Just wanted to give a heads up that I will be away from my computer until 5/19 -- if anyone needs support--feel free to post here and help each other...but also remember that you can reach ShopBot support at : support@shopbottools.com see y'all soon! Brianby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Ah ok! Those are single line letters. You can only VCarve on "truetype" letters that have some internal area. If you want to use these--simply select a profile cut and choose "on" the line and set your depth.by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
very strange. Would you mind posting your file here?by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Sean, I know that Tech Support have been working with someone over the last 24 hours on this issue--if you haven't already, I'd recommend giving them a call at 1-888-680-4466 I'm on the road for a trade show right now, but am trying to stay up to date with what they've been working on with customers while I'm away. They'll be able to respond much more quickly thanby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Hmm...at the bottom of the "edit objects" tool set on the left side of the screen, there are a few buttons that will close open vectors. If you select one of the numbers and click "Join/close vectors with a straight line" then try to engrave again--is it successful. You may need to first convert your text to curves (the second to last button in the row of text tools at the topby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
The cutting area of the handibot is actually 6x8 — so if your file is set up to cut on a full 8x8 you would be running out of travel on the right side of your cut. Try changing the material size in vcarve to 6x8 and check if your design fits within the white work area.by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Charlie, It doesn't look like there is anything wrong with your file. It reads correctly--the old ShopBot simulator shows the curves--and the handibot I have on my desk here simulates it correctly. The only difference between my handibot and yours is that mine is on version 1.7.2 of FabMo (our most recent release). I would recommend performing an update: not so much because Iby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Shon, There are a handful of upgrades available through the webstore right now: With those, you'd be able to get your tool up to the Handibot v1.1 The v2.0 has so many new parts that upgrades from v1.1 to v2.0 would have to be priced at the retail price for a handibot v2.1 Brianby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
That will make a slope along the Y axis so it will be 8" wideby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Just found out that handibot owner Tim Deagan (deagan492) is going to be at Wayne Locke's CNC conference in Austin, TX in March. Tim has written a number of books for Make: -- his most recent book is on leatherworking on the CNC: I figure some of y'all might be in the area an would find it interesting to check out! We'll have a few folks there as well. Brianby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
There is a code editor on the FabMo dashboard--it is the little "pencil" icon. Select "OpenSBP" as the language from the dropdown. Paste in the code (minus my parenthetical comments of course) and choose "Execute Immediate" from the other dropdown. I'd recommend trying it without any material under the tool first to make sure that it works!by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Good question...No other shop tools are coming to mind right now that would do that easily. You could cut it with the handibot in two cuts on a larger piece of wood. Either you’d model it and toolpath in vcarve... Or...there’s a real simple bit of ShopBot code you could run to cut it: SO,1,1. (Turns On spindle) Pause 2 (waits for spindle to get up to speed) START: (Initiates a “loop” inby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Hey! yes, you can just call shopbot. I saw an email come through tech support today about this--might that have been you?by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Yes, the router comes prepped to just plug in to the handibot. The power supply in the handibot is auto-switching and will take 110 or 220 VAC. If you call in to ShopBot and request a quote for part number 003931 this will pull up the right power cord--should cost around $26.75 The router you want is 12020by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
All the time! I made a video about it:by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Take a look at the attached photo--this is what I'd recommend...switching back to 6x8 sized tiles--and shifting the parts a little bit in your layout so that none of the big letters are split across tile divisions. Carving letters in two tiles is always going to be tricky because any little misalignment is going to be visible and there isn't any way to fix it with a little bit of sandinby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
You should be able to attach it to your post in the forum.by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Can you share the CRv file?by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
So--I would recommend not using any overlap for your tiling. In my experience it tends to just lead to more obvious defects than no overlap at all. Also--overlap would require a non-standard jig. There isn't really any easy way to do tiles that aren't 6" wide with the basic handibot jig. Here in the shop--one of the guys has a setup where he just bolts down a straight edge with anby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Very cool---but what kind of device does this array of buttons control?? Edit: My girlfriend says she hopes that its a control panel for a hot-tub!by Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
So--I've got kind of a weird idea...There's a method I use in VCarve to create tapered edges on parts using just a regular straight bit. It's a little bit convoluted, but I think it might work perfectly in your situation (you could taper the profile of the part and press it into place more easily). Bear with me: When you create a VCarve toolpath using a v bit--the program will cby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Not a problem! I'm glad you're asking the questions here, on the forum--so that other people can learn from your experience with the tool! So--how are you lining up the handibot on your material? By that I mean--how do you know where you're expecting the pocket to be cut? If you set the handibot up for a cut and send the bit to the bottom, left-hand corner of your pocket...(youby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Yes--unless this is really bugging you, I'd hold off on updatingby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Just wanted to provide an update to the unit switching issue that was discovered yesterday. Our software guy found the source of the issue yesterday and created a new build of FabMo--it can be downloaded from here: I would only recommend it to people that are already on 1.7.0 and want to use metric mode on their tools. This is a quick fix to that issue but does not offer any other improvementsby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Charlie, The commands in the file look normal. 1.2.0 is an early version of FabMo and I can't recall if there was an issue with certain types of circle commands in that release of the software. I would recommend getting up to date version 1.6.0 -- instructions for completing the update can be found here: Otherwise, everything looks OK and seems to run OK. Brianby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Hey everyone, as part of the new support website I've been working on for Handibot, I've added a page where I can quickly post news about potential support issues. There was a big one this morning with our 1.7.0 release of FabMo. Changing the tool's units from "inches" to "mm" causes a loss of tool settings, which requires a factory reset to recover. I'llby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Good suggestion Steve. In the most recent release of FabMo (1.7.0) it looks like the job delete process is pretty quick (clicking the trashcan button on jobs in the queue--However, I'd have to check more thoroughly to see how job size affects delete time. Slightly off topic--but I did a similar study for job load-time last week and found some interesting things. The Edison seems to be ablby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Jack, Yep--High Speed Jerk at 10000 is correct. I think that it would be worth trying the path with a federate of 1.5 inches per second (90 inches per minute) and a pass depth of 0.1" per pass (that's assuming that you're using a 1/4" bit). The standard values usually work--but different materials will do better with more conservative values. Brianby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
Hmm--25 is already pretty conservative--in one version of FabMo, the values would re-set to 250 randomly which is what I was worried about with your tool... what about cut speed and pass depth--what are you using for those values in vcarve? It might be helpful to try reducing your pass depth (the depth of plunge for each pass of the tool) -- these options are part of the tool profile...when youby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum
You'll want to choose "import bitmap" which will allow you to import a range of different picture types. If you've got an iPhone--like me, your photos will be saved in HEIC format...which is going to be unreadable by vcarve. If you email the photo to yourself, rather than connecting the phone to the computer and copying it--it will be converted to jpeg which can be loaded intoby Brian Owen, ShopBot - Handibot Forum