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== Feeds and speeds==
== Feeds and speeds==
====Spindle Speed====
====Spindle Speed====
The Shopbot does not appear to pick up spindle speed instructions unless you have first opened up the Spindle RPM Control menu (under Tools):
The Shopbot does not pick up spindle speed instructions unless you have first opened up the Spindle RPM Control menu (under Tools):


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Perhaps the fact that this can be done via console means that it could also be added to Gcode files by the post-processor? I'm not really sure. I did just notice this, though, a bit lower down in the FAQ:
Perhaps the fact that this can be done via console means that it could also be added to Gcode files by the post-processor? I'm not really sure. I did just notice this, though, a bit lower down in the FAQ:
If the VFD isn't reflecting the RPMs set in the control window, clos SB3, backup and delete shopbot.ini in "C:\ProgramData\ShopBot\ShopBot 3". Reload SB3 and it should work.


'''I want the RPM Control Window to open every time I start ShopBot 3'''
'''I want the RPM Control Window to open every time I start ShopBot 3'''