Thermwood / eCabinet Systems

Jason, excuse me if this seems like 2 elementary questions but here goes: 1) What effect is there if the chip load is too light (i.e. - running FPM too slowly for RPM per chart) as we know too much chip load = overheating, breaking tools, etc but is there a down side for running too slowly other tha...

Neville, I'd love some pictures as this is a new one on me and with our machine aging, we are trying to stay ahead fo the simple stuff to keep it runing well. Sounds liek these shoudl be checked from time to time, huh? I think I know to what you are refrencing but to make sure. Thanks in advance. ro...

Kerry, my two cents..... When we flycut, we have to fake the machine into thinking the board is 0.002 lower than what we actually cut it to be. I think this is because when we have the waste board on the machine with nothing else, it doesn't compress fully because there isn't enough vacuum to pull i...

Today''s (1-5-12) Woodworking Headlines: Cabinotch Acquired by Columbia Forest Products

Thermwood should not be the sole target of these issues here, CFP should share in the fun, IMO.

Georgi, we use MAsterCam and it has a backplot and 3D verification run. However, I am only familiar with using it for MasterCAm generated programs. I am not sure if you are asking for this to use on eCabs or not. We use the backplot A LOT when we develop all new programs.

Maybe a clue but another piece of information is that I use my computer in a "user" mode and am not logged on as Administrator for hacking prevention. Before the rebuild, I used to save my job file, log on as administrator, open eCabs, get the job file and then make my twd (have to be admi...

I thought it was just an operator error on our end but we are having the same issue here. Missing cabinets after updating software.

This 1 page article appeared in our state email magazine. I put a copy in all my employees' paychecks as it was an excellent reminder to them from someone who is in our business.
Just thought I'd share it with you as it is worth reading.

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Thanks for posting the resolution. Too often the issue gets solved but the answer isn't posted. Glad you got it figured out. Don't feel bad as I don't know what the x/y lash or leash is either!

Zach, did you figure this out? If the bearings were this bad the vibration and noise would be deafening. Is the material wood you are cutting? And are you using a real small cutter where you might get tool deflection or material hardness variations? If you think about bearings and tooling turning 15...

Thom, Maybe this is stating the obvious but our problem with these long running jobs is always tooling. Tools either get dull or when we do outline on sheets that have 20 parts on them , the outline tool heats up and the collet slips and then we have to rezero, new tool, etc. So, if you are not havi...

Update and maybe an opportunity for someone: I am admitting defeat here. After one successful run, I have hit the wall. The surfacing of the stuff makes the sheet curl up on the table and come loose and then all sorts of bad things happen. Not every one, but often enough I don't want to be in the li...

For closing the loop, I ended up cutting at 600 ipm for surfacing, 450 for contouring and the single biggest factor = sharp tools! I hd no troubles with this formula and are well on our way to running all these parts.

Very helpful. Thanks Ryan.

Thanks, Forrest.