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Post by billt on Nov 25, 2017 21:41:07 GMT -5
Just got a new AR8-pro and set it up yesterday. I tried my first project by making a sign with a 90 degree v-bit using the Aspire software that I got along with the machine. what post processor do I choose from the list of
so many choices. I tried the Axiom HHC CNC from the pull down menu but each time I tried to run the program the tool went to the correct starting point and just buried itself in the wood. I double checked and the starting point is the top of
the project board not the bed. Am I using the correct post processor or should I be choosing a different one?
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Post by stevem on Nov 25, 2017 21:53:08 GMT -5
You are using the correct post processor!
I would recheck to make sure you are setting your tool height to the top of the board and not the bottom.
It sounds like that is the problem.
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Post by billt on Nov 25, 2017 21:57:29 GMT -5
that was the first thing I checked. Since I posted this it hit me that I created the project in inches and that PP is in mm. That is probably the issue. I will try tomorrow. I hope I don't have to start thinking in millimeters.
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Post by stevem on Nov 25, 2017 22:23:21 GMT -5
That isn't the problem. The machine converts mm to inches for you. When I cut a 2" circle, it will measure the 2" after the cut.
There must be something else in your setup that is making the bit plunge.
If using a V-bit to cut vectors, the start depth should be set a zero. Use the V carve engraving tool path for that. The software will make the appropriate depth of cut. You can set the flat depth to make a deeper cut if you want.
Give that a try tomorrow.
If you are using a V bit to just cut a grove, then you could use the profile cut and then set your cut depth to whatever you want it to be.
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Post by gerry on Nov 25, 2017 22:24:45 GMT -5
that was the first thing I checked. Since I posted this it hit me that I created the project in inches and that PP is in mm. That is probably the issue. I will try tomorrow. I hope I don't have to start thinking in millimeters. That is not the problem. The firmware only talks in millimeters. Vcarve does the conversion from inches to millimeters when it creates the code. You can draw in inches or millimeters without a problem. |
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Post by billt on Nov 25, 2017 22:26:01 GMT -5
Great! Thanks, I will try it again tomorrow
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Post by billt on Nov 26, 2017 18:42:41 GMT -5
Well, no joy! No matter what I tried the tool plunged into the material after traveling to the start coordinates. I checked and rechecked many times. my safe Z is set to .5 and Z is set to top of material. Tool will not move up to safe Z when the program starts. I used Aspire and Artcam. I just acquired Aspire but I am pretty familiar with how Artcam works. I tried the Axiom post processor and I tried the Laguna IQ HHC post processor. Probably the same thing. Also noticed that Powermatic model master used .mmg. I am thinking a machine setting is out of whack.
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Post by chuck26287 on Nov 27, 2017 14:26:51 GMT -5
Well, no joy! No matter what I tried the tool plunged into the material after traveling to the start coordinates. I checked and rechecked many times. my safe Z is set to .5 and Z is set to top of material. Tool will not move up to safe Z when the program starts. I used Aspire and Artcam. I just acquired Aspire but I am pretty familiar with how Artcam works. I tried the Axiom post processor and I tried the Laguna IQ HHC post processor. Probably the same thing. Also noticed that Powermatic model master used .mmg. I am thinking a machine setting is out of whack. Have you checked to see what the internal height setting for the touch-off puck is set to? If you're using the standard round blue aluminum puck, it should be set to approximately 25.4 (1 inch, but entered in mm, not inches). |
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