Day one with your new CNC! Things to know about starting out with CNC

[@luckycloverindustries]

I just received my Onefinity a few days ago. I just started moving into a workshop so I need to build the workbench this weekend and to get it set up. I have 0 CNC experience. I am excited to get this thing put together to start but also a little overwhelmed by it.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hey Matthew, that’s awesome that you got yours! It does feel like a lot when you’re starting out, but I promise it comes together pretty quickly once you get started.

[@ronbaker1280]

You are going to be the next “Number One Working blog!”

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Lol, thanks Ron. Just trying to be of value. If you haven’t yet, I’d invite you to please consider subscribing. Just starting out and library will be growing over time. Thanks and have a great day!

[@bryanproskiw5554]

Excellent video. Thank you!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thank you Brian for watching, and your note. If you haven't had a chance, feel free to subscribe while you're here!

[@nwrasch]

Binge watching these videos... Great information; thank you for putting these together!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Great to hear, please help me grow the channels reach by subscribing if you haven’t had the chance yet!

[@williamcaldwell9431]

Great Video. Just got my Onefinity today.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Good choice! Love mine, has added a lot of capability to my shop. Thanks for watching and consider subscribing while you’re here if you haven’t. Thanks and have a good one!

[@garydavis964]

I enjoyed your video and I appreciate your approach to the subject of just getting started. Looking forward to your next video.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Gary Davis , Thanks for taking the time to view, and comment I really do appreciate it. If you haven't had a chance yet, and are willing, I'd love to ask you to subscribe in order to help me get the word out to more people who might be interested. Thanks again and have a great day!

[@leonarddavis3684]

Thank you, I am looking at getting one. So I have been watching and enjoying your videos.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Leonard, Thanks for taking the time to view, and comment I really do appreciate it. If you haven't had a chance yet, and are willing, I'd love to ask you to subscribe in order to help me get the word out to more people who might be interested. Thanks again and have a great day!

[@leonarddavis3684]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous I did after watching.

[@deedeejones26]

Very informative video. Thank you JR for demystifying "day 1".

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Dee Dee. thanks for watching and your comment. If you haven't had a chance yet, please consider subscribing so you see future videos! Thanks and have a great day!

[@LizsArtisanShop]

Very informative. Thank you! Please continue to make these videos about the Onefinity.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

More to come! Thanks Liz!

[@thehangardesigns]

This is the only CNC video that I've found that broke down the actual beginning steps like that. Great job! Could you do a video on your enclosure? Specifically, I'm very interested in if there's a dramatic noise reduction.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Daniel, Thanks for taking the time to view, and comment I really do appreciate it. I have recently upgraded the size of my onefinity to the journeyman size, That upgrade made a new table and enclosure necessary as I didn't future proof the first one. An enclosure build will be coming soon. For my use, the enclosure's first job is dust control, and noise is secondary. I found with my first one, that the noise reduction was something like an 8-10 decibel reduction. thanks! If you haven't had a chance yet, and are willing, I'd love to ask you to subscribe in order to help me get the word out to more people who might be interested. Thanks again and have a great day!

[@thehangardesigns]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous thanks for the reply! I am definitely subscribed, love the content so far! 8-10 decibels is pretty killer considering the logarithmic scale of dBs. Looking forward to the new enclosure build!

[@jakec788]

Great video thank you I watch tons of videos and yours made the most sense particularly in how the prob works for zeroing with those notches on the back

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Jake, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, really appreciate it. If you have the inclination, I'd invite you to subscribe so that you see new and future videos. Thanks again and have an awesome day!

[@randyhays7976]

My day one is about a month out. This will help a great deal. Thanks.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hey Randy thanks for your comment! If you care to, feel free to subscribe so you see updates, and if you have any suggestions for topics please let me know! Channel is a week older but will be adding frequently going forward! Thanks and hope you get your machine soon!

[@jameselliott1487]

Very nicely done. I have a homemade cnc. It's not as glamorous bit I love it. If I can buy 1 it will be onefinity.. Please keep the vids coming

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi James, thanks! I wasn’t industrious enough to tackle building one of my own, so my hats off to you sir! Please consider subscribing if you’d like to see more. Thanks and have a great day!

