Rough pass with 6mm square bit

Finishing pass with 2.5 mm round bit (anything smaller broke)

Is it best to do these two passes or more?

Am I using the right toolls eg should I use round end for roughing then maybe v bit for finishing?

⟐ Answered June 19, 2025, 7:01 MST

Some details

• 1500x1500 machine, mafell router head
• these pockets are along the Y axis, but the same issue occurs when cutting in Y direction
• These particular ones were cut with a 6mm 2 flute downcut endmill, at about 12k rpm, 2000 mm/min, 3mm depth of cut, in birch ply
• stepover was quite conservative (about 3mm)

I’m also having problems with chatter and vibration in the router head - I’ll make a separate post about that, but mentioning it here as I wouldn’t be surprised if the problems are related

⟐ Commented June 12, 2025, 5:44 MST

⟐ Answered June 02, 2025, 4:55 MST

I have installed a 2.4mm fibreglass appropriate bit but am unable to set work zero using the touchprobe because as soon as I start the touchprobe process it tells me it is outside machine limits.

When using thicker material when I am engraving rather than cutting out this was not a problem.

I have tried moving the stock to the middle to ensure that we are not out of machine limits in the x and y directions without issue and thus have concluded that the z direction is the problem. Based on what I have tried the bit would not cut into the spoiler board because it would be outside machine limits.

I have a Mafell router and have the route mount set at a height of 17mm. I am using SainSmart bits 37mm long.

I have not even reached the point where I am trying to run a specific G code file because I cannot set work zero.

What have I potentially missed?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered May 30, 2025, 4:43 MST

I connected my laptop with USB ( no external power on anything) and went through the wifi access point set up. Blue light is on. YAT says the wifi access point is working. On the laptop I cannot connect to the Duet. I reset passwords on wifi and tried again. Cannot connect.

Next day, I went through the whole process with wifi access point set up with same result. I tried connecting to the DUET with my phone wifi too, and it will not connect.

So, I went back and set up the DUET with connection to my home wifi. YAT says its connected to my home wifi. Blue light blinks and connects. When i try to connect with the DWC i get this message: "Your Duet rejected the HTTP request: page not found Check that the SD card is mounted and has the correct files in its /www folder"

I put the DUET SD card into a reader on my laptop and it asked me to format the disk. Which i did not do.

Now I am at the end of the road. Don´t know what to do. I would like to know what the problem likely is. Is the SD card/reader on the DUET corrupt/broken?

Because I am in the middle of a project and need to continue, I ordered a new " pre-commissioned" DUET 2 wifi from you. So ultimately this will get me going. But would be good to know what the root cause is.

⟐ Answered May 21, 2025, 6:24 MST

⟐ Answered May 13, 2025, 4:03 MST

⟐ Commented May 01, 2025, 5:00 MST

Cheers

What did I likely do wrong in the z axis assembly and what is the simplest way to fix that?

⟐ Commented April 22, 2025, 9:25 MST

⟐ Answered April 17, 2025, 6:14 MST

1) While carrying out a pocket toolpath halfway through the first cut the machine stopped. I was not looking at the machine or the screen as it happened but when I did all the axes were not homed. I assumed a power failure and tried to resume but this did not work and I had to restart.

2) During the 2nd attempt the Z axis did not fully retract on a move and so cut through part of the job. I was monitoring this time and managed to stop using the E-Stop.

3) On my next attempt I was monitoring and heard a crunching noise as if the machine had hit something. (It hadn't) the router was then out of position and once again cut in the wrong place. This time I also got the error 'over temperature shutdown reported by driver(s) 3'

I have checked back in the console log and I only received the temperature error once.

I have no idea where to start any assistance is appreciated.

I still have this issue, and it's very frustrating.

In reply to point 1 in Roberts's reply, it is not a power cut. I have installed a UPS, but I still get the issue of all the axes forgetting their positions mid-routine. Roberts's 2nd point I have taken all apart and checked and could not find anything, but this would not be relevant to the axes forgetting position anyway.

I have also replaced all the motor cables in case something was shorting. I have also established that the issue only occurs when the router is running and under load. I have run multiple long routines without a router bit, and the issue does not occur. Every time it fails, the router is cutting. I use a Mafell router, and it is not overloaded. I have, however, run the Mafell power cable in the cable chain, could this be relevant?

Any further suggestions are appreciated

⟐ Answered April 17, 2025, 5:45 MST

⟐ Commented April 14, 2025, 10:05 MST

⟐ Answered April 14, 2025, 9:56 MST

The bandwidth is no problem. It is trying to locate my old Wi-Fi name and I want to delete all and start agai

⟐ Answered April 11, 2025, 1:45 MST

what am i doing wrong

i have downloaded the fusion post process from

WorkBee Firmware Releases - Ooznest

thanks in advance

⟐ Answered March 27, 2025, 13:05 MST

My issue is that when i run a simple job like pocketing out a few letters i'm getting errors (please see screen shots of the job and errors)

After designing and then creating a tool path with what i believe is the correct router bit settings and then running the job the Workbee is doing odd things like completely missing a letter and not completing part of a letter.

When running a toolpath preview of the job it all looks good with no missing parts of letters.

If anyone has any advise i would br grateful.

⟐ Answered March 18, 2025, 10:18 MST

I recently bought machine. When I collect CNC everything was working fine. Now I can figure out how to connect to the machine. Can anyone can help me please.

⟐ Answered March 10, 2025, 0:10 MST

⟐ Answered March 10, 2025, 0:10 MST

⟐ Commented March 06, 2025, 7:02 MST

⟐ Commented March 04, 2025, 8:51 MST