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CNC Robotics

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Figure 11.19
Two sheets of MDFas
a tabletop.

Lower the pen by jogging the z-axi s from the CNC Controls window
in Ke arn until it reaches the surface of the paper, then allow the z-
axis to lower a little bit more to ma ke sure the pen will make con-
tact with the paper even if the surface of the work area isn' t per-
fectly flat . Use this dista nce as the default cutting depth in the Table
Setup window and have it travel 1/ 4 inch above the surface of the
paper. If you have ins ta lled limit swi tches and have decided where
the home posit ion is for all three axes, then just sa ve the setup for
the plotter too l as a KCam machine setup file so that you wo n't have
to do th is again. You can use any kind of paper yo u want. I have

Figure 11.20
Paper tablecloth taped
to work surface.

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