I was making a batch of products that requires multiple bit changes and 2 sided cutting. It is essential for the machine to keep its home location consistent. I had done several test cuts with cheap wood to dial in the settings with no issues but when I switched to my exotic wood which I had to special order the machine lost zero between changing the bit and starting a new cut path. I didn’t notice it until 11 out the 13 items had already been ruined. This amounts to a loss of nearly a thousand dollars of product and half a day of work. I’d like to prevent this from happening again but I have no idea how it happened. For now I will check my zero by moving the cutter to a known point but I don’t want to have to do this forever as it takes time and I would have to do it 9 times during the full projects. Any ideas how this happens? I always hit the E stop when I’m changing bits so the router cant suddenly start while I’m handling it.
I assume you are losing the X and Y zero, with several bit changes and two sided cutting, do you use a tool setter? If you hit the E stop when changing the bit the Masso requires rehoming unless it is not setup that way, pretty sure no one does this E Stop between bits, this could be the issue.
Does the problem come in when doing the second side?
Pat
I often tell people to do a sanity check after zeroing. It doesn’t matter if it’s just a tool change or if you just zeroed all 3 axis. Move to the X and Y zero (This should happed when zeroing all 3 axis) and then manually lower the Z axis so the bit is just about to touch what ever it is you zeroed off of. Look at the numbers on the display. Are they all at zero and does the bit look like it’s at the zero position? It should take less than a minute to do. For expensive wood or long cut time projects is just cheap insurance.