Description of Issue Users sometimes report very unsatisfactory results when carving imported images or graphics. Customer needs to be aware that carving an imported picture is very difficult to make look right in wood. The reason why is that the machine is trying to carve every single detail of the picture and there is a […]
Category: Carving Quality
Carving Increases in Depth
Description of Issue The machine can unexpectedly begin to carve deeper as the carving progresses. Possible Causes Causes include: a loose bit, dust in the Z encoder, a loose Z belt clamp on the back of the Z-truck, or a loose encoder wheel on the Z motor. The situation can be revealed or made worse […]
Carving Gets Shallower Going Side to Side
Description of Issue In rare cases we have seen unexpected carvings where the depth becomes shallower as the bit moves from right to left (as seen facing the machine) doing a raster pattern. Possible Causes Causes include a loose bit, a board that varies in thickness from side to side, a cupped board or a […]
Carving Edge Shifts in the Y Direction
Description of Issue This issue occurs when the edge or boundary of a carving starts to gradually (or even radically) shift in the side-to-side direction unexpectedly. Possible Causes Causes include: a loose Y belt tensioner, dust in the Y encoder, a Y belt missing teeth, or a loose encoder wheel on the Y encoder. The […]