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Without more info, it may your computer is going to sleep or to a screen saver mode. Try turning the screen saver off and change you settings so the computer dose not go into sleep mode. I hope this helps.

Do you have a size of block and any sketch of what the pattern looks like?

Test square cut 2.JPG SHARKCUTUP Thanks you found it. The post processor was set at CNCShark-USB 3D Contour (inch) (*.tap) Changed it to Arcs and got my square corners. Never looked at that setting. Would have save me a lot of time on the last 450 pieces I just cut out. So is Contour used for 3D cu...

Do you have any screen savers or standby or power saver modes on your computer that may be turned on? If so, turn them off. Also if you have windows auto update turned on, it may reboot computer on its own. I hope this helps you.

test square cut.JPG test square.bmp Both Vcarve and the controller are up to date on up dates. Most my files are DXF format drawings but used Vcarve to draw a square in a square. Checked square corners. Profiled outside cut and inside cut. A square donut. Using a 1/4" upcut bit. I still get rounded...

My preview in VCARVE show square corners but when loaded and cut the G code shows G3 commands to radius the corners. A simple square being cut out will have a square corner at the start location and the other 3 corners will be given about a 1/8 to 1/4' radius corners. These are outside corners. Not ...

I got them off EBAY. I used the router to drill and cut the 1/8" aluminum plates that clamp the heat sinks on each side of the motors and used #8 screws with nylon insert lock nuts to clamp them together. I did not use any heat sink paste. Just snug the screws enough to stay put and not damage the h...

First thing I found out after my first cut, the servo motors were very hot. In my world, heat kills. So I set up a water cooling system for the motors. I got water cooled heat sinks and clamped 2 on each motor. I have a water cooled spindle and did not want to use its pump for cooling. I got another...

Thanks for the file. I printed it out. It works fine.

Saint Louis, MO