Thermwood / eCabinet Systems

Phil,

18000 rpm, 1000 ipm, 3/8\" comp. The parts should hold but if they don't take 2 passes.

Forrest

Mike,

It would be easy to assume this because mdf is so soft it will continue to cut fairly well even with a dull bit. Try cutting 10 sheets of mdf and then cut some mel. with the same bit.

Forrest

Mike, You should be getting clean cuts with any of the 3 if everything is setup correctly. As far as tool life that will vary but for the most part mdf will dull a carbide tool sooner than Mel. or ply which will dull at about the same rate. Mel. is going to where the bit in 1 spot where it cuts the ...

Hey Guys,

I'm getting tooling errors when nesting this job. Its saying cannot use the .47 tool for rout operation. It should use this for some 30mm pockets in the bottom of the deck. Any ideas?

Forrest

Jason,

Its not a cabinet, its all the cabinets. I'll try to get a cabinet with the cnc file.

Forrest

Micheal,

Part of my post \"skiping holes\" was that some of the RTA 5mm holes are drilling twice. I'm still on 4.94.

Forrest

Guys, Very sorry to start a conversation and leave you hanging. I do not have a drill bank and this is something that has been around for a while. It will drill 4 of the 5 holes in all the patterns and then come back and drill the fifth hole in all the patterns. Not a big deal just a little annoying...

Hey Guys,

This is nothing new but just wondering if its being fixed. When I run parts with shelf holes the router bores 4 holes of five for all the patterns then comes back and bores the last hole in all the sets. I'm on 4.94 RN.

Forrest

Chris, All I can offer is to make sure that your bit diameter is setup in the tool manager as the exact size that it is in the program. If in imperial mode then the diameter is .79\". Obviously it is 20mm in metric and also make sure in Rnest (tooling) it is set up to drill and nothing else. In...

Jeff,

I found most of the time these are just graphic issues. Did you write the code and check it?

Forrest

Brian,

When you say lumber core do you mean VC or vaneer core because there is a difference. For VC plywood we use a 2 flute 3/8\" comp at 18000 rpm and when the bit is real sharp can machine at 1000 ipm or more.

Forrest

Dave,

We cut small parts all the time and when allowed we will brad nail the parts on the ends. It sound like this is the fastest method for you.

Forrest

Hey Guys, Just a little tip for mdf doors. If you have fuzzing after using your bits for a while you can use wood glue mixed 50% with water and apply with a brush or spray then sand after 30 minutes. This actually seals the cut surface very well and allows for the first coat of undercoater to go on ...

Hey Joe, I do cut alot of doors for myself and others. I am currently using Cabinet Vision for this but have looked into Panelmatrix as well. With CV you can produce a door and then batch any size so it is fairly proficiant. I hope it will be this easy in Ecabs. I am mainly concerned that if I have ...

Brian, What are you using for tooling and how do you set up your tool sets for mdf in the modeler? Ranger board is good quality but you need to ask for high IB or high grade internal bond. This product is superior to cheaper mdf's. Also when you tool up for production and you want to buy pcd (diamon...