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by Jason Wilson
Fri, Sep 02 2011, 8:38AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places
Replies: 6
Views: 5494

Re: Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places

Oh yeah Will, Trust me, I can sympathize. Very, very frustrating and a huge waste of time for sure. But the next time this happens try the work around I mentioned above. I tested it again this morning and it was able to get us through the cut. It wont work every time you have this error if it is som...
by Jason Wilson
Thu, Sep 01 2011, 1:40PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places
Replies: 6
Views: 5494

Re: Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places

Hello, Will, I am pretty positive that it isnt the name, it has happened with all lengths of names. But thanks for the idea. Daniel, No offense but I have been going back and forth with Thermwood about this issue for about 4 months and have sent dozens of exports, CNC and DXF files with no resolutio...
by Jason Wilson
Wed, Aug 31 2011, 11:02AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places
Replies: 6
Views: 5494

Thermwood Software and DXF Export Decimal Places

Hello, We have been doing extensive research into an on going issue that we have been experiencing with Arc to Line Compensation Errors on the router. We will have parts that have arcs that will post an error mid cut and just stop the operation dead. There is no way around it but to stop cutting and...
by Jason Wilson
Fri, Jul 01 2011, 2:43PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Customizing Label Information
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

Re: Customizing Label Information

Hello Ryan, Thanks for responding, I tried to use the search feature in the routers CPU to pull up the location that you gave in your response but it just found a bunch of symbols and other files. I actually wasnt able to open any of them. And there wasnt a settings control I saw. Can you give me mo...
by Jason Wilson
Fri, Jul 01 2011, 9:37AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Customizing Label Information
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

Customizing Label Information

Hello, We have recently Upgraded our software and hard drive on our router and since we have done that the text and font size for the labels we print has changed. The Font is much smaller and different. Also, we are wanting to explore utilizing the EB, or Edge Band Field but again, we are not sure w...
by Jason Wilson
Wed, Jun 29 2011, 9:27AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass
Replies: 5
Views: 4830

Re: Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass

Hello, I am experiencing the same problem again. Also keep in mind that since my last post about this issue we have had a Retrofit upgrading our hard drive and software. I have copied the CNC FIle and Export and will be emailing to the address previously posted. Please let me know what we can do to ...
by Jason Wilson
Mon, Jun 27 2011, 10:59AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape
Replies: 7
Views: 7718

Re: Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape

Hello,
I went to the Uline web site, they do have quite a few kinds of Double Sided Tape though.

It will take some sifting to find the right one.

I will post back the item info when I locate it.

Thanks again
by Jason Wilson
Mon, Jun 27 2011, 10:05AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape
Replies: 7
Views: 7718

Re: Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape

Yeah, Initially that was what I thought was going to happen but the tape that we have, although it works well in other situations, doesnt stick to the MDF at all. If it wasnt too much trouble to pass along the part # that would be great, or if you know the name of it I could probably find it. Also, ...
by Jason Wilson
Mon, Jun 27 2011, 7:38AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape
Replies: 7
Views: 7718

Solid Wood and Double Stick Tape

Hello, We Cut a considerable amount of solid wood here in our shop and I wanted get some info from the group in regards to what everyone is using to secure the solid. Our current method involves using a sheet of plywood and screws, which works well but we are always looking for new and more efficien...
by Jason Wilson
Fri, Mar 18 2011, 9:21AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass
Replies: 5
Views: 4830

Re: Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass

Yes, I have noticed that too. And in my case it was also leaving the entire ramp in there. Ever since that happened I have not been using the 2 features at the same time so I'm not sure that I can recreate the files for you to see. I guess I could just do a dummy run and export the file to you. Let ...
by Jason Wilson
Tue, Mar 15 2011, 2:30PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer
Replies: 4
Views: 4254

Re: Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer

After a few trials and tribulations we were able to figure our how to make this happen.

Basically we just wrote our own code to operate the spindle and then moved the head along the axis' with the Hand Held.


Thanks
by Jason Wilson
Tue, Mar 15 2011, 6:34AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer
Replies: 4
Views: 4254

Re: Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer

Will, That is how it has been done up until this point but it seemed like a better way to use an actual edge finder to ensure that our measurements as exact as possible. Using a half inch bit we would have to spin the bit by hand until the threads seemed as close as we could get to the fence but it ...
by Jason Wilson
Mon, Mar 14 2011, 2:23PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer
Replies: 4
Views: 4254

Starting Spindle While Using Hand Held Programmer

Hello, I am attempting use an Audible Edge Finder for measuring our fences here but the way these things operate is to have the spindle rotating at about 1500 rpm when attempting to find your edge. I need to know of a way that I can make this work. Is this possible and if so can anyone tell me how t...
by Jason Wilson
Mon, Mar 14 2011, 9:21AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass
Replies: 5
Views: 4830

Ramp In Not Being Cleaned Up With Double Pass

Hello All, I recently experienced something here that I wanted to post for everyone to see but also to see if anyone has experienced this before and why it happens. Basically, I have been experimenting with operations that may help with eliminating ridges due to bit flex. I am trying out setting my ...
by Jason Wilson
Tue, Feb 22 2011, 10:45AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Flip Operations cutting back dados 3/8" off from specified
Replies: 9
Views: 6204

Re: Flip Operations cutting back dados 3/8" off from specified

Hello, After Remeasuring our fences and comparing it to the figures stored in M999 settings, I have discovered an apparent discrepancy. The 901s were off by just about .25 on each axis. I have since updated this information in our system I then loaded a single part with a "Flip First" oper...