OldChipMaker
02-24-2010, 12:09 PM
Has anyone covered this before?
I built a sled (overall thickness, including project, is 1.20").
I then asked (as nicely as I could) for the machine to measure the board.
It measured the length as 24.050" (very close to actual).
It measured the width as 13.156" (again within 0.010 of actual).
Then, to my dismay, it measured the thickness as 5.000".
After overcomming my initial panic, I tried various boards with thicknesses ranging from 1/2" to 1.090" .... all of which measured correctly.
So, I sat down to analyse the dilemma. My conclusion is that because the maximum cut depth cannot exceed 1" (Z-axis travel), the thickness sensing operation does not allow the bit to reach the reference plate below the board, and so, out of frustration, it just says that the thickness is 5.000, which, I believe, is the maximum allowable board thickness.
I built a sled (overall thickness, including project, is 1.20").
I then asked (as nicely as I could) for the machine to measure the board.
It measured the length as 24.050" (very close to actual).
It measured the width as 13.156" (again within 0.010 of actual).
Then, to my dismay, it measured the thickness as 5.000".
After overcomming my initial panic, I tried various boards with thicknesses ranging from 1/2" to 1.090" .... all of which measured correctly.
So, I sat down to analyse the dilemma. My conclusion is that because the maximum cut depth cannot exceed 1" (Z-axis travel), the thickness sensing operation does not allow the bit to reach the reference plate below the board, and so, out of frustration, it just says that the thickness is 5.000, which, I believe, is the maximum allowable board thickness.