Shopbot 5-Axis Milling Machine

model: 5-axis
manufacturer: Shopbot
specifications: work area 82" X (864mm) x 34" Y (864mm) x 24" Z (610mm), Step resolution of .0004", Positional accuracy of +/- .002"
applications: Milling forms for molding, casting, and composites, Automated cutting, drilling, trimming.

Manuals

General documentation for shopbot is available here. Some notes on usage of the 5-axis are available here.

Below is a video of the tool length measurement routine. Be careful running this file blindly with a long tool, as a collision could result.

Successfully running this routine will show the distance between tool tip and center of B axis rotation. This measurement is used when toolpathing.