Desinging Doors

[John J. Desmond]

Here is a question for you ecab experts: At work this is how we create doors. Example: 12" door is figured this way;
Copeing depth in stile: .5"
Rail insert depth: .38"
difference for space balls: .125
We add the .125 space ball gap for both sides which is .25" to the overall length of the rail. Obviously this is what leaves the .125" gap on each side.
Finding rail length: 12" minus 4" (2" per stile which is distance after rail insert is subtracted).
So the rail length for a 12" door would be 8.25".
How do I get ecabs to figure my rail size? All I can find is cope depth and panel insert depth. I can't find a rail insert depth. If this is based on the copeing depth why am I getting the wrong rail size on my cut sheets?
ecabs also makes my stiles .125" to long. 38" door has stiles that read 38.125 on the cut sheet.
Can I change this or do I have learn a new way of doing doors?

John Desmond

[Rick Palechuk]

John, do you have your Perimeter Machining Allowance set to 0"? If it's set to 1/16" that would give you the extra 1/8" on the stile length.

[Kerry Fullington]

John,

If your coping depth is 1/2" then your rail insert depth (which there is no place to set other than coping depth) will be 1/2". Coping Depth is the depth of the groove your cutters create in the stiles.

Adjust for your space balls in the Panel inset. If you want to allow 1/8" for the space balls using a 1/2" cope then set the panel inset at 3/8"

Check your machining allowance as Rick suggests also.

Kerry

[John J. Desmond]

Rick & Kerry,

Thanks to both of you for the input. Rick's advice worked. I had it set at 1/16". I am not sure how because I thought I had set it to 0. I am tempted to set it at 1/32" so that I will have an overall 1/16" oversize to allow for edge profile. I do have the panel inset set for 3/8" to allow for space balls.
Again, Thanks to you both.

Another quick question: Is it necessary to have a laptop for the ecabs seminars? I am really wanting to attend one (would be nice if one was closer). My laptop is not quite what ecab specs recommend.

John Desmond

[DanEpps]

You do have to bring your own computer to the seminars. Thermwood provides computers for classes taught at Thermwood.

[John J. Desmond]

Thanks Dan, I thought so. I hope to have a better laptop within a year. Maybe then?

[DanEpps]

I have heard of a couple of folks lugging a desktop to a seminar. I don't think I would want to do that though. Of course you could put it on a cart and call it a "mobile workstation."

[John J. Desmond]

I'm with you. I'm all for a mobile workstation. They are a bit pricey but the price is much lighter than the weight of a desktop.
Very funny.
John

[Jeremy Schiffer]

Check this out for a "mobile workstation" --

http://www.flixxy.com/fastra-gpu-supercomputer.htm

Pretty nifty!

[Rick Palechuk]

You can borrow mine if you want.

[DanEpps]

You can borrow mine if you want.

I see it has its own generator too.

[Rick Palechuk]

Sweet eh.