I apologize upfront if this question has been answered elsewhere but I can not find it.

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I am new to CNCing and recently purchase a cheap 3018 machine with laser. I purchased a new computer and cannot get the homing vs. the orientation correct and keep hitting the limit switches. Even with the old machine (I can’t replicate how I got it to work) I would get a warning that I may be out of the area.

Grbl Settings List

Optimize GRBL set up for 3810 GRBL mini CNC. $0=10 $1=25 $2=0 $3=5 $4=0 $5=0 $6=0 $10=3 $11=0.010 $12=0.002 $13=0 $20=0 $21=0 $22=0 $23=0 $24=25.000 $25=500.000. 3018 Pro GRBL v1.1h Configuration. Posted on Author Bob Categories 3018 Pro CNC. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be. When using a laser in conjunction with a GRBL based CNC router such as the 3018 Pro, there is an important setting in GRBL which lets the CNC know what mode you want to be in. This setting is $32 and it can be edited in your command console by typing $32=1 to turn on Laser Mode, and can be turned off by typing $32=0. GRBL treats curves as a collection of small straight lines. This setting defines how smooth the curves will be. The default is.002mm and will not likely need to be changed as this value is below the accuracy of most machines. YES DIY Machining - GRBL Settings - Pocket Guide.

My question is what should the default settings be fore homing and orientation for a GRBL 1.1 3018? My $23=3 and here are my software settings.

Right now when I home my laser sits over the left front corner and X-199 XY-199 Z-1

Cnc 3018 Grbl Settings Cheat

I would like to have the laser sit over the front left corner (SW) with and cut working towards the back right corner (NE). Right now the laser moves to the back an hits the switch.

Cnc 3018 Grbl Settings Chart

Any help would be greatly appreciated.