MAS.863/4.140/6.9020

How To Make (almost) Anything

CBA Section - Week 6 Group Assignment

2025

Session 1

Time
People
Kristof + Sun

Initial Observation

Attempted to Mill

During auto level probing, the probe failed to detect surface, and the laser was off, machine halted when it touched the bed. We realized the probe was not charged.

Machine, surprisingly, continued to probe with an uncharged probe, until it crashed into the bed.

Learning: when probe battery is low, it may still grab the probe to start level and may halt, crashing in the bed, in the middle of the probing.

When observed the probe was not properly inserted into the charge dock, just like the other tool, not fully inserted in the their holder. Upon closer inspection, we saw the collet was dragging the shank upwards on the way up, where the tool is supposed fully released.

We noticed a misalignment in X axis.

Modified Advanced Settings

Tested, didn't help but visually the alignment improved.

Then we:

Tested, helped but not consistently release.

Then we increased to 1.8, it works consistently.

Appendix

Troubleshooting guide: https://wiki.makera.com/en/carvera/troubleshooting/ATC

Session 2

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