Tom - thanks.
1 - Noted - Donating or Lending Items
Risk assessment would be good.
2 - Just for clarification it is working (See example cuts, http://i.imgur.com/fHSclLd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hGF9Cn2.jpg ) Just dusty and maybe not a fine tuned Ferrari of Shapeoko, but it is functional subject to the skills of any user.
3 - Comments noted, no rush. It more that I think the Space will need an expert or guru for using rather than the any tune-up. I do not want to this to be a fix-up project, rather a kick-start to the space to help make an informed decision for this post - https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/cnc-router/320
Export/Guru as ssing a laser cut the toolchain is quite short and by comparison (IMHO) easy. A Shapeoko/CNC has a tool chain which has not easy defaults. I still have not cracked it and one of the reasons the machine is collecting dust. The nearest I have is these steps
a) (Make 2D or 2.5D files) CAD/DXF/SVG generator
b) ( Convert to gcode) cam.py or http://jscut.org
c) (Send gcode to Shapeoko) GrblServer
Step B) is not trivial and does not have many Free/Libre options. So I think an Induction should be required (see risk assessment). Yep - someone(s) needs to take responsibility.
- I will make a label this evening.
- Noted and agreed, but lets hope we crack 3.
Thanks,
Brendan