Vectric Customer

The reality of it is “ALL YOUR VCARVE ARE CREATE TO FUZZIE”. Soft wood fibers want to bend first rather than shear when hit with a cutting edge. So everyone has some techniques to minimize this effect, with consensus on twice-carve. I carved this tree trunk on the back side of the same pine piece, ...

The .5 version is always free, you will have to pay to upgrade to 10, but 10.5 will not cost anymore. is this also true if I paid for the upgrade from 8.5 to 10? I'll definitely be in line either way. NO. It works like this. Lest say you paid for version 8.0 then Vectric came out with 8.5 The upgra...

yes yes I am liking this

There is a lot to consider,

One prominent thing is - softwoods tend to have the fuzzies more than hardwood.

Are you v-grooving the ENTIRE medallion, or just the tree.

Hard Maple may be a better choice of materials.

That looks like a HUGE plus

Cool shapes

oooooohhhhhhhh Right up my alley

I am also in the camp of I never save the G-Code file. I do save the Vectric file. I create a folder for each and every project. In that folder I save the Vectric file and any other files that I create for the job. It could be emails, pics, spreadsheet, notes. If I ever rerun the project I have ever...

YEP - this week as a matter of fact

That is AWESOME.

There is always room for a better mouse trap. I am an ME, but not willing to jump into a project of that sort. I like Mach3 but it could use some improvements. I believe that is why Mach4 is out there. But then WinCNC an unccnc or whatever it's called is also filling the space as well as so many oth...

Nice write up.

That is extremely close to my method, all the points being the same.

I learned the process by trial and error and it took me a few years.

I could only wish there was a good write up like the one you did 13 years ago.

Nice job - Well Done.

NOPE - not yet anaway

Sometimes:

just watch it.
internet
Forums
work on another project
Laser engraving
Paint
sand
Cut grass
watch TV
clean shop

I use Vectric for most of the work then DXF out then DXF into other software. Which I run my laser direct from.