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by JimmyD
Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Round chair in walnut
Replies: 15
Views: 2837

Re: Round chair in walnut

You do amazing work. I aspire to be as good as you. Pun not intended.
by JimmyD
Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:11 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Cowboy
Replies: 3
Views: 1157

Re: Cowboy

Very nice!!
How many pieces to make it?
by JimmyD
Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:31 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Anybody ever make a rolling pin?
Replies: 14
Views: 1750

Re: Anybody ever make a rolling pin?

As stated by experts such as Russell above, yes it can be done. But in your example, why not buy a finished rolling pin and do the carving you want on that pin? Here's an example that I did a few years ago.
by JimmyD
Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:48 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Carving a 360 degree bust methods
Replies: 6
Views: 1082

Re: Carving a 360 degree bust methods

What I did in these photos seems to be similar to what you are trying to do. These are all the same stl model. I took the solid model (stl) into a program called slic3r, which is used for 3d printing. You can slice your model to any thickness you want and then export those slices into your vectric s...
by JimmyD
Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:11 am
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Jack Lift Platform—Need help to build
Replies: 5
Views: 5375

Re: Jack Lift Platform—Need help to build

I suggest that you're making this harder than it needs to be. You will need something supporting/guiding the ends of the board you are trying to lift as it will just wobble and tip if it is only on the one jack and nothing else. Take a look at one of my older posts and see what I did for basically t...
by JimmyD
Thu May 12, 2022 5:01 am
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Does it matter what side of the 4th axis that you cut on?
Replies: 13
Views: 14012

Re: Does it matter what side of the 4th axis that you cut on?

Here is a link to one of my posts from several years ago where Gary Campbell made the gear reduction/Stepper motor modification for my lathe.

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by JimmyD
Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:52 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Setting cut depths when zeroing off bed
Replies: 11
Views: 8817

Re: Setting cut depths when zeroing off bed

I always reference the bed of the machine. Saves having to reset z-zero all the time for different materials. If I have irregular material, then I set the material thickness to the thickest part of the material to make sure clearances work as expected. Once upon a time I would set to top or bottom ...
by JimmyD
Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: It's all in the eyes....
Replies: 10
Views: 4718

Re: It's all in the eyes....

Here's a couple more examples, same process, just different colors.
by JimmyD
Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:53 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: It's all in the eyes....
Replies: 10
Views: 4718

Re: It's all in the eyes....

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60 deg Vbit, shellac, silver paint, gel stain brushed into grooves, excess wiped off
by JimmyD
Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:21 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: It's all in the eyes....
Replies: 10
Views: 4718

Re: It's all in the eyes....

Thanks for the kind words everyone
by JimmyD
Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:11 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: It's all in the eyes....
Replies: 10
Views: 4718

It's all in the eyes....

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Something I cut a year and a half ago and just got around to finishing it.

MDF finished with Rust-Oleum hammered silver, then filled with gel stain.
by JimmyD
Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:31 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Any guess what process created this ?
Replies: 16
Views: 5591

Re: Any guess what process created this ?

It is a process called Lichtenberg Fractal Wood Burning. Uses very high voltages and salt water sprayed onto the wood for better conduction. Lots of youtube videos and such about it. I have the setup, it produces as much or as little of that pattern as you want to do. Be careful, the voltages used c...
by JimmyD
Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:13 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Concrete Angel
Replies: 3
Views: 1824

Re: Concrete Angel

Looks good. For the foam things I make, I use a vinyl flooring and carpet adhesive from Home Depot. Much cheaper, dries in a few hours. Have had some things together for at lest 5 years that have not come apart. I made some Chevy pistons and connecting rods, 8 feet tall, out of 5 pound white polysty...
by JimmyD
Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: tinnitus
Replies: 22
Views: 5608

Re: tinnitus

I'm 64 and have had it for about three years. I don't have much hearing loss but the tinnitus sure gets in the way of hearing. I got hearing aids and I either have music playing most all day or use a Beltone app called Tinnitus Calmer (I don't have the expensive Beltone aids, I got the really good d...
by JimmyD
Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:03 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Text machines backwards on rotary job
Replies: 6
Views: 2074

Re: Text machines backwards on rotary job

Your machine and your software aren't matching which way the rotary is turning. Either flip your job in your software or change your 4th axis to turn the other direction.