Vectric Customer

"A screw in the center isn't possible"

For sure, I suggested that only as an expedient to track down the source of the problem. Good luck and report back if you figure out the cause.

It check the surface of the TLMS. Areas that are higher or lower can cause the problem because a larger bit may cover the low spot and a smaller bit may go all the way to the bottom of the low spot. Since it's a switch that is compressed until the circuit is closed the bit will use the same spot ea...

Are you planning to mould separate sections and join them together? I would suggest joining first and tiling the full size piece, or joining as many sections as will fit on your table and having one joint to fit together post-milling. A drawing would help to understand what you are proposing, especi...

My machine uses wincnc. I set a "home position" at my spoilboard corner and typically use that as the origin for projects.

Have you tried checking the actual z-axis positioning accuracy relative to the spoilboard using a taper gauge or feeler gauges? Calibrate the various tools using the ftc function and then compare the actual vs. nominal height. If a given tool's absolute height varies over several up-down movements, ...

I had been under the impression that upcut bits were cleaner for pockets because they pull chips up instead of pushing them down into the wood which I thought caused tool marks in the wood (swirls). Downcut bits leave a cleaner pocket margin. They do not clear chips as well so tend to cut hotter if...

Tex, I did have the start points correctly located. The problem was in the animated view. I am not sure what fixed it, but after making the project size smaller the tool could be seen travelling in the correct paths on each vector. I had not been aware of the green and blue vertical plunge lines in ...

adze,

Thanks for your response. My concern is that the animated preview showed the tool starting and ending in the radiused corners of most of the vectors. I will try running the toolpath on scrap material to see what actually happens.

I want to use a custom bit like a t-slot cutter to machine a fingerpull in a set of veneered panels. The bit will enter from the side of the panels and due to the nature of my router and the size of the bit I want to make the cut in relatively small passes. I did not enter a profile bit but used the...

I downloaded v. 9.518. Had the same problem both with the profile in question and a similar one drawn in v. 9.015.

After tracing the original curve to produce a new version I was able to generate a moulding profile with a clearance tool and boundary offset. Still baffled but now it works.

It appears that the error message is triggered by setting a machining allowance in the clearing toolpath. It's baffling because I have done a similar profile with a clearance toolpath and machining allowance recently. Must be something else different that I am not seeing. I will update to the latest...

Sorry, here's the correct file. The first one you saw had the entire moulding shape including back bevels which I drew in the office, then I did further work on the shop computer, isolating the profile and adding a drive rail. I brought the file back to the office and was able to generate a clearanc...

I am trying to create a moulding toolpath with a straight drive rail and a simple crown profile. I am getting the message " toolpath not created- check there is enough space to fit entire profile across rail contour w/o overlapping itself". I have checked the profile for overlaps using the vector ch...

Thanks for that.

Is there a way to do this in the new help contents format?