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Edge Lit Carvings
Designer 5, RAVEN

Tips and Tricks – Making Edge Lit Carvings

You’ve probably seen those clear signs with glowing letters or designs—eye-catching, right? They’re easier to make than you might think! In this video, we’ll walk you through our process step-by-step so you can create your own stunning illuminated sign.

RAVEN Troubleshooting

Position Errors in X on a RAVEN

The RAVEN uses the AccuTrack belt to lock onto the tracking roller.  Because of the positive engagement the RAVEN trust the tracking rollers reading without exception.  Any error on X (over .1 inches) with a RAVEN is always the result of coming off of the AccuTrack belt or an overload in X.  Preventing X position

RAVEN Troubleshooting

Workpiece not feeding in and out of the RAVEN 

Workpieces not feeding in and out of the RAVEN are the result of an overload in X. This overload can be caused by  An overload will result in one of three results.   If the belts appear to be moving but the workpiece is not. Determine and remove the cause of the overload. Run the X

RAVEN Troubleshooting

Edge delta missed

The RAVEN uses the scale sensors on the back roller to find the location of the back edge of the workpiece.  To do this RAVEN moves the board out from under the back roller looking for the pressure to drop off, then moving back under the roller while mapping the output of the scale sensors. 

RAVEN Troubleshooting

Y and Z Stalls

The RAVEN is a servo system. That means that each axis has a sensor called an encoder that tracks the movement of the axis. The on-board computer commands each axis to move a certain distance over a certain interval of time and then compares the actual distance traveled (by reading the encoder) to the distance

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