[@lavonwiseman1313]

like Bauerle, Excellent video. Concise, helpful, easy to follow. Thanks for sharing it!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Glad it was helpful! Consider subscribing while you're here if you would!

[@douglassmith2055]

Great informative video, thank you. Subscribed, will be tuning in regularly to view your channel.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks and welcome!

[@douglassmith2055]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous hearing that 1F has an overload clutch on the stepper motor, if movement gets hit by a hard stop.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

@@douglassmith2055 they’ve designed it without the typical physical homing or limit switches. What they’ve done instead for the homing sequence is measure motor current, and when the machine reaches the end of it’s designed travel, meaning when machine runs to a full extent of travel, the motor current increases because of the physical barrier being met. When that current increase is detected, it knows it’s hit a physical/mechanical end point, and knows it’s at the end because of the higher current draw, the controller then stops sending current to that motor, and sets that as the home point for that motor. It’s a really neat way to handle homing, and works really well.

[@JonBauerle]

Excellent video. Concise, helpful, easy to follow. Thanks for sharing it!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks Jon, glad you enjoyed it. If you haven’t had a chance yet, I’d invite you to subscribe, if you have already, then thanks and more to come soon!

[@hcamardelle]

Good job JR. We can always use another spoil board video. Keep it up!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks! 👍

[@grandpachriss]

Thank you. This shows how to get something done on day 1.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi grandpachriss , appreciate you watching and commenting. If you feel like I've earned it, I'd ask you to hit subscribe while you're here. It'd help me grow my young channel's reach and I'd sure appreciate it! thanks again!

[@marvinmurray9630]

Thanks for a great video, I will defiantly be watching some more of your videos as I just ordered my machine this morning and have a few months to get ready for it.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Marvin, thank you! If I could be so forward as to invite you to subscribe, you'll see future videos and it would be helpful to me in growing this young channel. Thanks and have a great day!

[@JeanYvesHudon]

Very good video and presentation. A good video series could be to explore the potential of CNC. We see lots of signs, etc but demonstrating more complex operations could be priceless. As for one, know the basic but have a hard time to visualize the potential. I guess that I don’t know what I don’t know

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Jean, thanks for watching and your comment. As a long time woodworker, I've found for myself that every new operation/tool/joinery method is a bit of a journey. I primarily build furniture and have found that using my Onefinity CNC has opened new doors to extra levels of detail and also repeatability for things like curved legs, embellishments and inlays. I like your suggestion of more complex operations and will dial that into my cue of upcoming videos. Please feel free to subscribe if you like, and thank you again! Have a great day!

[@WizardintheBathrobe]

Thanks again JR! Super helpful video!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks Nathan! Trying to grow the channel and reach more people so if you haven’t had the chance and feel I’ve earned it consider subscribing, and I appreciate you taking the time to drop a comment!

[@ronnorris1504]

Enjoyed the video, still waiting on my Journeyman X-50

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Ron, thanks for watching, and your comment. I’ve got the woodworker and am also waiting for the journeyman upgrade. Please feel free to subscribe to see more. Thanks again and take care!

[@curtbrooks7495]

Great video, I would love some videos on your spoil board, T tracks and clamps, cable routing

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks Curt, I plan on expanding the view on the spoil board and work holding very soon, thanks for your feedback and if you haven’t already I’d suggest subscribing so you see those future videos! Thanks!

[@markmpolizzi3605]

Absolutely great info for a beginner like me. Thank you!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi mark, thanks for watching and commenting. If you see the value in doing so, I’d encourage you to subscribe to see new and future videos. Thanks again!

[@bryanlape3009]

JR. Thanks so much for your video's and approach to making your videos. you have provided more practical information than most do, which is appreciated. I will be getting my Onefinity sometime in the late August 2021and it will be my first introduction to CNC. You had mentioned getting information on your spoil board. I would be interested in what you were using for your hold downs and if you threaded the holes. Also you apparently have T-Track installed on the table. Is this used much in your daily operations? Keep up the good job! Thank you sir.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks Brian, I’d be happy to do a spoilboard review, and show some clamping options. I’ve found uses for each method of work holding, some more than others. I’ll include that in the spoil board overview showing some examples. I find that I most often use double sided tape for holding, and using bench dogs for alignment. More to come soon, thanks and have a great day!

