Two-Sided CNC Without Fixtures!

Here I show my method using a touch probe and custom routines to identify reference holes to align top and bottom machining processes on a CNC router. No jigs or fixtures necessary!
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[@siukcnc]

Nice to see someone else using cambam. It can handle all the fancy machining, it just doesn't have a fancy GUI.

[@laurentmaillard1355]

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[@jabdoa]

Nice video. Guess for a professional production you would use a jig which fits alignment/reference holes. Not as cool but more robust and faster. Audio is slightly clipping in the video.

[@thomasfulenwider]

Nothing I do will be for production. But yes, jigs are definitely the way to go for production. @jabdoa Regarding the audio, is it just the voice over or all of it?

[@jabdoa]

Just the voice over. Just a bit but noticable in the beginning for me.@@thomasfulenwider

[@thomasfulenwider]

@@jabdoa I found where the problem was. Thank you!

[@michaellitzkow8123]

Great method. How can I learn to write similar gcode macros? Can you share yours?

[@thomasfulenwider]

I can pull them off my machine. What kind of controller do you have. Mine has some Centroid specifics involved.

[@arbjful]

So a reference hole is necessary for this method to work?

[@thomasfulenwider]

Yes, some sort of reference. The reference could be placed in an off-cut so it is not on the part itself.