After building my CNC router following the plans from Solsylva, I found out when using long bits, there's not enough room for wood to be routed so I raised the machine about 3" so that I can use long bits but later, I found out that I raised the machine too high after trying to use short bits so I lowered the machine by 1-1/2". Please get the bits before building the rest of the machine or you'll have too much work trying to fix the problems. Long bits can be inserted all the way into the space above the collet but short bits should be inserted so that the top of the bit is about even with the top of the collet. |