This project had about a week of work put into it, and about $2000 worth of epoxy to make a beautiful table. The CNC’er started the cycle to surface table. As the as the machine was moving to the start position, it was driving into the table, carving a deep gouge right through the middle of it.

It is clear the Z-zero was not set right. But, believe I or not, the problem was NOT the fault of the creator.

The problem was that the machine did not reset the new Z-zero when he probed the bit.

I have seen this happen on my own machines. And it happens far more often than we would expect in the CNC world in general.
But we don’t think about this because issues like this happen so infrequently. It only takes one error in the setup process to ruin a project you’ve spent hours and money on to ruin it.

That’s why the IDC Woodcraft CNC Router Project Setup is such a valuable tool!

By using this checklist, you will ensure…