In addition to Jim's advice, be sure to write to support@vectric.com. The do reply. I wrote to them about the space bar issue, FWIW.
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In addition to Jim's advice, be sure to write to support@vectric.com. The do reply. I wrote to them about the space bar issue, FWIW.
I bought the upgrade from VCarvePro. Cost in Canadian dollars was just under $300. I bought now because Vectric warned that they will be increasing the price any time now. My mistake. So far, the...
Very nicely done, John.
That's good advice, Mick. As of yesterday, they were up to patch 4 of v12. From what I understand, there will be more coming soon.
Tks, Jim. I put that into Amazon.ca and it sells for $321. So just about double. Adding in our federal taxes, it's just over $360. I'll stay with clamps, screws. CA/blue tape and hot glue. Much of...
Late to the party again. Been there, done that too, Jim. Nice save. The cabinet looks really good. FWIW, when I have mis-drilled, I plug the holes with dowels, flush cut them off and re-drill. Just...
I preferred lexan when I made mine. It does scratch a bit easier than acylic, but it's tougher. If you go for acrylic, be sure to get cast, not extruded. Extruded melts if you look at it the wrong...
I have an inexpensive Simonize model, sold in Canada by Canadian Tire. It does a decent job of foaming and rinsing the car, but does not compare to my neighour's gas model. One thing I noticed in the...
In Canada, you need to be careful about having too many cards. Even if you pay them off completely each month, they affect your credit rating. When lenders check your credit rating, the maximum on...
Thank you. There are visible lines in the black background. I think I need to increase the lines per inch in my Lightburn settings. There are no lines in the graphic created by Copilot.
Thanks much, Keith. Lots of learning to do, but a reasonable first effort, I think.
I burned this in Lightburn at 1500mm/mm and 60% power. All lasers will differ, though.
I generated the dragon using Microsoft's Copilot image generator. This is a 6" square ceramic tile, painted satin beige. I used a 10w diode laser module attached to my CNC router to etch it. Run time...
My woodworking is a hobby/passtime. I lucked into VCarvePro when a friend closed his woodshop and allowed me to pay only the licence transfer fee to "buy" it. I've since updated to 11.55. I've been...
I couldn't agree more, Jim. I do picture frames frequently and use the moulding toolpath for all of them. I played with a few in Aspire on my buddy's machine, but didn't find anything that I couldn't...
John. I apologize for the delay in replying. I've been away from here for a while.
I apologize, too, as I misspoke. I do use VCarvePro on my own machine. I have acccess to an older version of...
FWIW, before I had the rotary attachment for my CNC, I did similar projects as double-sided jobs. I use VCarvePro as my CAD/CAM application.
That said, I love your solution. :o
I made them years ago. I have a Taig micro metal lathe so after a few failures, it didn't prove to be all that difficult. As with the stock one, they simply tap out with a thin knock out bar.
I can swap out the points on my Oneway. I have a set of 5 different "points" some of which aren't points at all, but are rounded or blunt.
Excellent idea and execution.
I'll third the vote for the Oneway. I have a tap to cut threads in small blocks of wood that I can thread onto the live centre. The make it easy to hold things firmly onto my vacuum chuck without...
You may want to consider a tapered ball nose for the fine work. I have a 1/4" shaft one that has a 1/16" diameter tip. It is a lot more break-resistant than a straight 1/16" end mill. It somewhat...
An ice fishing buddy of mine swears by these
https://www.amazon.com/TIDEWE-Hunting-Battery-Insulated-Fishing/dp/B0C533RBD3/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=heated+overalls+mens&qid=1704209718&sr=8-4
Since you've said that the VCarve preview looks good, you should be looking that the machine setup for an answer. As I asked in my first reply, what post processor are you using?
What CAM/CAD software are you using? What is your CNC machine" What post processor are you using?
Let's start from there. :)