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--- checklist:cnc_startup [2025/03/22 19:40] – formatting 8c244b37-0747-c193-0a4e-0967254778dd
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-** NOTE THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***
+** NOTE THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ** \\ \\
+===== ** PLEASE DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS, THIS IS STILL UNDER REVIEW. WHEN CONFIRMED THIS MESSAGE WILL BE REMOVED** =====
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 ===== Shapeoko Startup Procedure as of 01/02/2024 =====
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 and tabs were so precise they just fit together with very little effort.
-=== Here is a suggested startup order ===
+=== Controls under the Shapeoko table ===
-* 1. Turn on computer with pin 2021
+{{cnc:vdfcontroller_controls.jpg}}
-* 2. Turn on cutter
+Controls:
-* 3. Push green start button (this used to turn on the spindle immediately but now just
+* 1. Shop Vac control box
-powers the VDF spindle and dust collector).
-* 4. vdf controller should look like,
+* 2. VDF Controller Start/Stop button
-{{cnc:vdfcontroller.jpg}}
+* 3. VDF spindle speed indicator
+* 4. Obsolete Start/Stop button
+=== Here is a suggested startup order ===
-* 5. if the lower light is off, push the button. When the lower light is lite the spindle is ready to power on when your program starts. The top led is flashing 0.0.
+* 1. Turn on computer with pin 2021
+* 2. Empty the shop vac connected to the Shapeoko
+* 3. Verify the table and all drive mechanisms are free of debris.
+* 4. Turn on Shapeoko cutter via it's round start button
+* 5. Push the round start button on the lower front of the VDF controller, if the lower light is off, push the button. When the lower light is lite the spindle is ready to power on when your program starts. The top led is flashing 0.0.
 ==== Upload your file/generate G-Code ====
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 * 6. plug in thumb drive
-* 7. check your vcarve file and generate gcode
+* 7. Select the carbide motion software.
-* 8. Select the carbide motion software.
+* 8. import your vcarve file into Carbide Motion and generate gcode
 * 9. Initialize machine as you normally did.
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 I have not included all steps in the process assuming you know some of them already. I tried to
 highlight what I saw as changes to what I normally do.
+* 6. The shop vac should start once the spindle reaches a certain speed.
+The VDF controller should look like the following,
+{{cnc:vdfcontroller.jpg}}
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