Thermwood / eCabinet Systems

Will: Thats true problems of today will be gone ( one way or the other ) tomorow. :wink: Using the up spiral would certainly take care of the dust problem and would be running cooler also. I worried about parts moving and quality. but worth a try. Are your parts ready for the edge bander, do you get...

I am looking for better ways to get rid of the dust, air born and heavier chips, and the dust/chips that packs in the kerf with a compresion bit. Scratch out the kerfs and vacuum is good but is not quick and then I have to clean and empty the filters and then I have to blow off the table any way. Bl...

Has any one tried the aerotech dust free routing ?
Any one have anhy thoughts on this tool
www.dustfreenesting.com

I am looking for a cabinet maker/wood worker who is Proficient with e-cabinets and Master Cam soft ware.
Must be able to commute to RIver Dale New Jersey.
973-224-0221
Jim Carter

Thanks Neville and Dennis:
good information.
I ended up making a a grid on the template, then measuring points every 1/2 inch to assign a X Y value on a spread sheet.
An associate will create an auto cad drawing file from the points.
I have not seen the resault yet, fingers crossed.
Jim

what would be some methods of turning a physical template (of irregular shape) into a CAD system to get usable geom. for importing into e-cabinets so i can use the profile modeler to make crown molding fit that irregular shape.
thanks for help
Jim

I am inclined to keep every thing from Themwood. The support on Router, Bander, and E-cabinets has been exceptional,

thanks Kerry and Josh
the frustrating part is not knowing what is wrong. The same file I posted I tried to extend/ trim all the lines and arcs before and after I posted. it worked for Kerry but still would not work for me.
Who ever said ignorance is bliss was ignorant.

Thanks Josh ithought of that too. I extended the existing lines, and erased every thing inside windows. then trimed again, and same error. I tried to create parft using closed contour on simple square shape and it worked fine. just a minute ago I erasaed all the striaght lines and redrew snapping to...

thanks for input.
its not so much the money as the time.
I would rather take the time to learn one soft ware package that will meet all my needs rather then learn one that will fall short.

thanks Kerry: I have trim/esxtended every line/arc too many times to count. I have trimed/extend using one entity and two entity. I have tried to off set the lines 1/4 inch and trim/extend, I have tried to move the whole pattern 1/4", I have tried to redraw, always the same error message. "...

Would some one take a look at this file tell me why I can-not cut part using closed contour.
Every time I get my hopes up of getting a simple task done in a timely fasion, I am reminded of the almighty's since of humor.

I am almost ready to make the next step. I have become good profiecient at e-cabinets for cabinets and simple shapes. I would like to do more.... scale and convert dwg / dxf files into workable files either for e-cabinets or the thermwood controler, scale and convert other drawing files, such as pdf...

Do any of you measure material thickness when it is delivered and then keep a log or track material that is being used for certain job?

Now i set my material thickness for cabinets when I write twd file in e-cabinets. I physically measure the material as I am creating the file. no problem because I am in same room as router and controler. If I wanted to write the twd file at a different location, (for example at home) how would I ch...