How to Use a Z-Probe For an X-Carve

[@cschmitz]

Thanks for recording this. I got to the end of my x-carve assembly and thought "well when do I install the z probe?!". I appreciate you taking the time to show how to set it up and explain it more than just "do this, do this, do this" etc. ;)

[@americansouthdesigns]

cschmitz you’re welcome! Glad it helped!

[@PaulSims3]

Really helpful - thanks for uploading this

[@americansouthdesigns]

Paul Sims you’re welcome!

[@4-6-3DP]

Nice explanation. I’m your first subscriber - keep the CNC videos coming!

[@americansouthdesigns]

Thanks Mike. I will be working on the videos as much as possible!

[@jonathanflores2399]

Once you probe it, and you move the router to the left corner for example for a XY zero, can you lower and raise the router or does it need to stay at the height it was at after the probing? I ask because I’ve done this, and it seems like my machine is carving in the air. Thanks!

[@americansouthdesigns]

If you’re using Vcarve/aspire, you need make sure you have an allowance set up in your roughing pass. If not, it will carve basically air when you cut the finish.

[@Budkeywest]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@juergenmengel1961]

Viel Gequake um nichts

[@kmooney1954]

Thanks for trying to help. But you need to help yourself and drastically reduce the length of your presentation. This vid should (at the most) have been about 2 minutes long. Just stick to: 1. Do this. 2. Do this. 3. Do this etc.

[@americansouthdesigns]

Kevin Mooney this wasn’t a video designed to go on KZbin. It was recorded for a group I’m in on FB and people had questions about using the probe. I put it on YT in case others needed to know and could search on YT for it. Thanks for the insight though. I’ll make sure I keep them shorter going forward.