Carvera Air settings

FYI when you have time.

thanks for the reminder. I’ll add it to the default devices.

Also add a 5 second dwell after spinning up the router.

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Oh, and 4th axis and laser.

4th axis is available, you need to enable indexed mode, then you can set positions and lathe processes.

Laser I have not tried yet, but I did make it a dragcutter with a little dragknife holder I made for in the Carvera spindle :slight_smile:

Thanks.

I’ve heard of drag cutting, but have never done it.

I do have the 4th axis for the Carvera Air, but haven’t gotten the laser unit - may not need it if the 4th axis can engrave the bells and barrels I’ll be making.

the lathe operation should handle the bells. look at the chess pieces in Showcase for an example of complex 4th axis lathe on a Carvera.

If you have a bell and want to engrave it, then positioning is a thing, if you make the bell with an engraving from a block that’s perfect… I’m making a gothic style chessboard with the index and lathe operations:


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I need to update that showcase a bit :slight_smile: I’ll do that when I’m done with all the pieces.