Use CNC Wood Router As a Printer

Why I say use cnc wood routr as a printer? Will it be so simple? The answer is yes.

Printing words or imagine steps are: firstly, we creat file, edit it. Then send the print command to printer.

Similar as cnc wood router or laser machine. We create program file in the PC, then edit program file, set the tool path, then transfer it to the format CNC wood router control system accept. Now you input the program file to control system, give the command, and the control system will operate machine as the program file order.

The difference is for printer, the media is paper, cloth, now the media is wood, stone, plastic, acrylic, PVC etc.

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CNC Wood Router For Industrial Use

Woodworking Machinery for Industrial Use 

• Shapers
As their name suggests, shapers are woodworking machinery that bring shapes to timber. In conjunction with cutters, they are appropriate for manufacturing accents for Australian crown moldings or furniture.
• Chisel mortisers and chains
These woodworking machines are relevant when producing precise holes on pieces of wood. They have the ability to control the hole’s depth as per the desired measurement.
• CNC Wood Routers
CNC Wood Router are very important tools when seeking to make intricate circles, patterns or designs in timber. There are various kinds of routers that comprise mid range, hobby, specialty and multi-axis routers. CNC Routers are a step above, favoured with very high end industrial woodworkers. 

Most Australian industries rely on machinery in order to accomplish their tasks. There are various kinds of machinery for use in this regard. Examples include power machines, metalworking machinery, punching machines and shearing machines among others. Another important component of machinery includes woodworking machinery.
Woodworking machines trace their origins to 18th century England. They were important tools in the production of furniture. People also used them to make things such as, carts, wagons, axles, yokes and wheels. Currently, there are different categories of woodwork machinery for industrial use. Examples of woodworking machinery include:
• Jointers
Jointers are woodworking machines that flattens and straightens the edges of wood boards. Various industries also use it to smoothen bottom of the wood board. This allows the board to mover accurately through planers.
The structure of a jointer comprises an infeed table that is movable. Jointers also come embedded with outfeed tables and spinning heads. The latter contains knives.
• Table saws
Table saws consist of adjustable arbors with motors. They must also have a blade, fence and flat table for them to work properly. The functions of table saws majorly center on ripping and cross-cutting wood boards. In the former’s case, industries cut the wood boards along their grains. This is the opposite case in cross-cutting, which involves cutting across the board’s grain.

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Solution for Uneven Stone Engraving By CNC Router

Solution for Uneven Stone Engraving By CNC Router
Many cnc router users encounter this problem when engrave stone by cnc router. For tomb stone or other stone plate, why some position just touched by cnc router cutter, well some positions on stone are deeper engraved by cnc rotuer? This is related with the cnc router finding a blancing point on stone.
Before dispatching cnc wood router, manufacturers of cnc router will make working table even by cnc router milling cutter,so this is not the problem of cnc router table. Well, tomb stone or other stone must not so even, so if we make tool setting at left point, which is the highest point. This will cause some other position may can not be engraved. If this point is the lowest one, then may other position wil be keeper.
For avoding this problem, we suggest setting processing origin xy and z seperately. Still set xy at left down point of material, well, make z at the center of material, in this way, the whole engraving depth may is similar. If there is a big difference for different position material thickness, OMNI suggest make cnc router tool path to upper down two parts or upper, middle and down three parts. Or you use cnc router to measure the four edge point of material, according to X axis value to see which position is high, and which position is lower, then make some stuff under the material to keep the whole material even at most.

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Basic Solution for CNC Wood Router Problem

Basic Solution for CNC Wood Router Problem

Problem of CNC Wood Router are mainly as following:
1. One axis of cnc wood router does not move. Now check the driver for this axis if work normal. The checking way: replace the driver on this axis with another axis, then to see if the other axis can work after mounted on replaced driver of cnc wood router. This way can confirm if there is problem with driver.
2. If the axis can move after replaced another driver, and the other axis can not move, then it indicates that the other driver is with problem.If the axis still does not move, then it indicates that wire or motor are with problem. Now, please check if air plugs are connected very well with control cabinet, check if control cabinet power is on. Please check if cnc wood router cable wire is connected very well with motion control card in PC and control cabinet.If all checking result are no problem, then please contact OMNI for getting further support.
3. Spindle can not rotate. Please check inverter LED screen value, and let us know, OMNI engieer will guide you how to fix this on cnc wood router.

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Spindle Choose for CNC Wood Router

Spindle Choose for CNC Wood Router
Spindle is the important part for cnc wood router. The spindle quality effect processing speed and accuracy directly. So it is rather important that choosing high quality spindle on cnc wood router. 
1. If you value processing efficiency, requires high speed and big engagement of cutting edge, such as solid wood etc, you need spindle power equal or bigger than 3kw. 
2. CNC wood router requires spindlw with high accuracy bearing. If it is not, then the spindle will be over heating after long time high speed rotation, then the lifttime will be shortened. OMNI use high quality spindle with high accuracy bearing in spindle, and also offer LED screen for spindle of cnc wood router temprature measure. And it could show you the spindle temprature obviously, tell you may spindle need rest if it works rather long time.
3. Check cnc wood router rotating sound if normal at different speed.
4. Check if spindle radial direction is forced. This is for checking if could cut hard material at high speed. Some spindles only can cut hard material at lower speed, if adjust to high speed, spindle may lost rotate, after using for some period, may lost accracy or even broken.

