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  1. Most chip load charts or calculators are based...

    Most chip load charts or calculators are based off of ½”tool diameter cutting ¾” thick material.

    Soft Plastic: 0.004-0.012
    (very narrow chip load range for good finish)
    Incorrect chip load...
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    Left click and drag a rectangle around all of...

    Left click and drag a rectangle around all of them, or select all icon at the bottom of the screen.
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    CCW is correct. Xilog is some what machine spefic...

    CCW is correct. Xilog is some what machine spefic to the design of the machine, quantity of spindles, drill unit, quanitity of tool changers and so on. The size and lay out of the machine also plays...
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    Make sure that you are using a Flat tool if the...

    Make sure that you are using a Flat tool if the surface is convex or a ball end tool if concave. You can not use a user defined tool.
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    Try this

    Try this
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    Matt, If you can figure that one out you can...

    Matt,

    If you can figure that one out you can become a very rich man! Every 4 or 5 axis machine that I have ever seen has poor dust collection, you need the clearance for the spindle rotation. We...
  7. Senthil, Understand a few items, The Cam...

    Senthil,

    Understand a few items,

    The Cam package only generates the drawings/geometry and the tool paths around them, your post processor generates the code. Most posts are supplied by the...
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    Oliver CNC Router

    Does anyone have any experience with Oliver CNC.

    I program and operate larger industrial equipment, CR Onsrud and SCM Routech 3 and 5 axis, and was looking to buy and Oliver for home use.

    ...
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    SCM Tech Services 1 (770) 813-7893

    SCM Tech Services
    1 (770) 813-7893
  10. Thread: alphacam

    by jweinhold
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    Wrap the geometry onto the surface and then...

    Wrap the geometry onto the surface and then create a tool path on the then changed geometry to polyline.

    jweinhold
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    We tried one, when nesting you will typically use...

    We tried one, when nesting you will typically use a compression bit along with vaccum hold down. Both of these work against the vortex created. Oh by the way hope your dust collection is better than...
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    The company I work for has 7 SCM Routech's (one 5...

    The company I work for has 7 SCM Routech's (one 5 axis) 2 Thermwoods and one C. R. Onsrud 5 axis. I am involved in programming maintaining all of them. If I were spending my own money the choice...
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    Make sure to leave some stock there and make a...

    Make sure to leave some stock there and make a final pass using tool comp. C=1 or C=2. Pocketing does not use tool comp.
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    Call SCM, most likly the problem is that your PC...

    Call SCM, most likly the problem is that your PC is not comunicating with the NC, or your NC is not comunicating with the drives. Most likly they will ask you to disconnect all of the cables and UBSs...
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    C R Onsrud

    C R Onsrud
  16. Thread: Kern Laser

    by jweinhold
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    Kern Laser

    Can anyone give me feedback on Kern Laser engravers? I’m currently doing research on engravers and was advised to check them out.

    Thank you in advance,
    jweinhold
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    C R Onsrud they have several diffrnt 5 axis...

    C R Onsrud they have several diffrnt 5 axis routers.

    here's their number (704) 528-4528
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    C R Onsrud is the best router made, in my...

    C R Onsrud is the best router made, in my opinion. In most cases the parts have the origional lables and part numbers on them from the manufacturer. If not call them they will get you going. Here's...
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    If Possible don't machine through your part on...

    If Possible don't machine through your part on the first side, then try machining the side opposite of your X-0 Y-0 then when you flip the part you will know exactly where the part is.
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    With in your tool path setup you can make the cut...

    With in your tool path setup you can make the cut on as many passes as you like all in one step, going off of memory I beleive the most I have ever used was 10. If you select more than 1 pass you can...
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    Is the machine attempting to home but going to...

    Is the machine attempting to home but going to the wrong place? You may have to adjust the machine parameters.

    Or is the machine not moving at all? You maybe on a limit switch.
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    Vacuum Fixture

    We am looking to make a small reproduction of a Nemi grid to apply over top of the spoiler board, so we don’t have to take the spoiler board off and on and re-machine it each time. The approximate...
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    C R Onsrud. Our company owns 12 CNC routers (2...

    C R Onsrud.

    Our company owns 12 CNC routers (2 of them are 5 axis), all used in the wood industry.

    1 Shoda (really old), 2 Thermwoods, 9 SCM and our last buy was a C R Onsrud, unless something...
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    I'm not sure that there is a free trial version...

    I'm not sure that there is a free trial version of this software, you will have to contact SCM. The software is pretty handy and works pretty well with editing code and typing code from scratch, but...
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    You need to contact the machine manufacturer,...

    You need to contact the machine manufacturer, typically they will supply the post processor (s).
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    mawdew, Sounds to me like it's the post...

    mawdew,

    Sounds to me like it's the post processor, check with wadkin, they sould have the correct post for you.

    jweinhold
  27. Thread: Bad pass

    by jweinhold
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    What ger21 stated maybe true. 2 items to look...

    What ger21 stated maybe true.

    2 items to look at is using a larger diameter tool and the other is are you applying tool compensation, or are you machining on tool center? Tool comp will help...
  28. Thread: Engraving

    by jweinhold
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    Intresting tool. I have had little success with...

    Intresting tool. I have had little success with tools that come to a point.

    Check page 20 out; http://www.plasticrouting.com/pdf/OC-08CatalogR.pdf.

    We have used these tools and they work very...
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    Prior to installing new spoiler boards we cut...

    Prior to installing new spoiler boards we cut them to size, drill and counter sink holes to secure the board to the router table. We then paint the edges and the counter sunk holes with 2 coats of...
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    I agree with DP, we currently have over 225 tools...

    I agree with DP, we currently have over 225 tools in use. Our programmers are not the operators so tool definition becomes difficlut at times. When we remove a tool we label it if we are going to...
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