Carved Heart
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Carved Heart
Many months ago, after only recently being introduced to VCarve and CNC, I inquired about a bark texture and how to achieve it.
http://forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php? ... 06#p156306
My machine was down for a few months to (got it sorted out thankfully!) and I was finally able to finish this project just in time.
I rendered the bark texture from a jpeg in AI and I'm pretty happy with the results. I may try this again with some different stains/finishes.
The only big issue was the run time. The bark was about 6 hours of machine run time alone and my stepper motors were almost too hot to touch.
Thanks for the help along the way!
http://forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php? ... 06#p156306
My machine was down for a few months to (got it sorted out thankfully!) and I was finally able to finish this project just in time.
I rendered the bark texture from a jpeg in AI and I'm pretty happy with the results. I may try this again with some different stains/finishes.
The only big issue was the run time. The bark was about 6 hours of machine run time alone and my stepper motors were almost too hot to touch.
Thanks for the help along the way!
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Re: Carved Heart
Awesome! Love it!
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Re: Carved Heart
My oh my! Very nice - that process should be a gadget.
- Bill
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Re: Carved Heart
very special and thoughtful. nice work. Dan
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Re: Carved Heart
Outstanding! Great photography as well.
Connor Bredin
Distinctive Dimensional Concepts Ltd.
www.distinctive-concepts.ca
Distinctive Dimensional Concepts Ltd.
www.distinctive-concepts.ca
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Re: Carved Heart
Excellent!!
NEED to try that
Great work!!
scott
NEED to try that
Great work!!
scott
I've learned my lesson well. You can't please everyone,so you have to please yourself
R.N.
R.N.
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Re: Carved Heart
Wonderful looking bark. Well worth the length of time it took to do it.
creek
creek
creek
Rocky Face, Ga
Rocky Face, Ga
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Re: Carved Heart
Wonderful looking bark. Well worth the length of time it took to do it.
creek
creek
creek
Rocky Face, Ga
Rocky Face, Ga
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Re: Carved Heart
That's how the motors are meant to run, don't worry about it. Great project!
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Re: Carved Heart
I bought aluminum heat sinks from an electronics supply online and applied them to the 4 sides of my steppers. Seems to help keep them a bit cooler. Norm
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Re: Carved Heart
The bark is great! Very creative idea with great results. I'm sure Trev and Lisa will be delighted!
--Andy
--Andy