Shapeoko 3XXL

Please see the safety and instructions on DMS Source.

Basics

THIS EQUIPMENT REQUIRES TRAINING. DO NOT USE UNLESS YOU HAVE TAKEN THE CLASS AND BEEN SIGNED OFF BY A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR!

This machine is located in the Machine Shop and belongs to the Plastics Special Interest Group (PIG-SIG).

It is intended for router-based machining of primarily thin/flat materials. It is not intended for machining blocks of material that would be better suited to the Bridgeport or HAAS.

It's a Shapeoko 3XXL from Carbide 3D.

• It uses a Dewalt DWP611 router and has a belt-driven Z-axis.
• The machining area is 838mmX x 838mmY x 76mmZ [approximately 33" x 33" x 3"]

• All cutters, including drills, must fit into the provided 1/4" and 1/8" Dewalt collets provided.
  • You may bring your own collet adapter sleeve (available at Rockler) if desired.

• There are four parallel T-slot tracks for clamping (one on each side edge and two equally spaced in the center). They will accept a 1/4" T-bolt. Four low profile wooden "clamps" are available on the machine.
  • This clamping method is somewhat limiting and users should plan their clamping and fixturing in advance.
  • NO SCREWS IN THE SPOIL BOARD! Any screws required for your holding method must be completely within your own self-provided spoil board.

• As of June 2021, you should bring your own computer with Carbide Motion installed in order to use the Shapeoko 3 XXL. It is difficult to use without a mouse. The download link is listed below.

Accessories

- BitZero User Guide (for setting X/Y/Z or a combination thereof)
- Bit Setter was added on 4/5/2023 (for setting tool offsets at tool change). See this Talk post for more info.

Rules

1. Spoil board.

• You may not damage the machine's spoil board.
• You also may not use screws in the spoil board.
• All users must provide and use their own sacrificial "spoil board".
  • The only exception is users who are engraving only, but they do this at their own risk and must pay for the repair/replacement of the machine's spoil board if they damage it.
  • Damage and cost are as decided by the committee chair.
    

2. Only specific materials are authorized. See the MATERIALS section for details.
3. On 6/26/21 the machine was placed in service for trained users. Since there is no dust collection/enclosure at this time, users should "chase the cutter" with the shop vac during use.

Materials

ALLOWED:

• Plastics
• Glass (diamond drag bit engraving only)
• Soft metal, thin, as noted earlier

NOT ALLOWED:

• Any cutting oil or coolant
• Fiberglass, composites or any materials containing toxic additives
• Wood (allowed only with the explicit, advance permission of the committee chair - and we can't think of a good reason why this would be given)

Resources and Links

It's a Shapeoko 3XXL from Carbide 3D.
DMS Shakypoo Checklist: (comittee drive) (N:)->machineshop->Training->Shapoko 3XXL->/Checklist.pdf (Also linked from Talk)

DMS Training Slides: (comittee drive) (N:)->machineshop->Training->Shapoko 3XXL->/Shapeoko 3 XXL Slides.pdf
- Quick Start Guide
- Carbide Create Software User Guide
- Carbide Motion User Guide
- Carbide 3D User Community Forums
- Carbide 3D downloads
- Shapeoko's Wiki Site
- A good site on Shapeoko and general milling/routing practices for this kind of machine

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