Vectric Customer

Sharks are notorious for having flex in the router mount/Z axis. I own one, and have essentially stopped using it for that reason. Some day, perhaps after I retire, I'll likely rebuild the carriage to hopefully eliminate all the plastic parts which should never have been used in the first place.

I often wondered what this is for. So correct me if I am wrong. If I am using a 3mm bit and want to set my tool at the x=0,y=0 point (bottom left corner) of my material. I touch the tool on the x0 then on the y0 and set the offset to x=1.5mm,y=1.5mm to get the tool centre smack on the corner. Have ...

Looking at the provided vectors, the Moulding toolpath would be a challenge to use as the length of the inside curve varies around the flat bottom. You could get close using a circular array of vectors and the fluting toolpath. Pocket out the center to the 60mm depth. Set the moulding toolpath to o ...

Yes, sort of. Both the fluting toolpath and the moulding toolpath can create toolpaths where the Z axis creates 3D surfaces. The examples in your Pinterest link look to be created with other techniques and duplicating them with a mix of fluting and moulding toolpaths would be challenging, tedious, a...

Depends on the toolpath, but for profiles you can set a lead-in. Pockets you can ramp into.

As I use Aspire, this may not be of any help, but we have an option to make a 3D model from the result of toolpaths. So if the moulding toolpath works to generate a preview that is acceptable, then a 3D model can be created of that preview which then could be cut with the 3D roughing and 3D finishin...

You can turn the result of toolpaths into a 3D model. Once your toolpaths is a model, you can draw a line through the middle of it, then SPLIT it open using "Split Selected Component" from the modelling menu. Slide one half of the split model over to see a section view where you drew the split line ...

The confusion lies in how the software deals with rotary jobs. It basically assumes all your toolpaths are on a flat surface, and then wraps that flat surface into a cylinder. To end up with a hexagonal profile you can use the moulding toolpath with a vector created by the Unwraps selected object to...

The fluting toolpath would be your best bet, although you'd have to draw the vector in and vector out that ramp in/out. I've done exactly this on a few occasions when the normal toolpath options weren't enough.

Glad to help Duster. I actually enjoy the occasional challenges user present on this forum. Keeps my mind awake and humming. Post a photo or two of your outcome as I'm sure many here would live to see it.
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As I still have 9.5 on my PC here is a .CRV file you should be able to open. Left in all the steps/vectors I used to get to the final toolpath for your edification. Enjoy!

To draw the shape I'd just take a grid of measurements off it then use that grid to plot out the shape in VCarve. As the oval looks symmetrical side to side, I'd just take width measurements every 1/2 inch or so up the 6" length. Plot those widths up a 6" centerline in VCarve, then connect the point...

You can do this with the moulding toolpath if you start with a blank longer than you need. I started with a 10 inch circle as a section view of a starting cylinder blank. I drew a square in it to represent the shape I wanted to cut from it. Did a little drafting to figure out the angle of a guide li...

Looking back I guess if I see tech or tools I can take advantage of I'll jump on it, which often finds me doing some beta testing/problem solving for the manufacturer. I also occasionally end up with nonworking tech that has been abandoned by the manufacturer and is unfixable. I'm thinking of my dea...

Yep Scott. Seems like more and more the things I get delivered on pallets end up needing a little after-sale "refinement". My table saw had misaligned holes for the fence rails. My Nova Voyager drill press needed a not-yet-available software update to add the promised features I couldn't find on it ...