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OK I went out to the machine and tried wiggling things around to see if anything felt loose. The couplings all felt tight as far as I can tell. But.... if I hold the router cradle and try to move it up and down, I do feel a little bit of movement (like, movement that feels like something is loose, n...

As far as the router and bit, I actually try to keep them extended down from the mount/router as little as possible, so I don't think that is the issue. The router mount feels pretty tight. I am using a carbide bit. I have to admit I haven't "dug deeper" into the machine to look for loose connection...

Hey everyone, thanks so much for the replies! How deep are your passes? Quarter-inch bit? Yes, its a 1/4" upcut bit, and I used the built in "softwood 1/4" endmill" bit in vcarve. For the spindle speed... I'm using a Bosch Colt router so its not too precise, but I found a speed table in the user man...

Hi All. I am a new-ish owner of an sd110, and this is my first cnc. (have been playing with it for almost a month now). I have had a few issues along the way, and I realized I hadn't checked out the forums yet, so this is my first post here. Hoping to get some tips and advice! Sorry for the novel be...