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by sjwiehe
Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: NextWave's Chess pieces on a 4th axis rotary
Replies: 8
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NextWave's Chess pieces on a 4th axis rotary

Good morning all: I have just acquired a 4th axis rotary for my CNC. I have made the NextWave Chess set via the two sided method and really enjoyed the project My thinking was to re-doing the set via the rotary as a way to learn Aspire & rotary. Here is my problem and where I'm looking for help. The...
by sjwiehe
Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: .crv to .dxf
Replies: 6
Views: 9354

Re: .crv to .dxf

There are a number of companies that will laser cut your .dxf files. A couple are oshcuts, sendcutssend or protolabs are just a few.

Their prices in many cases are cheaper than some of the local vendors. (At least for me.)

Google is your friend.

Steve
by sjwiehe
Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:25 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Anyone doing epoxy inlays successfully?
Replies: 69
Views: 48045

Re: Anyone doing epoxy inlays successfully?

I’ve done a number of epoxy inlays. Occasionally I will get small/micro bubbles in the epoxy. I put the epoxy in a vacuum chamber to degass after I mix the epoxy and color but I still get small bubbles on the surface that show when I sand the epoxy flat. How do you avoid the bubbles?

Steve