How does a feller go about configuring Cut Control to use the fly cutter on the baseplate? Every time I tried I’d end up with a soft limit warning, then I would clear it and CC would freeze. I’m sure this is a redundant post but I’m unable to find any actual parameters in and previous posts.
I would reframe from attempting it with a fly cutter untill you get the base plate surfaced. You will need to ensure all the shims and measurements are correct first. That adjustment needs to be done after facing.
If any measurements are off and you use a fly cutter it could end up being not what you expected.
After you get all dialed in you can go for it. Just my two cents
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Baseplate is surfaced and I’ve already moved some shims around. Want to use the fly cutter to provide a visual aid to see where i need to shim further.
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I would think that turning off the soft limits would do it. I would do a dry run without the fly cutter. Mine was right on so I left it alone.
Good luck
@Bigdaddy2166 what measurements are you talking about needing to be done after the baseplate is surfaced?
Just curious. Cause I surfaced with the endmill and then fly cut immediately. Hoping i didn’t miss anything crucial.
Dial in the Z axis with 123 or 246 block to check Z shim adjustment.
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If your z is out, you’ll have ridges, if the ridges are close together, your block will sit on top of them and be square. If the ridges a too far apart, the block will sit on a ridge on one end, and in the valley on the other…and your reference is no longer square.
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Wow I totally missed that whole step. Just brushed right past the video and section in the manual. Sheesh.! Thanks for the help!
Sooo since no one really has an answer to my original post, is there any reason I can’t shim the top of an X axis bearing to account for Z tilt? Or is there a better way to do it?
I believe that’s the only way to do it
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Gave up trying to use the auto facing in CC. Went to fusion, took 30 mins to make a program and do a dry run with soft limits off. One little tweak and we’re making chips.
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You want to shim behind the carriage casting and the bearing blocks to make sure your Z travel up/down is perpendicular to the baseplate (and X/Y axes). After rough facing the base plate you recheck it, and you also check to make sure your spindle is also trammed in. Spindle alignment will change when you move the spindle to the upper position.
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