Thermwood / eCabinet Systems

I am having some troubles. After a tool change the arm is not retracting because the spindle is not raising up to allow it to retract. The error message say to check and make sure the spindle is set to program, which it is. The next part is that if I reset the machine and turn the swith to manual to...

I have encountered the same situation a fex times.

Zach

Walker,

I sent all the files and info to program@thermwood yesterday.

Thanks,

Zach

I am having some problems, which are yet to be resolved. I know a lot of the members that don't have machines don't check the \"Thermwood\" forum that often, but I would appreciate you guys taking a look at my posts there to see if anyone else has ran into this before. I appreciate any hel...

Just wanted to update. I started a new catalog of seed cabinets with all my normal hole patterns and configurations, then I applied edgebanding. I kept taking them out to the machine and checking them. After I got a few built up in the catalog I took a batch job out to the machine then I start seein...

Is anyone having problems machining cabinets with edgebanding on them. Ever since I started using the edgebanding feature, I am having problems with tenons being cut to wide and dados being treated as a pocket cut(not allowing for my tolerances for fit clearence). I have contacted Thermwood three di...

I am not an expert, I haven't ran the dovetailed drawers yet. The only thing you would have to check is how the code is written, or how the parts are machined. Tool aproach and depart would be one of my biggest concerns.

Like I said, I am not an expert on this just thinking about it.

Zach

Michael,

I had a problem with the edgebanding a while back. When nesting the job, it confused my blind dado with a pocket and did not allow for my fit allowances. It also cut the tennons to long they all had to be trimmed. Never did figure out why, but haven't used the edgebanding since.


Zach

Carl, You can check your sensors on your arms without waiting for it to happen again. If you go into Windows explorer and drive d: there will be a folder named Siemens, if you open the folder there is a program that will let you toggle your arms. I don't know if I got the names or locations of this ...

I will second the refined MDF, we use it for our doors and paint grade mouldings and parts. It really cuts down on the \"fuzz\", but if you want to cut down on coatings you will still have to do a little sizing. We use ML Cambells Clawlock for priming and you still have to do some glue siz...

Running into the same problem now. Only on one of our designers laptops. I am guessing we are still working on this one.

Any Info. or updates on the progress yet?

Thanks,

Zach

That is a hard one to answer. We run Carbide cutters for solid wood. we make alot of curved casing and fluted products. The feed and spindle speed changes with each wood species. I am using Onsrud bits and they have a refference chart in the back of their catalog for speeds. I usually start there or...

We cut signs and letters for a local sign shop all the time. I use Bobcad and they have option in their text are to vectorize text. Then I save them as a DXF and have never had a problem cutting(Knock on wood). If you want you can send me over what you are looking for and I will create the DXF for y...

Ryan,

That is how I run my MDF doors. I use bobcad to create the .dxf file and use the centerline layer to specify the specific cutters (Whiteside) for the two passes.

Roger,

I purchased one of the Whiteside bit sets, and am very pleased with it. Depending on how many doors you plan to produce you might want to look at diamond tooling.

I have not tried MDF doors using the profile modeler and standard tooling as of yet.

Zach