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of the table. X & Y) to the point that is 96” along the X
axis and 0” along the Y axis [hit Enter to
move]
Send the router across the other
diagonal. Watch carefully for the low
point on the surface of the board.
[M2] 0, 48 to Move 2 Dimensions (the
X & Y) to the point that is 0” along the X
axis and 48” along the Y axis [Enter].
The router should glide along a diagonal
line and end up at the upper left corner
of the table board.
Move the router to what looks like the
lowest area of the table surface.
Again call up the keyboard arrow key
controls [SK] or [K] to move to the
lowest point.
Lower the Z to that point.
[K] and PageDown. Read the Z
location on the screen on the ShopBot
Position screen (red)… it should be a
negative number if this point is lower
than your original start point.
Zero the Z-axis to reflect this new lowest
point
[ZZ]
Raise the Z and Jog Home to 0,0
[JH] This command automatically pulls
the Z up and moves you at jog speed
back to the home location in X and Y.
Now you are ready to try the diagonals
with the router on to see if the cutting
head is at the right height to remove a
small bit of material from the entire
surface
TURN ON THE ROUTER/SPINDLE
For PSRalpah Ctrl-1 to Activate; then hit
Start Button.
[MZ] 0 to Move the Z to 0.
[M2] 96,48 [Enter] will Send router
across diagonal to the point 96, 48 (You
may have to add an inch to the length or
width if you plunge outside the material.)
If the cutter removes a bit of material
from all across the diagonal, you are at
the right Z height. If not, lower the Z
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