My XCarve stops carving very soon after it starts. I’ve read about this happening to other people, but the difference is that Easel doesn’t ask me how my carve looks. It still has it going in the top right corner of the computer screen but the percentage carved never changes. It gets anywhere between 7-10 minutes into the carve and then stops. I have tried restarting my computer, updating my computer, changing the USB port that the cord is plugged into, changing the outlet the machine is plugged into, etc. and nothing is working. I don’t think the cord is bad because I’ve only had the machine for about 5 months. Has anyone else had this problem? Help please!
If you have a shop vac or other type of motor running on the same circuit, try moving that to a different circuit.
Make sure the X carve is the only device running on that entire circuit! Other motors can cause feedback and electrical noise/interference that will scramble the x controller and cause weird problems like that.
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I agree with @AlAmantea my stereo was causing static after about 20% into the carve. Put the x carve on its own circuit and everything works great !
Here’s the thing, I have a shop vac and a few fans in my shop, but I don’t have them plugged in. I read that the noise or vibrations could be the cause, so I unplugged everything and it still stopped around the 8-10 minute mark. I’m at a total loss of what to do
Is your computer going into a sleep or power-saving mode?
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No I have it set to where it stays on the whole time. I do have the ac unit turned on in the shop. I’m going to try turning it off and see if maybe that is causing it. If it’s not the culprit then I have no idea.
Fluorescent lighting can also be very RF-noisy.
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I think I may have figured out the problem. So my computer was going to sleep, which is odd because it has never affected my carves in the past. I downloaded amphetamine for my Mac and it got about 20 minutes into the carve before I stopped the test piece o was working on. I am going to run the full carve today and see how it turns out! Thanks for everyone’s input!!!
I’m having the same issue The difference is I’ve been running my machine for 3 years and it’s never done this not once until today It just stops It doesn’t stop the carving the router just stay spinning in the wood and the percentage doesn’t change almost like it’s not receiving any more steps I can hit x to stop and the router will return to the home position. Here’s another difference I have always had fluorescent lights in my shop I have always turned off and on other power tools including dust collection I’ve had radios playing I’ve done this for the last 3 years never had an issue today this issue occurred when nothing else was running at all. I’m at my wit’s end This is very frustrating especially when I’m reading everybody’s posts and they’re saying surge protectors fix it not the case I’ve always had a surge protector on mine then Some saying RF noise for running other items in my shop but I’ve always done this and never had an issue it’s a workshop so for long carvings I usually have other things I have to do as well I’m at a loss It seems all the resolutions that others have found do not work for me. I know the USB cord is still working because it still works fine when I’m jogging the machine I literally have no idea what it could be