Hello,
Is it possible to have in Carbide Motion a Tune Menu during cutting in order to adjust the Z Axis.
I cut ETA foam to make cases and the thickness is not regular from one sheet to another.
Also, have the possibility to stop the Spindle (VFD) when you Pause the program, the foam is maintained with double-sided adhesive tape and the glue is deposited on the cutter. I would like to be able to clean it before restarting without having to restart the whole program.
Thank You
Which machine do you have? All except the 5 Pro will raise when you pause allowing you to clean the bit.
As for the height, are you setting Z zero on the machine surface or the material surface? If the latter then you shouldn’t have an issue as long as you do it for each sheet. You can always position the cutter wherever you want and rezero Z but not while you are in the middle of a program.
I’m using the 5 Pro.
I will do the Z zero directly on the table and change the Stock Point for bottom in Fusion 360.
Because i’m cutting Foam, that will be great to have the option to stop the spindle while the program is running. Because sometime the cut foam comes to wrap itself around the cutter or
the glue of the double-sided tape sticks around the cutter. Maybe from the MDI command menu.
I don’t think you can issue MDI commands while in the middle of a program even if paused. The 5 does not raise when you hit the pause button and they have said that is unchangeable.
As for the tape, maybe you can have all your cuts go almost all the way down and then have a final path that cuts through. Or just leave an onion skin layer and cut the final way with an xacto knife.
I’ve tried the send a command while pausing but it’s not possible.
Thank you for the tips.
I will find a way to improve my workflow to have clean cut and clean cutter.
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