Carved Heart

[Longknife]

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!

[drrobin]

Awesome! Love it!

[subsea]

My oh my! Very nice - that process should be a gadget.
- Bill

[maineshops]

very special and thoughtful. nice work. Dan

[Mobius]

Outstanding! Great photography as well.

[scottp55]

Excellent!!
NEED to try that
Great work!!
scott

[creek]

Wonderful looking bark. Well worth the length of time it took to do it.
creek

[creek]

Wonderful looking bark. Well worth the length of time it took to do it.
creek

[antennasDIY]

That's how the motors are meant to run, don't worry about it. Great project!

[NormanAlbert]

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

[llwood]

The bark is great! Very creative idea with great results. I'm sure Trev and Lisa will be delighted!

--Andy