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I just recently purchased a used XCarve 1000x1000. The person I bought it from purchased it in 2019. Wondering if someone could give me a couple pointers. The machine is equipped with homing switches, a dust shoe and a Dewalt 611 router. Here are my questions
When I hit the home button on my machine it goes to the farthest left corner. Should I reset the homing switches so it lines up with the corner of the lines on the wasteboard (left front corner)?
When I am changing out bits on a two bit cut, my XY axis moves freely. Is it suppose to do this? I’ve tried hitting the lock machine button and it does not seem to do anything. When I set up a carve I also set my XY to the left front corner of my material. If I hit the work zero it never goes to that spot.
Is it worth upgrading the belts, motor and Z axis on this machine?
Any help or suggestions anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.
It should be homing right the way it is. To lock the stepper motors you need to change your setting for $1 to $1=255 and that should hold it. As far as the upgrade i am sure it would be better.
Although the upgrade kit is not mandatory, it certainly will improve your overall experience with the XCarve. I did the upgrade on my machine and I am very happy that I did. It is much stronger, more stable, and I am able to cut faster thus saving time. I can’t think of any real downside to the upgrade.
