Hi folks,
I’m just starting with my Foreman Elite, but learning. Getting used to working with Carveco Maker. I’ve been using Sketchup for years so I’m used to CAD programs. I’ve made several projects and they came out great. However, I’m running into an issue when I go to cut the tool path. When I set up the file, I set the origin to the lower left corner and I work from there. When I set up the cut, I home the machine and then probe the material. Get everything ready and hit start. The spindle moves into position and comes up to speed, but instead of moving out into the material area, it moves forward. I’ve got something backward. What am I missing?
You should test your system with the test cut file that comes with your machine First, to make sure everything moves in the right direction. DID you do that?
As I said, I am brand new to this. I think I figured it out. I know that at some point, I set the origin to the lower left but it might have been sometime during the creation of the file. It wasn’t a very complex file, so I started from scratch and the very first thing I did was set the origin. Everything went fine. I wasn’t aware of a test cut. I’ll check it out. Thanks!