Check that Z-depth! It matters

[_Michael]

If you do switch to Z zero at spoil board this other post of mine might be useful.

Permanent Z only probe

I do most of my milling with Z zero set to the spoil board surface and I had an idea of how to make that workflow a little easier for me. I had an old Z only probe block that I think came with my first CNC, a Chinese 3018, and I wanted to mount it somewhere to use kind of like a Shapeoko BitSetter. Here’s what I came up with. [IMG_0029] [IMG_0030] As you can see from the photos the block came apart and I was able to make a nice snug pocket for it to be pressed into. I tested on scrap MDF pr…