[@johnedwards1968]

To ZERO your z, ensure the bit is within about an inch of the probe. Otherwise it will time out, and that can be problematic.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thats a great point, I've since seen people leaving too much gap and getting an error so this is a great reminder for all! Thanks for watching and your comment. Please feel free to subscribe to see new and future videos if you like! Thanks, and have a great day!

[@acrotech3770]

Hey JR great video, hope to have my “day 1” soon.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

I hope so too!

[@BigHWorks]

Good video content, to the point, and worth the watch. I appreciate the work you are doing on the topic!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Alan, thank you for watching and for the comment. If you care to suggest other topics that are interesting to you, I'd love to hear your feedback and I'd also invite you to subscribe if you haven't had the chance to already. Thanks again and have a great day!

[@BigHWorks]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous Would like to know how you chose Cad/Cam software and about your journey on learning to use it.

[@InTheLab3d]

Nice.work.sir..

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks Ryan, more coming!

[@paulsmessyworkshop]

Excellent video

[@hamedheydar]

Hey Jey, I Like you man, you r Awesome!!!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Hamed, appreciate you watching and commenting. If you feel like I've earned it, I'd ask you to hit subscribe while you're here. It'd help me grow my young channel's reach and I'd sure appreciate it! thanks again!

[@user-up7kb5im6o]

I am at "DAY ONE" and I watched your video. It was good . . . in what you covered, but what you did not cover leaves me scratching my head. First, you mention Vectric Pro. Obviously software but how do I get it and how do I start to use it? Additionally, you mention that your WiFi is connected to your Onefinity. How do I do that? On "DAY ONE", none of this is done, in my world. Do I need a software package on my desk top or Laptop computer, in order to select and download a file? I want to make guitar bodies and I assume there are already good files, in existence, that I could use. How would I go about getting a file like that and then inputting it into my Onefinity CNC? Here I stand on "DAY ONE", having watched the video, and I am still wondering how to start.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi there. First, I would say that your observations are noted. Would’ve been a rather long video to include all the items you mentioned, but for your benefit I’ll try to clear it up here. I chose to use Vectric Vcarve pro. Google that, you can buy it right from their website and download. However, there are other software choices for running your CNC. Before buying any, I’d recommend downloading the trial versions and see which one is most intuitive to you. In addition to vectric, there is carveco, carbide create and others. I’d recommend you search KZbin for CNC router software to use, there are many videos in the topic that you might find useful. At the end of the day, you have to choose one that you like in order to either design your guitars and the resulting gcode files to send to your machine, or manipulate files that you buy from other people, maybe somewhere like etsy. The bottom line is, yes you need a cad/cam software package as I described above. Regarding wifi, it depends on which onefinity machine you have so let me know in a reply and we can go further on that. Lastly, how to go about getting a file into your machine…….? Either design your own, or buy a file and make it how you want it inside the software. The the software can export that design file as g-code that your onefinity can read. Either by a usb stick, or internet connection, send that gcode file to the machine. Now, having said all that, if you’ve just gotten your machine and haven’t researched software or how it works, you’ve got some work to do.

[@vabearhunter401]

Im new and ive Watched several of yur videos and if you probe for X,Y,Z the machine should know where your work piece is .. I did that today and it always jumped way over to the left. I finally just zero the bit to the center of the workpiece and it did ok.. any ideas why?! Thanks for your time

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi @vabearhunter , Make sure that your CAD/CAM software has the datum set to the correct location (example lower left), and that there are no offsets stored in that CAD CAM (not sure which one you use). Hope that helps, and please feel free to subscribe while you're here, I'd appreciate it!

[@bschumann77]

Thanks for the info, how loud is it in the enclosure, with doors closed?

