Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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jaymcd0626
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Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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I am looking at carving two sided tap handle that has mirrored text on the second/bottom side.

I have tried the mirror function in Vcarve and it always places the second in what it know to be the bottom position yet when I preview all sides it shows that the mirrored text is on the opposite side of my workpiece and not below it. If I copy the vector and ask to move it to the other side, it seems to do this properly. What are the best steps to take a vector of text and create a two side mirrored job? I have attached a super rough idea of what I mean. Can include the actual vector as it is a copyright vector provided to me.
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Re: Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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Seems like when I create the first side, then copy it (Ctrl-C), then move my screens to the bottom side (using the toggle button on the top) and paste (Ctrl-V) it is doing what you want. When I use the Copy to the other side command, then it is backwards because it is trying to stay behind the top text.
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Re: Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

Post by Jan.vanderlinden »

Sounds like you're making more difficult than it needs to be.
I make tap handles all the time for a local brewery.
I design one side, cut side one flip over the blank, cut the second side and then profile.
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Re: Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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How is that simpler than setting up a two sided job?

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Re: Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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jaymcd0626 wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:31 pm
I am looking at carving two sided tap handle that has mirrored text on the second/bottom side.
Jay, your first post mentioned "mirrored text" on the back side.

Do you mean that the tap handle text would then be viewed by customers correctly in a mirror behind the taps?

Otherwise, to answer your last question, just flipping your tap over in a fixture means that you are only using one gCode file for both sides. That's simpler.
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Re: Two Sided Mirrored Tap Handle

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jaymcd0626 wrote:
Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:29 am
How is that simpler than setting up a two sided job?
To add to Tex’s comment. If the profile of the handle is not symmetric then 2-sided is necessary.

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