As usual, it's Friday and I have just a few parts to cut to finish a job. Have just enough of a sheet in the rack to get my parts out of. A cabinet back and two drawer boxes with blind dado construction.
Using a .25" M.C. bit for my outlines and pocket cuts.
Machine runs around and does the pocket cuts first. Leaves off the pockets on the drawer box bottoms (there blind dado'd into the front and sides).
****! Forgot that the link wont cut the shoulders of any tenons that are .25" in length, according to Thermwood. Bug that needs fixing. All right, I'll cut them out manually.
Machine next asks for tool #15. This would be my 5mm bit for system holes. Only there ain't any on these parts. All right, I'm game. Let's see what it will do. Machine runs the bit over, after the change and zeroing off the remote touch pas, and proceeds to slam bit in material without the spindle coming back on. O.K..........!
Decide to call TW and see if they know anything. It's Friday and it's late in the afternoon so S.O.L.
Try removing the tool #15 from the link, since there is no use for it on this sheet, and re-write the file to SB. Tool errer results. Wants the Tool #15.
Shut everything off. Re-boot computer. relaunch the Link and re-zero machine.
Write file to the SB. Scan the preview. No more tool change for the 5mm bit!
Ran the file and finished the job. Anyone seen this kind of problem? I will say that the Chain operation that was calling for the 5mm bit was a part editor cut on the cabinets back panel. Perhaps the part editor cuts are causing some issues?
Tim