2 Ways to Tram Your CNC & Quick and Dirty Bed Leveling

[@swampdevilguitars]

Great video, just ordered Tramming tool, bit and clamps. Thanks for a great tutorial, will be trying as soon as my CNC arrives.

[@mroc48]

+1 to the use of the Pro Tram tool. Saves a lot of time and you get it spot on!

[@MattMadeIt123]

As a new CNC'er this video was very helpful. Thanks.

[@jrcjr65]

Thanks a bunch! This solved my problem. I used a small shim or sheet styrene. I thought it was my Aspire settings.

[@williamellis8993]

Good info, Tim. I don't have a CNC but have been considering it and gathering as much info as possible before making a decision. Thanks. Stay safe and healthy.

[@thebigbadwolf4609]

Oh boy this video is so helpfull , ive bought a 2nd hand machine and i have it for about 2 months trying to get it level so that the cuts are perfect and not cutting different depths Iv tried everything but skeeming the wasteboard

[@thebigbadwolf4609]

What would be the best bit for resurfacing ?

[@theresageorge2296]

I got a 2.5 inch surfacing bit. Going to try this but with feeler gauges. Hope to get it as clean as yours

[@cofa4011]

Nice job ! Thank you very much for the good advices !

[@MrINLUX]

Exelent material, you have a new sub, thankyou for sharing!!

[@brucewilliams6292]

I really appreciate the video. Merry Christmas

[@kurt-reynolds]

Thanks so much, I have a 96x48 Shopbot I bought used and just got to surfacing yesterday, 2" bit and I had some ridges, driving me crazy. Ordered a tool last night to do the tramming and turns out it is just like the one you used. Excited to get my new tool and get my Shopbot dialed in. You did a great job with the video, length, quality, not too much extra commentary. Great job my friend. Can I ask what type of CNC you have?

[@ThisIsHowIMadeIt]

I got the avid CNC... very similar to the shop bot...

[@chestnutlouie4709]

Great video. Please the basics of vcarve program

[@3DAllDayEveryDay]

Well Done! Put the link to that gauge in the description.

[@stephanemuller7032]

Very nice and informative video! I like the way you explain everything. I have a question, what kind of fixtures do you use to keep your wood in place? It looks like they're 3D printed. Did you find them on thingieverse?

[@ThisIsHowIMadeIt]

I updated the links in the description. They are Kreg inline clamps, here is a link: amzn.to/3sSxbs7

[@civy9962]

For shims I just use the strips from a feeler gauge.

[@coulterjb22]

Thanks for sharing this. Where did you get the tool that senses the tool’s location? The aluminum x,y,z location?

[@victorpierson2722]

Great video. Very helpful. Getting a sub from me

[@MARKOSILLYPIG]

what software are you using in this vid. thanks

[@f15sim]

You can't tram a CNC, but you can tram a CNC *machine*. ;)

[@workingdogwoodworks1455]

Thanks for the video. What do you recommend on a max depth when surfacing??

[@ThisIsHowIMadeIt]

I usually take my time - maybe 4 or 5 thou

[@workingdogwoodworks1455]

@@ThisIsHowIMadeIt .4” / .5” Or .04” /.05”

[@ThisIsHowIMadeIt]

.01 or even .005 depending on how bad your board is. You can certainly do more. .05 is one 20th of an inch...

[@drewbriggs3313]

amazing video!! a couple questions ... 1) What did you do about the edge ridge it looks like was left? 2) Any special reason you went Y instead of X? Does it matter? Sub'd for the great vid!

[@giuliobuccini208]

Just buy a cheap indicator and clamp it to a precisiin pin inserted into the spindle collect. Then rotate it to sweap the surface of the table. To clamp it to the pin you can just buy one of that cheap metal-made chinese "third-hand" used for solderng small circuits on Ebay (yes the ones with a magnifying glass too). Unmount it and you will have all you need for clamping.