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by Mark Hesketh
Mon, Oct 30 2006, 5:11PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: Addition to the wishlist :)
Replies: 1
Views: 2437

another thing that would be really helpful is for the printouts to have the filename on them somewhere. i am always nesting 4 or 5 jobs at a time and often confuse myself if i have to leave to run for something and then come back to it.
by Mark Hesketh
Fri, Oct 27 2006, 8:52AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: pump problems
Replies: 8
Views: 6212

pump problems

i know this isn't technically a thermwood issue, but i am having some problems with the pumps for my thermwood router and was wondering if anyone has ever run into the same thing. a couple of times in the last couple of days, i have had both pumps shut down on their own at the same time, needing to ...
by Mark Hesketh
Wed, Oct 11 2006, 10:24AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: is it possible to... ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3482

1) thanks 2) the veneer does overhang the spoilboard a bit, to put the corner at the (0,0) position. however, if we were to locate the spoilboard to extend to that point, it is no longer within the limits of the surfacing bit, it leaves triangles between each pass at the ends, which then interfere w...
by Mark Hesketh
Tue, Oct 10 2006, 10:10AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: is it possible to... ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3482

is it possible to... ?

got a few things i was hoping someone could tell me how to do if they are possible: 1) after loading a bunch of jobs in Control Nesting, is it possible to ONLY nest certain material types, or leave out certain material types? we tend to cut all our veneer parts for a week all at once, then go back a...
by Mark Hesketh
Fri, Oct 06 2006, 9:21AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: cutting into adjacent parts
Replies: 2
Views: 2874

cutting into adjacent parts

i have the occasional piece where the end is chamfered 45 degrees across the entire width of the piece. when the outline is cut for these pieces, they pretty much always cut into the adjacent pieces on the points. is there any way to fix this without increasing the distance between ALL of the parts?
by Mark Hesketh
Mon, Oct 02 2006, 8:43AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: ecab or control nest problem
Replies: 1
Views: 2394

ecab or control nest problem

i am not sure if this is being caused by the new version of ecab or the new version of the control nesting software, or a combination of the two. in the past, the 1/2 inch rabbet at the back of the gables for the backs was always cut with our 1/2 inch dia bit. as far as i know, i have not changed an...
by Mark Hesketh
Mon, Oct 02 2006, 8:28AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: problems with entering off falls
Replies: 4
Views: 4644

problems with entering off falls

why do i have to enter off falls in the order in which the program wants to nest them? if i enter the off falls in any other order, the program maintains the order of the material that it wants, as well as the order of the profiles i entered, even if that transfers profiles from one material to anot...
by Mark Hesketh
Mon, Oct 02 2006, 8:05AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: skiping holes
Replies: 15
Views: 13545

all of my programs have the problem of the machine jumping all over the sheet to cut the holes in absolutely no logical order that i can figure out. here is the cnc file i just ran, try the very first sheet, it goes all over the place. apparently i cannot upload a cnc file, so here it is in a zip fi...
by Mark Hesketh
Sat, Sep 30 2006, 12:13PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: problems with barcodes
Replies: 2
Views: 3456

hey, thanks for attacking the problem so quickly. your temporary solution has a problem as well though... i can't even find the off-fall number in the appropriate dialogue. i will try typing it in directly next time and see if that works, but they aren't appearing in the off-fall list when i look th...
by Mark Hesketh
Fri, Sep 29 2006, 12:33PM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: skiping holes
Replies: 15
Views: 13545

i run into that problem all the time. we use dowel construction, so we have lots of holes all over our parts, and the machine is constantly jumping around to drill them in no order that i can figure out, and deffinately not optimizing cut-time. it's just one of those things i shake my head at some t...
by Mark Hesketh
Thu, Sep 28 2006, 6:39AM
Forum: Thermwood 3-Axis Machinery
Topic: problems with barcodes
Replies: 2
Views: 3456

problems with barcodes

since i installed the new update for the control nesting software, i seem to be unable to scan in any barcodes that are generated since the update for offcuts... is this a widespread issue or just me?