HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
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HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
Has anyone noticed slight dimensional inaccuracy on their CMCs in this hot weather ? I cut some mounts today and an external measurement of 100 x 72 cm came in at approx. 99.8 x 71.8cm, I've only had the CMC a year so assume that I need to recalibrate in the hot weather.... perhaps?
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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
Hi Adam. Think it unlikely to be the weather! Call me in the morning. It's a minor calibration issue
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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
A response in 15 minutes, how's that for Customer Support ?? Thanks Sarah, will call you in the morning, I just put 2 and 2 together, I reckon it was about 35 degrees in the Sweat Shop today .... 

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Does anyone know how I can delete this posting .... anyone, anyone ?
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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
why delete - it was a good question - with a great answer!!!
I must admit I began wondering about expansion & contraction rates - due to temperature & relative humidity - with all kinds of framing materials & equipment...
...then I thought - get over it Steve - it won't be a problem again for at least "another" 36 years - by which time I will hopefully have retired
Great customer service from Sarah though - she is a ture professional

I must admit I began wondering about expansion & contraction rates - due to temperature & relative humidity - with all kinds of framing materials & equipment...
...then I thought - get over it Steve - it won't be a problem again for at least "another" 36 years - by which time I will hopefully have retired

Great customer service from Sarah though - she is a ture professional



Your too late I'm afraid - I retired in April 2024 

Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
you retire,never, arent you like peter pan gonna live forever at the same age?
Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
Why Mr Goodall - what very kind words. Thank you!!


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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
Well said Steve, fantastic support from GunnarSteve Goodall wrote:Great customer service from Sarah though - she is a ture professional![]()
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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
sarah and davids support are always excellent, one of the main reasons i went with gunnar
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Re: HOT WEATHER affecting your CMC calibration?
on the subject mis-diagnosing things on CMCs, you'll like this one.
I was cutting a sheet of oval mats in an array, and the head jammed at exactly the same point on three sheets of board.
Thursday night onto Sam at Wizard, "think it needs a new head it keeps jamming up at exactly the same point...".....
went home, came in on friday fresh, realised it was always at 24cm from the head's start/home position.
Then spotted this "useful size" cardboard box my colleague had left on a shelf behind where the head stops, this box is 24 cm long..... yup, that was what the gantry was hitting on the way back....
talk about feeling stupid :-/
I was cutting a sheet of oval mats in an array, and the head jammed at exactly the same point on three sheets of board.
Thursday night onto Sam at Wizard, "think it needs a new head it keeps jamming up at exactly the same point...".....
went home, came in on friday fresh, realised it was always at 24cm from the head's start/home position.
Then spotted this "useful size" cardboard box my colleague had left on a shelf behind where the head stops, this box is 24 cm long..... yup, that was what the gantry was hitting on the way back....
talk about feeling stupid :-/