Deep Dive Depth Cut

Elite Series (Masso & Redline) (Gen 1)
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I was wondering if anyone knew how or why my router would go beyond the depth of material (.75) in my cut? The router bogged down and stopped working. I changed the brushes in the router and ran the program again with the same result. Any thoughts?

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In your CAD software, did you set Z-zero to the material surface, and then set work zero on the machine to the spoiler board surface?

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No, I set the material surface to Z-zero only. On the CAD and the machine. It’s the weirdest thing.
I finally got the router to work again by changing the brushes. Then it crapped out again. So I did the most rational thing I could think of and bought an 80mm Redline Spindle (which arrived today).

I also bought the QCW Heavy Duty Fixed Stand, for good measure. lol! I currently have a cabinet painting project but plan on re-setting up my rig promptly after…

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The router/spindle won’t have anything to do with the deep dive, unless it was slipping from the harness or the bit was slipping from the collet. The only thing the router/spindle can control is its speed.

All movement (x,y,z) is controlled by the CNC controller by executing the instructions in the G-code. Make sure the units (in vs mm) are the same in the CNC controller configuration and in your CAM postprocessor.

Take a look at your G-code.

  • If the zero position in your software was set to the material surface, there should be no Z values less than -0.75. (Unless you have a cut depth greater than .75")

  • If the zero position in your software was set to the machine bed, there should be no Z values less than 0. (Unless you have a cut depth greater than .75")

Another possible cause is that the thickness of your touch probe is configured incorrectly on your machine. Try manually setting your z-zero using the paper method.