Replaced the flexshaft with the new factory screw, and after some minor issues, tried to carve. no luck. same old cw can measure any board perfectly if i use #7, but if i try to load a project, can't get past the measuring phase. machine always fails after the left roller (as looking from the keypad) leaves the edge of the board half way thru the measuring phase. i constantly get board error. i checked the roller pressure and it registered at 75lbs. over numerous measurements. i tried 5 different boards, used painters tape, everything, and it still failed during every measurement phase.
after considerable frustration, bordering on giving up, i tried the following two things, and after getting a Fatal Error (2)! Reboot Machine message, i am CARVING:
1) just as the left roller leaves the board and the machine attempts to move the board back to the left (the point my machine ALWAYS fails) i hit stop on the keypad. the cw then prompts to abort or retry, and i hit retry. i did this a few times (even hit stop a few times quickly) and the machine finally completed its measurement. i then got the Fatal Error (2)...
2) i then reloaded the board, used #7 to have the cw measure the board, which it did perfectly(17.26x9.66), and then hit the miter button on the keypad. the cw moved the board, and when it stopped, then I hit stop, #1, selected my project (which was 9.9x9), and the machine prompted "keep original size", then continued the normal process of having you select the bit,...
and i'm carving. don't know if i can duplicate this, but i'm 60% thru a 90 min carve.