there were time when gasoline was an option!! then i bought the camaster, all in all the carvewright needed some parts here and there, (the opto eye and chucks) i bought extras and i am sure it still works
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there were time when gasoline was an option!! then i bought the camaster, all in all the carvewright needed some parts here and there, (the opto eye and chucks) i bought extras and i am sure it still works
jim
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Here is a blueprinted Les Paul we did in Lightwave 3D then imported to Designer. The CW was used to carve, drill, and radius all the wood parts including inlay pockets:
the top is maple with a mahogany back and neck rosewood fingerboard with cellulose traps.
Lightwave 3D STL to Carvewright STL.
Last edited by Brandon MacDougall; 03-11-2010 at 5:31 PM.
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makes me wanna revisit my rock star ambitions
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Me too but i am getting old and tired.Originally Posted by james mcgrew
makes me wanna revisit my rock star ambitions
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This is one of my projects I did with my C.N.C. that I am proud of.I took about 6 hours of machine time total. It is made of 3/4", 1/2" and 1/4" acx plywood. And our cub scouts love it.
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and you have only had that cnc how long?
the big wooden box on whells
storage? man that thing will be used by them for years to come!!
excellent
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The C.N.C. is just over 4 months old.
The big box on wheels (a little to big) could have been smaller. But it has nice graphics to make up for the ugly plywood. I will do some sanding when time permits.
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So Jim how did you do that piece? Did you draw it up in Aspire with the sweep tool function? What kind of wood was used. And the type of finish used. If I did not have another commitmentin May I would have come to your little get together in S.C.
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the wood is yellow heart more later
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Ditto to all of the above!!! To include S.C. Got your email, but can't make it. Wish I could. I would love to show off the Polhemus Laser Scanner and see the chess pieces in person.So Jim how did you do that piece? Did you draw it up in Aspire with the sweep tool function? What kind of wood was used. And the type of finish used. If I did not have another commitment
C'mon Jim. Tell us how this project was done start to finish.
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Software Rhino 3.0 & 4.0, Corel 12, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, Parts Wizard, Visual Mill 5.0 & 6.0, Rhino CAM/Art, Claytools, Microsoft Word, Notepad.
Access to Hardware CAMaster 510 ATC w/4th Axis 8' Lathe, Kitako 10 Spindle CNC 4th Axis Carving Machine, Polhemus FastScan and LDI Surveyor 3500 Laser Scanners, Sensable Haptics.
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this is a file a fellow sent me to sample, i have gotten much better at modeling and will run one this weekend i am pretty proud of. the photo is of a panel with the file i made. the wood is yellow heart the finish is harvest nana chem stain with one coat of laquer, file was well done and only clean up was in ridges where verticla round shows. ran w 1/8th bit 16000 rpm at 450 ipm
the polhemus would be a big hit and i do wish you could make it, that would be a good round of the whole process!!
the dvd that was prepared for vectrics user groups is very well done and goes a lot further into modeling
there are a lot of new file products working there way to market!!
the coat of arms is a james booth file, the center i did
jim
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quickie for a client, had all of 10 minutes to photograph and it was gone
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I started this wall hanging just before Christmas '09. Design time was like, forever... I can't remember what kind of machine time it took. I had all the parts cut out by Christmas Eve, though. I've just now finished it. I was hung up on on how to join the thirteen pieces of this. Finally just mounted it all on a quarter inch ply with Titebond and screws. The rays are Cherry, the disk is Alder, the Moon is Birdseye Maple, and the stars are Walnut. It's about 24x24 with a lacquer finish.
I'd do it a bit differently at this point. I'd cut the blanks for the rays, and cut the angles, then join them before carving. And I'd use 2D pathing for the recesses and outlines , instead of carving everything. I should probably make another just to improve the process.
Oh well, at least the wife has her Christmas present now...
Last edited by Jim Underwood; 05-05-2010 at 10:27 PM.
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Jim U,
Thats a real beauty!
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