We are having a problem with our Sabre. It is cutting a 1/16" too deep(into the table)when cutting through.I am doing a male cut and z initializing from the table. It's the same as I've done for years. If I cheat and tell it that it is 1/16" less it cuts right to the table. Everything else cuts fine, but they are intialized from the material.
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
I might be wrong but in the setup somewhere is it typed in to add 1/16" when you are setting the specs. in the computer?
Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :
Have you milled the table recently? Just a thought here, but maybe the table is not quite true to the gantry. Also what kind of shape is your initializing guage in?
Stevo
[ January 18, 2006, 09:37 PM: Message edited by: Stevo Chartrand ]
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Is it an isolated occurance? Might just need a re-boot. Also, when we upgraded to omega, we solved a lot of gliches we were having. And as a note,according to the ladies at the round table, it's very unusual for a male tool path to be longer than expected.
[ January 18, 2006, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Duncan Wilkie ]
Posted by Mark Sheflo (Member # 3608) on :
As I remember the Sabre I used to run, when we initalized to the table we used a small (1/16" - 1/8") piece of plex that the software took into account when we hit initalize Z. Just a 3" x 4" or so piece that we slid on the table top underneath the bit till contact was made. Perhaps a setting was changed on yours?
Mark
Posted by Tony Teveris (Member # 2911) on :
FYI
Call 800-828-5406 - have the S/N of the Sabre on hand for the receptionist. A service Notification will be created and we'll contact you. Will there be a "charge", I don't know, thats not my end of the biz.
Posted by Eric Humphreville (Member # 4762) on :
It's strange because it's only on the cut out, the lettering is fine, so I don't think it is a physical problem(table,gauge etc.). Our gauge is brand new. I was thinking of reinstalling artpath but I can't find the disk. I would like to save a call to gerber as a last resort, last time I called it cost $45.00 for them to tell me to wiggle some wires.
Posted by Tony Teveris (Member # 2911) on :
Eric, in the male dialog for the cutout generation is the "Surface Reference" set to material or table ? Is this different then the other toolpaths ? Also what version of ArtPath (see about box)
[ January 19, 2006, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: Tony Teveris ]
Posted by Eric Humphreville (Member # 4762) on :
Tony the version is 6.00.29. I don't see the "surface reference" anywhere.
Posted by Tony Teveris (Member # 2911) on :
OMG, 6.0 ???
That version did not have surface ref so it's not that. No sure where to look now.
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