I’m confused why the tiling feature is misbehaving? I’m utilizing the tiling feature for an SVG file I created.
I literally created a material piece and jig that’s perfectly square, flat, level and aligned with the waste board (which is square to my gantry). I cut the first tile. Everything turns out great! I perfectly align my second tile (ie20"). I’m not touching the gantry or bit/router after first roughing tile. Utilizing “last position” Moving to next roughing tile it cuts 1/8" off either +/- in y axis. The bit had never moved after first cut. Making sure I’m not going too fast, bit it’s in literally the exact same spot I initially started.
Nothing has changed except moving the line down 20" HELP! This is a test piece for a paid customer and I’m lost. Why is this happening
If it is off in the Y-Axis (and nothing is wrong with Easel…) then you are just moving it too far most likely…
To me, it looks like the offset is on the X-Axis (left to right when in front of the X-Carve) based on your images.
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Brandon Parker
you absolutely correct, X axis. typo.
check this out
of course i love paw paw videos. looking for a bit more of an accurate carve. needless to say im fairly particular. im using designs that are easily construed or misaligned (1/16-1/18) mis alignment when keeping work material at eact locations. same bit , same poi, same depth. always(3 tries) 1/8" misaligned. crazy
How sure if this are you?
Can you you measure from the edge of your stock to a straight part of your design at the front an rear of the carve?
As Neil is getting at here… unless you milled the face of your alignment block using the cnc itself… then it’s “Close to Square” at best… “eyeballed within a few degrees” would be more likely…
The take away from what I’m trying to say is that I would mill the face of your alignment block using the cnc itself… I also use the cnc to mark the “tile movement” amount
Does the design come out straight up shifted from one segment to the next (left side) or does it come out skewed (right side) in some fashion … not necessarily exactly like the image…?
Or, does it maybe looked stretched from one side of the X-Axis to the next?
Can you measure from the edge of your stock to a parallel portion of the carve at what would be the top and bottom of one segment and see if you get the same measurement?
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Brandon Parker
after numerous tests, I was in fact not perfectly square. I literally took my entire table apart re leveled by quadrant. had to shims a few areas to achieve bubble. I then sanded the entire wasteboard free of any oem markings. I ran a 1/16" upcut bit at 0.04 with an easel created square outline. Marked my Safe zone for the work area and carved the perimeter. 1/8" off from point to end. i ran this design several times to record paths, depth; adjusted one quadrant and rand it again. I now have a perfectly square (to my gantry) waste board with my safe zone carved out. After running multiple tests, I fastened pwnCNC guide rails to my optimal location for achieved square on my existing waste board. With all that said, my process has certainly changed. I definitely feel more comfortable that the gantry vs waste board are square, level and flat. I appreciate your candor. I simply needed to check the fundamentals!! feeling confident i can tile accurately is quite literally saving $$$.
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