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by joeaverage
Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:36 am
Forum: non-CNC Stuff
Topic: AL8 vs AL7
Replies: 3
Views: 7606

Re: AL8 vs AL7

Hi Daedelus, thanks for your reply, you must keep funny hours in the UK... I just checked the two versions I have, the first I tried is autoleveller-0.8.7.exe, which I have referred to as AL8 and the second one I tried is autolevellerAE.0.7.6.jar which I referred to as AL7. I assumed the second vers...
by joeaverage
Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:25 am
Forum: non-CNC Stuff
Topic: Recommended Z Down Value For standard copper board
Replies: 7
Views: 11720

Re: Recommended Z Down Value For standard copper board

Hi Bruteforce, I am a relative newbie too but Country Bubba's advice has helped me. I had tried holding the board down at the corners with screws but they induced to much flexing which AL can't cope with. Over the weekend I used doublesided tape. I successfully etched a board at -0.05mm (.002 inch) ...
by joeaverage
Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:08 am
Forum: non-CNC Stuff
Topic: Autoleveller generates bad gcode
Replies: 3
Views: 7771

Re: Autoleveller generates bad gcode

Hi Olovskos, I had the same problem. When I looked closer at the probe file I found one entry with a Z of -1mm, clearly an aberration relative to the rest of the board. I did not notice it before I committed it to run and had a disaster much like you had. I like the visualisation feature of latest A...
by joeaverage
Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:56 am
Forum: non-CNC Stuff
Topic: AL8 vs AL7
Replies: 3
Views: 7606

AL8 vs AL7

Hi All, have just started using AutoLeveller and am delighted with the results. I cut a board which has a Thin Shrink SOIC in it and it has worked really well. In the past I could only cut such small outlines on very small boards where the Z variance was very small anyway. This board is still only 5...