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Brad, I’m not sure, but with versus without enclosure decibels are reduced by 6-8 in my case. Please consider subscribing while you’re here, it’d help me to grow and reach more people, and you’d see new/future content. Thanks!

[@joeadams1236]

what is the size of the work table you have

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Joe, it's a 4" tall torsion box, surface sits at 34" tall and is 52" wide, 52" deep. If I could encourage you to subscribe if you hadn't had a chance yet, that'd be a great way to help me grow this 2 month young channel, more content coming soon!

[@DormantIdeasNIQ]

come back to Vectric ? no clue!? what is that, a cloud thing?

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Vectric is the software I use to create the model, and convert that model to the g-code used by the CNC controller. It’s installed locally on my pc, and is not cloud based.

[@Vastfill]

Hey there, what software did you use to make those adjustments for that onefinity engraving?

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

hi, I use vectric pro for cad/cam

[@ibuildsheds5654]

nice video, ewryone has a video channel now lol

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi I Build Sheds , Thanks for taking the time to view, and comment I really do appreciate it. If you haven't had a chance yet, and are willing, I'd love to ask you to subscribe in order to help me get the word out to more people who might be interested. Thanks again and have a great day!

[@jimjennings1165]

Do you have to have wifi ?

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

With a onefinity, you do not. You can transfer your code files from your software to your machine using a USB 2.0 thumb drive. Thanks for watching, and if you would, please consider subscribing if you found some value here. Thanks and have a great day!

[@adamochristian]

What router are u using

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Adamo, the Makita RT10701C is a good one to start off with, and is what Onefinity recommends. Link here ---> www.amazon.com/dp/B00E7D3V4S?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_TBW2V1WF2Q3C9DRGSRB9

[@luvrusa]

How difficult is it to add the larger monitor and does it work with touchscreen functionality ?

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Hi Mike, it wasn’t difficult at all. Was plug and play. The model I have is made by asus. There’s a list of the monitors that just plug right in over on the onefinity forums. Here is a link to that forum thread. forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/confirmed-aftermarket-screens-monitors-that-work-with-the-onefinity/4484 I appreciate you watching, and if you haven’t had a chance yet, please feel free to subscribe!

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

And yes, touch screen works perfectly

[@venko3211]

Please send me purchased link

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Www.onefinitycnC.com

[@venko3211]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous Thanks

[@TheOttacat]

How well does that Festool clamp work for work hold-down? I'm not interested in seeing you make the spoilboard because there are already so many videos. However, I find there is a lack of content on hold-downs. I also see you can order small CNC printed feet you screw into the spoilboard and they hold your piece in a similar way. There also seem to be two types of users - those that spoil their spoiloards and those that don't. I am waiting for my 1f and designing my table and spoilboard system. I want to be able to create an open area under a removable spoilboard for cutting into either large objects or to use indexing to eventually do 3D like this guy - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqK9Z6t6nJ6Hjbc

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

So, the festool clamps work fine, although I don’t use it very much on anything thinner than an inch or so. The reason for that, is that the side loading, if great enough has a tendency to cause the piece to lift up when too much clamping force is applied. I really used the 20mm, on 96mm spacing just because I already had those elements from having a couple mft tables. If I didn’t already have them, I’d have used the more available, and less expensive 3/4” systems. Having said all that, I use the dogs on nearly every project as a method to square the work piece to the machine. In most cases, for the work I use this machine for, I square off dogs, but use Gou LE sided tape for the work holding. Thanks for your comment, I’ll look into some work holding video ideas. I’ve got t track, oops clamps and threaded inserts, I just don’t generally use them

[@TheOttacat]

@@TradeSkillersAnonymous Thanks for your answer. I've heard similar comments about side clamps raising the piece. I've also heard the cam-style ones do the same thing. Looking at what I'll likely make, I think the tape system will work most of the time but there are some projects where I I'll need to remove and replace the piece and when I need that, I'll use dog holes and those screw-down toe feet.

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks for tuning in, and sharing your feedback and subscribing if you have! Check out the woodworking playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLDd7ob1ioGdD_sJtlUov_0Kd-hahBZj_K

[@TradeSkillersAnonymous]

Thanks again and have a great day!