I’m still going strong on the 1.0.9 firmware on the original woodworker (been using since 2021). My question is - is there any reason that I shouldn’t update my firmware? Sometimes it can be buggy (i have had a few cuts lately where I have pressed “stop” and haven’t been able to jog the machine, so I have had to shut down and restart), but other than that it’s been fine. Just don’t want to be missing out on new features. I honestly haven’t really kept up with what each update does either.
I upgraded to the 1.6.1 and have had no issues. The biggest advantage I see (for me at least) is that there are macro buttons. I don’t remember what version they were introduced. I use them for my most used programs that I run and positions like all the way front for manual tool change. All the way back left for park to open up the full table for setup.