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Environment Affection to CNC Wood Router

Environment Affection to CNC Wood Router

Before you purchase cnc wood router and in the process of using it, you may do not know some elements would affect cnc wood router working performance.If you do not know before, then from now on, please notice these:

Mainly affecting elments are: power, shaking, environment temprature and himudity, dust etc.

1. Power affect the processing directly. If the power is not stable, it may cause control system abnormal working. Every electrical spare parts are with certain voltage and frequency, any spare parts overloading cold cause unstable working, usually cause processing displacement.

2. Shaking. This will cause cutter broken and processing surface unsmooth. Usually reasons are touched machine in the processing progress, Machine mounting uneven, punching machine around of cnc wood router.

3. Environment and humidity mailnly affect control system performance, driving motor. When environment over 40 centi degree, control system may cause fault command, and driving torch may can not up to certain valu for driving motor.

4. Dust affect the heat-releasing of electrical spare parts and CPU fan of PC.

Of couse, we also should notice thunderstorms also may cause cnc wood router damaged. OMNI sugget endusers do maitenance in time, and keep you cnc wood router a suitable environment, and we believe, it must will bring lots of benefit back for you.  

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What Can We Do If CNC Wood Router Cutter Stick Material Powder?

What can we do if cnc wood router cutte stick material powder in the processing?

Usually, there are two kinds of  cutter sticking situation:

1. Material powder melted on cutter.

Material powder melted on cutter, such appearance mainly occured when process non-metal material. The main reason is the cutting head cause material powder melted. Solutions are :

1) Using more sharp cnc wood router cutter;

2) Slow down spindle rotating speed. Slowing down spindle rotating speed could slow down the cutting speed, in this way, could reduce heat created, could avoid material melting;

3) Speed up feeding speed. Feeding speed get higher, then the time that cutter staying at one position is less, then the heat receiving for unit area will get less, avoidng material melt.

2. Material powder did not melted on cutter.

This problem mainly happened when process metal material. Reason is lower processing speed, more heat released. Solutions are :

1) Improve cooling way. Change the position of cooling liquid out-way, get the cooling liquid spray out at the cuttig position.

2) Use more sharp cutter. The cutter more sharper, the head more reduced.

3) Adjust cnc wood router spindle speed, speed up it.

4) Slow down feeding speed.

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How To Handle Solid Wood Smoking While CNC Wood Router Processing

When cnc wood router process the solid wood, there is smoking from solid wood, what can we do?

Some times, may has such smoking issue happened on cnc wood router when it process wood, such as MDF, solid wood etc. How to solve this problem? What cutters are suitable for cuttting such wood? What spindle speed we should set?

1. firstly what you should consider is to remove the wood powder in time while processing; And when you set the tool path, should make the tool path for several layers according to cnc wood router cutter size and cutting depth.

2. Suggest multi-blade circular milling cutter to cut solid wood. Size could be 6mm, cuttig at 3-4 times for powder removing quickly. Material of cutter can be tungsten steel material.

3. In the process of cutting wood, suggest to use comparessing air for cooling down cutters and removing powder.

4. If cutting depth is deep, suggest slower rotating speed and feeding speed, orelse will wear cutters easily.

Also, we suggest every customer who use cnc wood router for wood processing to get dust collecting system.

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The Design Made by CNC Wood Router

We see more and more organic and natural inspiration in designer furniture pieces. The surrounding environment is re-imagined in many new furniture designs, one of which is the Ocean’s Edge Table. According to its designer, America-based Tyson Atwell, the new dining table ” is part of an ongoing body of work utilizing a CNC wood router to digitally sculpt oceanic waveforms moving across planar wood surfaces”. With experiments utilizing new technologies and designers composing new ideas, the design game is about to change very soon.
Imagine how it would be to dine at a table that rises out of and dips back in to shape – an undulating tabletop reminiscent of the curves naturally exhibited by water. The tabletop speaks the language of modern design molded after a sequence of tide curves sourced from the entrance of the San Francisco Bay. This beautiful representation of a still moment in time will accompany you during many dinners with family and friends, creating a fascinating atmosphere.

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How To Change Language in Type3 Software

How To Change Language in Type3 Software

After starting Type3 software, you may want to change the language you need. In Type3 interface, you can press “F10” button on your keyboard, Or click your mouse like this

So now, you get this dialog box.

Select the language you want and restart the software, you will found the language changed as you want. Good option for CNC wood Router work.

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CNC Wood Router Programming Solution

CNC Router Programming Solution

CNC ROUTER PROGRAMMING SOLUTION

Router-CIM Automation Suite 2012 provides a CNC programming solution and is now available for any Router CNC, point to point or profiling machine. Router-CIM is automatic programming for CAD drawings and solid assemblies. Completely integrated with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor, the Router-CIM CAD/CAM software will save time and money with proven technology features not found in other software, says the company.

