Zero the machine

[BetterToys]

Hello, not to long ago I purchsed a Jcut 1325C

A stone and metal cutting machine.

I was having difficulty with the software so I purchased BobCad Pro and they made a post processor that works with the machine.

I am opening up the outputed file from BobCad with NCStudio. I am having problems making the NCstudio software v5.4.53 work the way I want on the machine.

The software cuts the design I want. (right now I am using foam blocks for testing) But I have no way of telling the software where the material I have locked down is. Only where its center is. Is there other software that is better suited?

I would like to define where the material is on the table so the software can then proceed to cut the material without running off the edge.



Thanks,

[ger21]

Does NC Studio let you zero the axis? That's how you tell it where the material is.

[BetterToys]

I may be using it wrong, however I believe it lets me zero the bit over the middle of the material. This is the only way I have been able to get it to work thus far. If I want to keep an existing straight edge of the material in tact I am certain the way it is currently being run and setup it would not work as there is no way I can assure myself the material is perfectly square to the table.

[ger21]

How does it know where the middle is?

[BetterToys]

I physically mark the material by marking where I want the design cut, and then I mark the center of within those co-ordinates on the material. I then line the router up the best I can over the middle (centre I have marked) then I can and press Zero button on the software. . Then the design is cut where it is suppost to be sort of, but certainly not if I wanted to maintain a straight edge. Right now I am using uncomplicated ovals and square test patterns.

[ger21]

Jog to the corner and zero there. I guess I don't understand the question.

Typically, you mount the workpiece to the table, and zero the machine to the corner, or center, or wherever you want?

Are you saying you can't mount it on the machine straight?

[BetterToys]

Yes, I have some larger more precise pieces to cut and there is not spare material. so if it is not perfectly square to the table the machine will cut off the edge which I am afraid of as the material will become garbage if I do so.

I want to define to the machine where the edge is so it will not cut off the edge just in case it is not perfectly square.

or

Would you typically just move the router head along one axis only to help align the material and then lock it down again?

[ger21]

So, you want the machine to align to your part? I don't know anything about NC Studio, so I don't know if it's possible.

Would you typically just move the router head along one axis only to help align the material and then lock it down again?

There are many ways to locate material. That should work.

You can mount a "fence" and route it square to the machine to locate your work.

Some people use a probe to locate the workpiece.

[WoodSpinner]

So, you want the machine to align to your part? I don't know anything about NC Studio, so I don't know if it's possible.




There are many ways to locate material. That should work.

You can mount a "fence" and route it square to the machine to locate your work.

Some people use a probe to locate the workpiece.

it sounds to me like he hasnt told bobcad to mark zero to the bottom left corner instead of centered in the material