![]() Use the socket/wrench to release the nut and drop the hood so you can clearly access the spindle.Above, see the wing-nut for fixing the shroud.The Material is in place and adequately secured to the bed.The dust shroud is clear of the moving parts and secured in place.The Bit is secured tightly and the key is replaced in the controller panel.Prior to setting any job please ensure the follow have be completed: Before pressing any of these controls ensure again that all paths are clear and people are standing back from the bed. ![]() Likewise, if you want to use the on-screen buttons, you can click the four arrows to move the head horizontally, and the two smaller arrows to the right will allow you move the head up and down. With the KeyPad open, use the Arrow Keys on the Keyboard, PgUp and PgDn, to move the tool around, and up and down respectively. Various functions of the machine can be initiated from the red panel or the file menu at the top of the command console. The red box shows the current coordinates of the tool head.The green panel is a g-code console, and there is another dialogue box with the Spindle Control.The red window has a small yellow icon - click this to show the control panel and the basic move/jog controls.The SB3 program consists of a number of separate windows:.Click on the icon on the Windows toolbar.The ShopBot3 Controller (shown here with green circle above) is used to calibrate, control the machine directly, and send Part Files. If you have not done any of these, you should not operate the CNC. To use the CNC router, you must have completed an induction with Fab Lab staff, you must obey the Health and Safety requirements of the Fab Lab Workshop, and wear all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, and follow any other guidance outlined in our Health and Safety Documentation. prepare for operation in a safe and efficient mannerīefore we begin, ensure no materials are on the bed, that there are no obvious faults - loose cables, unfixed panels etc - and ensure the machine is generally unobstructed.run the ShopBot3 Controller software and load a Part File.This guide is a resource for use when introducing the machine, and this portion of the CNC tutorial, contains step-by-step instructions to: This is the ShopBot PRS Alpha 96"x48" CNC Router (with the main emergency stop circled in green above).
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