I’ve made some great progress with my Nomad… but still have some questions:
During a roughing run, my Nomad stopped completely. The program seems to have crashed. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening? Did my Nomad overheat?
I’m making my way through this jungle, slowly… thanks for the continuing help 
I haven’t had that happen yet. How did it crash…did the power turn off? Did the spindle stop spinning but it was still moving in x, y and z or the spindle was still running but nothing was moving? I ask because it narrows down the possible problems.
As Tom says, could be a lot of things. Are you sure the driving PC didn’t fall asleep?
Answer for trichardson: It simply stopped, no spindle movement. The program was unresponsive. It was parked in the middle of a cut.
Answer for mikep: The PC did not fall asleep… that’s one of the first things I do when I set up a new computer: adjust the power settings so the hard drive does not shut down.
@JamesC
Can you share some details on the job you were running?
Are you using the Speeds and Feeds guide?
http://carbide3d.com/nomad/feedandspeed.html
Apollo, here is a link to my test project… I’ve been using the same thing all along, just to learn the ins and outs of MeshCam and Carbide Motion. Yes, someone sent me a link for the suggested speeds and feeds… That link has helped a lot, but MeshCam is still not doing what I need. Learning is fun for a crazy person like me, so I’m ok with that!
I am in the middle of moving into my new office and workshop, so today I should be able to start fiddling with the CNC again.
James,
You may want to try Carbide Create if possible.
I can also help with the meshCAM settings.
I’m just bull-headed enough to want to make MeshCAM work I’ll have a look at Carbide create though!