Lower Z axis/Home to Top of Z-axis

[WTheelen (Wout Theelen)]

I don’t know if anyone else has run into this issue but I have set up my spoilboard right on top of my workspace. However my Z axis does not go deep enough to reach the board with my surfacing bit so I pruchased a shank extender but found it to be a bit subpar as it ossicalated a lot even without the bit. So instead I will just add another spoilboard onto of the existing one. Would it be possible to have an even lower point to mount the z-axis on the x-axis? As well would it also be possible to have the homing sequence change to home the z-axis to the top instead of the bottom and to do this as the first operation? It would be helpful so in the case of this spoilboard there would be no risk of running the router into the spoilboard, it could also be helpful to make sure that the machine is clear of any workpieces that might be on the table.

[BManCan (Brian B)]

@WTheelen

As well would it also be possible to have the homing sequence change to home the z-axis to the top instead of the bottom and to do this as the first operation?

The z axis homing already homes to the fully raised (top) position. Maybe I have misunderstood what you are suggesting, but when I home the Onefinity the z axis homes to the top first, then x axis to the left, followed by y axis to the front.

[Aiph5u (Aiph5u (not affiliated with Onefinity))]

Hey Wout,

did you already mount the Z assembly in the lowest position?

@Aiph5u

the Z travel on the Z-16 slider is 133 mm (5.24″).

Here you can see that the Z assembly can be mounted in three heights:

With this, the distance between the machine bed (without wasteboard) and the lower end of the Z assembly is adjustable from 104 mm (4 3/32″) to 138 mm (5 7/16″):

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