Workstation "Zero-Point" hack
I was looking for an additional method to determine a new zero-point simpler and faster on the workstation without using the three-point sampling method and above all without removing the spindle. The idea was to combine the workstation reference edge with the double click option for a new grid.
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More_Pictures.pdf
1 MBShaper Workstation Zero-Block.stl
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Materials
Filament, plexiglass
Tools
I realized this not as a Shaper Origin project where I can share files, but my main concern is to share the idea.
I’m used 3D printer to build the reference blocks and I included the corresponding stl file, but the blocks can certainly also be produced with the Origin.
Instructions
So, I came up with the following solution: I’m using the “Keilverbinder” to mount two additional and removeable reference blocks on the top of my workstation. These blocks are using adjustment screws for the final alignment. In combination with the support-bar I have now a sliding fence for the Origin, where the middle of the cutter whole is accurate aligned with the reference edge of the workstation. So far so good, to determine the second dimension, I’m using a simple plexiglass crosshair plate within the cutter whole. Then I position the Origin along the support bar fence, choose the “new grid” function and double click the green button, finish! This is amazingly accurate and perfectly fine for most applications, unless every last tenth really matters. Furthermore, to have a better optical support, I mounted a simple lamp using the 5V power supplier of the USB port. More pictures are attached.