I’ve ran a CNC for years, but almost always with a solid wood or plastic material being cut. Never had a problem like this and looking for some guidance.
X35 woodworker with BB controller and MakerMade router (I gave up on Makitas after 3 of them overheated even on short runs). Excellent maintenance and clean area. Dust collection on machine. Some static in hose but not severe.
Yesterday I had to cut many smaller pieces out of plywood to form rings around a 4" pipe.
The first 10 cut fine
Started the 2nd batch of 10 and made it to #7 when the CNC stopped dead in it’s tracks, reset XYZ to zero and threw an error.
Shut everything down, re-homed and since I always write down my new job home, I was able to modify my drawing and restart the job at #7.
Made it to #9 this time when the same thing happened.
Again restarted and finished the job.
I’m sure it’s not the drawing as there’s nothing fancy about this job, small drawing, minimum points, but I have a bunch of these to make and don’t want more downtime or cause machine problems.
Never had a problem with regular wood and I’ve read where cutting plywood causes problems with static and maybe that’s causing BB controller problems?
Has anyone else had static problems cutting plywood and what did you do to fix it?
Later today or tomorrow I’m going to cut some pieces out of solid wood and see if the problem still pops up.
Thanks,
Pony
