X-Carve Tutorial, with Robodino in mind

[Patrick Barnes]

Info-dump time!
Here's a bunch of information aimed at getting someone up and running on the workshop's X-Carve CNC Router.

It is not a substitute for experience and guidance.
Have someone who's used the X-Carve before supervise your first efforts.

http://mindbleach.com/words/xcarve-tutorial/

If you're a newbie, read it. It should be pretty accessible.

If you're a grizzled CNC veteran, read it! Some Easel-specific stuff will be helpful.

Edit suggestions/corrections welcome.

Cheers,
-Patrick

[Matt Callow]

Response from my web filter at work:

URL: http://mindbleach.com/words/xcarve-tutorial/
URL Categories: Online Shopping, Pornography
Reputation: Minimal Risk

:)

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[Patrick Barnes]

The hell? I assure you it contains neither.
What's the filtering company? - maybe I need to get whitelisted.

[Matt Callow]

I don't doubt that Patrick. I'm sure I've been to your site before. We have recently changed to using McAfee for web filtering.

Matt

[Kris]

Awww, now where am I going to buy online pornography with minimal risk?

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[Rodney Berry]

I reckon they just made a script that blocks anything with an X- in it.

Rodney Berry rodberry.net

[devastatorbadman]

"You should overstate the material’s thickness slightly – to ensure that cuts go all the way through."
Otherwise you may find yourself manually drilling out 300 separate holes like the author did.

Nice write up Patrick.

James

[Matt Callow]

I initially thought that, but it seems they are blocking the whole site.

[Darryl Adams]

Issues I have found with Easel

1. It does not like more than one distinct objects in the design. So no multi part cutting

2. Define the material before you start your design

3.  Dont crush the end stop :-)

[Patrick Barnes]

Hi Darryl,

Can you clarify what you mean by distinct objects? I had no trouble cutting out several pieces in one go, either time I've done it.

I'll say that Easel's editing functionality is pretty awful, I wouldn't recommend attempting anything more than importing and arranging ready shapes.

-Patrick

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[Darryl Adams]

tried to cut two items. I must be doing something wrong then.....

[Madox]

Mind bleach must be worse than just eye bleach right? McLaren's logic is sound.