that it is less than 75% full. If it is full, replace it with a clear bag that is typically on top of the Laguna.
	+	* Sweep the main filter using the handle on the separator section of the Laguna. Push the handle forward and back 10 times. Also check its collection bin.