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No Spindle Tools Defined. Use M950 to define a spindle and M563 to assign that spindle to a tool.

i cant see where to change the tool

⟐ Answer edited November 05, 2024, 15:10 MST

I have not been able to reconnect since this issue. After doing some checks via yat terminal it turns out the duet could not read from the sd card. I formatted the card and placed the workbee duet server.bin firmware file in the firmware folder and ran M997 S1 to reload the original configuration to the machine as recommended in a previous poster's issue but it said the file could not be read (it is in the correct location and correct filename).

Is there a way to download the complete sd card folder structure and contents from ooznest?

Thank you for any help.

Jeff Jones

⟐ Answer accepted October 29, 2024, 8:44 MST

⟐ Answered October 19, 2024, 10:14 MST

⟐ Answered September 30, 2024, 1:24 MST

I’ll be specifically cutting carbon composite sheet material 99% of the time and may eventually cut some tooling block for moulds or bucks. I have previously and extensively used BobCAM on a machine at work (a CNC-Step High-Z) so I’m familiar with CAM and looking for something more in that vein. But not that cost!

A browser based CAM package would be my preference then I don’t have to use a PC at all but i know the chances are slim.

[edit] I’ve been playing with OpenBuilds CAM but found that it works in a PC browser but not an iPad. It looks like it might be GRBL only too, shame.

Any recommendations please? TIA

⟐ Edited by author September 20, 2024, 6:12 MST

I thought it might be something to do with the USB/ethernet connection so started through the USB guide in the questions of that stage but ran into a host of problems finding COM3 (thanks Windows11) and now the drivers for the Duet 2 Wi-Fi or ethernet connection have a yellow warning triangle and the YAT program doesn't ever recognise COM3.

What am I missing??

⟐ Answered September 20, 2024, 2:29 MST

Martin

⟐ Answered September 13, 2024, 0:42 MST

With MDF sitting on top of the extrusions on the base of the Workbee, there is little space for T-Tracks, without compromising height on the Z axis; also these make it difficult to get inserts into the T Track.

I appreciate there is probably no "correct" answer but any suggestions or recommendations would be most welcome! Thanks.

⟐ Commented September 10, 2024, 16:01 MST

I bought a 750x1000 recently,(duet 2, W06623), saw it working before purchase, set it up on my laptop, I can manipulate all of the movements from the laptop, but when I attempt to send a file to cut, it comes up with "lost connection, trying to reconnect", tried a different ethernet cable, and I've tried removing the SD card out and cleaned it (although it was clean), any ideas please?

PS the fix we are currently going with is a wifi enhancer attached to the laptop and have went back to going via the network - because direct access point is so unreliable - we thought it would be the other way around!

⟐ Answered September 02, 2024, 1:11 MST

⟐ Answer accepted August 14, 2024, 6:00 MST

I’m having an issue with a surfacing job I’m trying to run on my workbee CNC

I’ve created surfacing job in cut2d pro (11.554) file attached. When I import the job into workbee dashboard and preview with the g code viewer. The review isn’t showing the full job.

Ive tried changing:

1. the raster settings

2.Plunge settings

3.bit size

4.halfing the cut project

Thanks

Nicky

⟐ Answered July 30, 2024, 5:51 MST

⟐ Answered July 20, 2024, 9:17 MST

If I now enter a command such as M584 X0 Y1 Z2 U3 P4 The command appears to execute OK (it gets a tick) and the U axis appears on the dashboard screen. However if I now move the Y axis both U and Y motors turn.

I notice that the new config files define both Y and U axes, but I cannot see where they are combined for normal operation, or determine what the command might be.

Please let me know which command I can use (or other function) to split the axis/motor linkage for this homing purpose, and how they can be recombined.

Any help appreciated.

⟐ Commented July 11, 2024, 2:51 MST

Whenever I try to "Simulate with Machine" I get the Warning. "Post processor not compatible with machine Simulation. Simulating without a machine."
(I did use the latest v1.0.1 of the post processor in my machine definition)

Has anyone else tried this before?

⟐ Answered June 28, 2024, 0:46 MST

I am cutting very simple straight lines, I'm taking it nice and slow to get things right, I have written my own gcode and also used Carveco and things are not going right at all!

The attached pictures show what i'm trying to do, basically cut in a zig zag, but what i need is for every line of wood on the X axis to be 6.5mm, i'm using a 1/8" shank bit so I have added 3.175mm to the 6.5mm, so each X axis movement is 9.675mm, thats what is in the gcode and thats also what I told Carveco, but the end product with both of them is what you see in the pictures, a row that is too thin, then a row that is too thick, reaccuring.

This is so frustrating, I have literally spent the entire last 2 days trying to figure this out, I have checked my X axis using different sized movements and all seem ok and true.

Has anyone any ideas as to what is going on here?

Thanks

John

⟐ Commented June 27, 2024, 10:57 MST

⟐ Answer accepted June 27, 2024, 7:31 MST

The two main features that I added are hold-to-move jog controls (though this is quite hacky, and not super precise) and a visual mode that lets you simply click on a representation of the work area to move the machine there.

You can see a (very rough) demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8_qArt...

⟐ Commented June 19, 2024, 6:37 MST

I am using Carveco to create designs, Toolpaths appear to be working well and milling comes out as planned,

However when creating a relief it simply won’t work and just a single line on the X Axis is created going back and forth for around 10 minutes.

I am using all the latest versions so not sure if I am missing something fundamental or there is an error with Craveco creating the toolpaths or Duet not reading correctly.

When simulating through the workbee.local the Y and Z axis coordinates don’t move on screen even though they are evident within the Gcode which looks fine.

Any ideas or help would be very much appreciated.

⟐ Commented June 13, 2024, 0:53 MST