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
This requires converting the VCarve Design to a VCarve Toolpath or G Code file, the extension is CNC
Click LOAD (F2)
Select a file with a .CNC extension
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
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.
4. REMINDER - Emergency Stop
Before you start your job, remember that you have two options for an Emergency STOP if the machine causes harm to you, your work piece or the machine itself
Option 1 - Press RESET on the CNC Controls application on the laptop
Option 2 - Press RED BUTTON on the CNC Controller (silver box)
5. Run Job
Put on hearing protection
If you have not already cleaned the Laguna dust collection system, do that now.
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
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. (Optional) 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
FEED HOLD will only stop the gantry from moving. The spindle will continue to spin.
Press CYCLE START to resume your job
8. (Optional) Stop/Start the Spindle
Sometimes you just need to pause the CNC so it stops cutting but not cancel the job
You can accomplish this by pressing the Spindle ON (green) and OFF (red) buttons
This is often done in conjunction with FEED HOLD to stop the gantry and spindle from turning
IMPORTANT! The Spindle needs to be ON before CYCLE START to resume after FEED HOLD
9. (Optional) Canceling a Job
You can cancel a job in progress by pressing CANCEL CYCLE
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
Remove your material from the spoil board using a pry bar and remove any composite nails that did not completely come out.
