Replace Y Motor
RAVEN CNC over time will require maintenance and part replacement. This video covers the replacement of the Y axis servo motor.
RAVEN, RAVEN Maintenance, RAVEN Troubleshooting
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Designer Tutorial – Text Tools
Designer has powerful Text tools for creating typography in your carvings. It utilizes any TrueType fonts installed on your computer making it endlessly expandable. There are also 3 carving styles to choose from. Raster (3D carved), Outline (choose any bit), or Centerline (v-carved) which is part of the Vcarve Suite. The text tool also has
RAVEN Maintenance
Removing and Replacing the X-Drive Gears
To remove and replace the X-Drive Gears you will need the following tools: Removing the X-Drive Gears Reassembling the X-Drive Gears
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
Vcarve Suite
Designer – Vector Group – Vcarve Suite
The Vector Group feature, included in the Vcarve Suite, allows users to create vector pockets two different bits for the edge and interior area of vector shapes.
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Designer Tutorial – Pocket Region
The Pocket Region tool utilizes a selected bit to rout out a designated region (closed vector shape) at a single set depth to spiral in or out a pocket with no islands.