X-Carve User Guide and Operations
Basics
~~REVEAL~~
Safety
Basics
- Don't put hands in machine.
It hurts to have fingers cut off.
- Wear clothes.
It'd distracting to other users and against policy.
- No loose clothing or long hair
That really was a nice tshirt or scalp…
- Don't cut anything you don't own.
Think about how you would feel if it was your thing.
Required PPE
- Hearing protection
It's a better story to loose it at a rock concert than operating this machine
- Eye protection
The replacement ones are awful. It's not worth it.
- Covered Shoes
Something you should be wearing anyway.
Optional
- Respirator
Looks scary and protects your lungs.
- All over body condom
You can never be too safe.
Material Recommendations
Best
- Soft plastics
- HDPE
- LDPE
- foams.
- Dence Polystyrene
- Light weight polystyrene
- Expanded PVC
- Cork.
Noisy
- Hard plastics
- Acrylic
- Wood
- Plywood
- Pine
Avoid
- Solid PVC (Tends to clog bits)
- Leather (Fibrous. Cuts but clogs bits. Stinks.)
Operations
Machine start and verify basic operation
- Ensure work space is clear of tools, etc.
- To activate the machine, 'STOP' button needs to be lit up green, if this is not the case, turn red knob clockwise(direction arrows) until it pops up.
- Open or switch to Candle(Machine control software).
- Verify 'Machine Status' does NOT say 'Not Connected' ('Alarm' or 'Idle' is OK), if not contact Supervisor.
Good:
Bad: 
- Press 'Reset' above the Emergency Stop button.
- Press 'Home' Machine will move to find end stops.
- Status should flash green 'Home' then display 'Idle', if not or if the machine makes grinding noises, doesn't home or has other problems contact Supervisor.
Good: Bad:
