CNC Shark Forum

Hi Rungemach, WOW! That is exactly what I am battleing. I''ve been taking small shallow cuts. It helps but the weakness of the Y axis bearinig rods is what I struggle with. I'm going to have to work on the dust shoe some to reduce the bristles or see if I can get a smaller bristle diameter to put in...

Well, my report back is delayed by a few days as the trial cutting and troubleshooting took a little longer than I imagined. The problem: While using my Shark Pro to cut/machine holes in the bed for a hold down system I experienced oblong holes. I thought the gantry was moving in the Y+ direction ca...

Rich
Ft. Collins, CO

Talked to the guys at Nextwave yesterday. After a long discussion on many things we decided that I'd take a look at the Y lead screwa and check the connector set screws to make sure they were tight. They are tight. I also quized them on a topic I saw here in the forums about grounding. I prepared a ...

Bob, What do you mean with a retro-fit (grounding wires)? I have a 4 pin plug on all my wires. similar to the power connector on a hard drive for a computer. Is there something that they did that is different than the 4 wires? I'm asking as I am experiencing something strange and am wondering if it ...

Buc, Thanks for chiming in too! This is really quite simple and I haven't even started to carve yet. :? I'm the curious type so I'm going to dig into everything. Why do you suggest using pockets? Past experience or did I miss something in the yards of documentatin that Vectric supplies. It is very g...

Tony, Here's the Aspire file and the G Code. On the Aspire file ignore the two holes farthest left. I'm focusing on just the array at this point. I've used an oririn offset of X -2.0, Y -2.0 because the spoil board on the shark is bigger than the functioning tool area. When I set ZERO on the Shark I...

Hi all, I'm new to the forums and need some help. I have a Shark Pro, running Aspire 3.5 and have a tool path designed to cut holes in the bed or spoil board of the router to allow for fastening work down. The tool path is set to do profile cuts, inside the line, conventional cutting. I am using 1/4...