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How To Engrave With CNC Wood Router?

How To Engrave With CNC Wood Router?

 How to Engrave With a CNC Wood Router
By Wade Shaddy, eHow Contributor
Learning how to hand engrave with a router can be very rewarding. Freehand engraving yields results that last forever. All you need is a small hand router. Draw your pattern on a piece of wood and establish your lines. Follow them with a router and a small engraving bit. Because you don't use guides to follow your patterns, it gives your engravings a custom, hand carved look. It's easy, fun and it's even safer than engraving with a knife. A popular grape-leaf pattern is traditional and easy to find, and is a good place to start.

Things You'll Need
Small hand router, 1/4-inch capacity
Router bit, 1/4-inch flute
2 wrenches that came with router
Pencil
Pattern
Pine, 6-by-24-by-3/4-inch
Grape leaf pattern
Scissors
2 hand clamps, 12-inch
1Download a grape leaf pattern of your choice and print it out. Cut out the pattern with scissors.

2Trace the pattern onto the pine. Clamp the pine to the edge of a worktable.

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3Insert the flute bit into the router and tighten the retaining nut using the wrenches. Loosen the depth of cut adjustment on the side of the router and slide the router base so that 1/4 inch of the bit extends out the bottom of the router base. Tighten the depth of cut knob.

4Plug in the router. Hold the router base in both hands, position it over the pine. Reach up with your thumb and turn the cnc wood router on.

5Position the tip of the bit over the pencil lines and lower the bit into the wood. Let the sides of your palms on both hands rest on the wood as you hold the router between your hands.

6Begin following the lines, like you would with a large pen sliding the router along slowly as you trace over the pencil lines, letting the bit cut the design with the tip of the bit. Trace the entire design.

Tips & Warnings
Test the depth of your cut on a piece of scrap wood, or the back of your piece of pine before starting to engrave. When finished engraving, use a small piece of folded sandpaper to remove any feathered edges of the engraving lines.

Always wear safety glasses when working with wood. Make sure your router is turned off when you plug it in.

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CNC Router/Router CNC/CNC Wood Router Purchasing Tips

CNC Router/Router CNC/CNC Wood Router Purchasing Tips

CNC Router/Router CNC/CNC Wood Router Purchasing Tips:

1. Identifying what is main work using CNC wood router. CNC router manufactures classify cnc routers for several purpose, this is for meeting different processing material. It is wasty 
if you works on double corlor board by cnc router for mould, or engraves stamp by large size laser engraving machine. And also it is un-affordable to works on the mould by the cnc router for 
adversiting purpose. So please let sales person to know that your mainly work, including the workpiece size, material characteristics, thickness, weight, engraving or cutting result and other requirement 
etc for getting a product satisfying, which could creat considerable benefit.

2. Choose suitable model
For smaller sign shop, considering mainly works on acrylic letters, double color board, chest card etc, should buy an advertising grade. And if you mainly cut acrylic letters, suggest choose spindle  power 
bigger than 800w. Orelse, it will speed up bearing wear, lost resolution if using smaller power spindle work for heavy duty job. Generally, if you only engrave double color board, suggest using working size less than 
600mm, if you also cut big board, then choose the right size cnc router. If you works on cylindrical material or other unusual shape, then, you may need to mount on some frock clamp or rotary attachment. And this 
requires longer z axis travelling size. 

3. Try making sample before placing order
For ensuring that your order is 100% suitable for your work. Better confirm that machine made your work before, or has the similar working sample. OMNI sales engineer confirm your workpiece with technicians, and 
also could show our former sample work for customer. Also now, for the special purpose cnc router, OMNI will test the machine by doing the same workpiece with customer, for ensuring customers could use it perfectly.

4. Sign Contract Or Getting Proforma Invoice
In the contract or PI, we must be clear about the cnc wood router model, configuration, pricelist, delivery term, payment term etc. 

5. Delivery And Training
Before dispatching, workshop workers will recheck conformity between machine and productionr requirement, count the spare parts, and usually cnc router will be working no stop for 72 hours for ensuring machine
works with good condition. OMNI have agents in some countries, and could offer training and machine installation at site. And also OMNI could assign technician go for training for those countries without agents. 

6. Guarantee And After Sales Service
Usually OMNI product offer one year for machine guarantee except the consumable spare parts. Our Serivce only have beginning, no ending. OMNI promise Products can be returned or exchanged unconditionally 
within 3 days after you receive products and find any dissatisfaction. For spare parts with quality problem in one year, OMNI exchange it unconditionally.

7. Maintenance
Please take good care of products delivered from OMNI. 
Working Environment: 
1. Do not work under forceful electric power or forceful magnetic environment
2. Please use three prong power
3. Stable voltage, suggest using manostat regulator
4. Do not work under strong acid or kaline environment.
Maintenance
Clean machine regularly, lubricant transmission part regularly.   

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