Excitech Cnc Router Purchase

[KeithG]

I like the screen but it needs commands to control travel speed (ipm's)on the fly. I have been using the insert and delete keys to do this. It's not something you do all the time but it sure is convenient when you want to speed up that final profile cut that's just removing the 'skin'. Will the 'Set Z' button actually set z ? Since we installed the boring head on our machine we have to type in G37Z to set each head.
Keith

[Cut to the Bone]

I like the screen but it needs commands to control travel speed (ipm's)on the fly. I have been using the insert and delete keys to do this. It's not something you do all the time but it sure is convenient when you want to speed up that final profile cut that's just removing the 'skin'. Will the 'Set Z' button actually set z ? Since we installed the boring head on our machine we have to type in G37Z to set each head.
Keith

Keith,

Just what i needed someone to give me there needs. I'll get to work on it i also have some addons bill wants to see so it might be a few days. Jim has this one and all my files will overlap this one if you want to get it from hm if not send me your e-mail and i'll send it over.

Jim,
have you loaded it yet?
Joey

[cabnet636]

i can send mine to kieth but i did not want to load untill i was ready at machine with you, i am in office with paper work jim

[Jimmy007]

Big S, Jimmy;

The link you put on the web where you mentioned ArtCam had a key logger, this was not related to the Excitech home page where you get a PW to download ?

K

Yes it was.

I cant verift the key logger allegation but the instalation of artcam was definately there in a directory named some other product.

[Cut to the Bone]

i can send mine to kieth but i did not want to load untill i was ready at machine with you, i am in office with paper work jim

thats fine just give me a call
joey

[Cut to the Bone]

Jim i now have Art CAM so i will be diving in to that and learn as much as i can. i'm looking forward to jumping in to bob cam aswell josh said there has been improvements with it and he is looking forward as well.

Joey

[cabnet636]

yes fedex today

[razza62]

How many passes does everybody do for a cabinet/wardrobe cut? So far i'm doing 2 passes, first one at 2.75 mm then it goes down to 5.5mm and the cut i get is very clean. Is it worth doing it like that or is it just worth doing it at the 5.5mm the first pass? The bit i'm using is similiar to a 20mm Ogee basic bit.

Your thoughts?

[Big S]

This Multicam video might help with some of the pass depths and speeds you can run on Mdf.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sflJel9ye7Q

Shannon.

[cabnet636]

practice,practice

will tell all about router sent check yesterday,swamped with work back soon

josh and joey software will be in camaster shop today, i paid for full support so you can call them for tech jim

[ger21]

How many passes does everybody do for a cabinet/wardrobe cut? So far i'm doing 2 passes, first one at 2.75 mm then it goes down to 5.5mm and the cut i get is very clean. Is it worth doing it like that or is it just worth doing it at the 5.5mm the first pass? The bit i'm using is similiar to a 20mm Ogee basic bit.

Your thoughts?

If the quality of the cut is good enough, cut it in one pass. Provided the machine can handle it, but I wouldn't think that would be a problem. If the finish suffers, I'd make one pass at maybe 4.5mm, and a 1mm finish pass.

[Jimmy007]

Mods please give me a rev up if I'm off topic but question relates to software supplied with Excitech machines so hopefully someone here knows the answer.

Ok- I am finding that I often have multiple operations on one sheet using the same tooling (i.e. I may have toolpaths for outside cut, inside cut, plotting and inside clearance engraving). At the moment I generate sperate output from type3 for each operation and run seperately.

Can I edit the Gcode in notepad to copy and paste all files into one?