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How to operate the machine?
Main System:
Here is a picture of the Swift's main switches, these switches control Here is a picture of the Controller, once the machine is on this is the
the power to the machine itself and the vacuum fixturing system. going to be the primary tool you use to operate the machine.
At the bottom of the structure there is the main power switch, simply turn it to the right. Next, we you need to switch the key from 0 to 1, and finally press the Green button, wait for a few seconds and the router will start booting up. To the left of the green button is the Emergency Stop button. Only press this if you are actually in an emergency/unsure of what the machine is about to do. Once the machine finishes booting up there will be an option on the controller to HOME the axis, you MUST click this button as the router needs to have a general set point to begin a job.
We also use a software called Vcarve to generate the Gcode required by the machine to run. In short, Gcode is the programming language for the machine (the same language as the 3D printers). These instructions tell the spindle where to move and when, to trace out the cuts that the machine needs to do.
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