Step 1: Unpack the Machine
WARNINGS:
• Use caution when lifting the machine; it
weighs over 240 lbs.
• Do NOT move the machine by lifting from the
ballscrews, linear rails, or drag chains.
LIFTING RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Remove the outer Hybrid Table slats and
extrusions before moving.
• Lift from the front edge of the X-extrusion and
the front end of the two Y-extrusions. See
Fig. 1.
Unbox the Shapeoko HDM
To remove the machine from the packing crate:
1. Lift the sides of the packing crate to remove
them.
2. Remove the two outer MDF slats and aluminum
extrusions from the Hybrid Table.
a. Remove the twenty-four (24) M6
screws (4 per MDF slat and 8 per
aluminum extrusion).
3. Use a #2 Phillips-head screwdriver to remove
the two (2) screws securing the machine to the pallet. Screw location is marked by red arrows in Fig. 2.
4. With the help of another person (or two), lift the machine from the pallet.
a. Lift from the front edge of the X-extrusion and the front end of the two Y-extrusions. See Fig. 1.
b. Try to keep the machine level when lifting.
5. Set the machine on a sturdy, level worksurface.
6. Re-install the two outer aluminum extrusions and MDF slats.