I did the G code in Slab Slayer this time, and had an axis exceedance happen in VCarve as well. No clue what to do.
Sounds like your z zero is off. How did you set your z zeroing in the CAM software and how did you set the z zero on the machine, top of material or table surface?
In Slab Slayer, I set it to the top of the material; should I have used the top of the spoiler board?
In whatever CAM software you use you need to have the Z zero match how you zeroed on the controller itself.
So if you selected top of material you would also need to zero to the top of your material on the control itself
The other thing you want to check is that you have actually changed to the tool you have used in your job setup.
So if you have your tool in yoru G code set to tool 5, but you have tool 2 in your spindle the controller doesn’t know how long tool 5 is yet because it hasn’t touched it off to the tool height setter. So when you first run the G code you will get a Z height warning. The G code will still run, and the first thing it will do is touch off to the tool height setter and then start flatting your slab.
currently I’m only using one tool so everything is set to the number one
I am using a 2.5” flattening bit that is to large for the tough plate so I’m using the manual setup
One other thing, WHEN USING THE TOOL HEIGHT SETTER, the Z movement didn’t stop after the bit touched I wouldn’t stop unti I pressed E stop
You can’t use a 2.5” bit with the touch plate, it doesn’t fit.
You do need to make sure you have the magnet connected to the bit/collet to or that can happen.
I suspect something is going on with your Z offset since there’s no way you could do it with the 2.5” bit and the touch plate.
What you need to do is:
Make sure this tool has been touched off to the tool height setter by pressing MTC and following the prompts.
Then you need to use this bit to set the Z zero to MATCH what you have setup in your toolpath, so if you’ve selected have your Z zero to the top of the material, you need to touch off to the top of the slab you want to flatten.
Take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/g3MMSJ8NxzQ?t=804
Also, “Slab Slayer” probably is working just fine here, but since it’s just a hobby project that’s largely untested outside of my personal use, I’d also try a toolpath from a more “established” software like VCarve/Aspire just to be sure.