Shapeoko 3 adjusted and working better

We had a very good class tonight for the Shapeoko 3, with a great bunch of makers, and spent some time working through some odd performance issues by formulating and trying a few ideas. After the class @Evan_Lott, @keoliver and I were able to complete the effort when we determined that at low Z heights the lower Z guide wheels were beyond their limit resulting in a very loose fit and a lot of movement. We adjusted the router lower in it’s mounting which alleviated the problem; the Z travel does not exceed the guide wheel travel any more. While we were at it we increased the Z belt tension, it was on the low side.

After running another test job the device appears to be working better than ever.

Happy Making!

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Excellent work! Should we upgrade to the Z-plus:

Or HDZ?

II realize some are not available at the moment, but willing to donate some $ to the upgrade.

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If we continue to see ongoing interest in the machine and, more importantly, more members using it to make things, I think we could get support in a monthly committee meeting for a Z upgrade.