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=== 7. Canceling a Job ===
 
* You can cancel a job in progress by pressing '''CANCEL CYCLE'''
 
* You can cancel a job in progress by pressing '''CANCEL CYCLE'''
 
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Revision as of 17:54, 11 February 2021

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WARNING!!!

NEVER leave the CNC machine unattended while the spindle is running. Use the emergency stop buttons if you need to stop the machine is causing damage or harm.

After your material is in place and you have set the appropriate home position, you can start a job

Steps

Visual

1. Load Job

  • This step will be to load the actual g-code file created by VCarve Pro
  • Click LOAD (F2)
  • Select a file with a .CNC extension
CNC F2 Load.png
CNC Load Job File.png

2. Confirm Job

  • Click GRAPH (F8) to get a visual representation of what the machine will do
  • Click ZOOM ALL (F9) to zoom out and see the full job if your job is large such as cutting on a 4x8 sheet
CNC F8 Graph.png
CNC F9 Zoom All.png

3. Estimated Job Time

  • In the top left corner of the blue application you will see T=[number]. This is an estimate of how long your job will take.
CNC Load Job Time.png


4. Run Job

  • Put on hearing protection
  • Start Laguna dust collection
  • Press ESCAPE a few times to confirm you are at the main menu
  • Click RUN (F4)
  • Click CYCLE START and the machine will start making noise
CNC F4 Run.png
CNC Cycle Start.png


5. Job Running

  • Observe job in operation
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WARNING!!!

NEVER leave the CNC machine unattended while the spindle is running. Use the emergency stop buttons if you need to stop the machine is causing damage or harm.


7. Pausing a Job

  • Sometimes you just need to pause the CNC so it stops cutting but not cancel the job
  • You can accomplish this by pressing FEED HOLD
CNC Feed Hold.png


7. Canceling a Job

  • You can cancel a job in progress by pressing CANCEL CYCLE
CNC Cancel Cycle.png

SUCCESS

  • Turn off dust collection
  • Using CNC Controls, click Z+ to move the bit away from your material and then X and Y controls to move the gantry away from your material
  • Use secondary dust collection to remove any remaining dust / chips that the Laguna did not suck up