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by Copper John
Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Recommendation on Wood Selection
Replies: 11
Views: 3957

Recommendation on Wood Selection

I'm using the Shark 3.0 CNC machine with Vectric 9.5 software. I've been cutting a lot of plaques using yellow pine purchased from the large box stores (lowes / home depot) and getting a good quality finished and stained product. The issue is the cost of the wood is getting out of hand and I'd like ...
by Copper John
Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:29 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Program Support Issue
Replies: 4
Views: 1713

Re: Program Support Issue

Adrian,

Thanks for your suggestions but the 3 things you mentioned seem to be in order. The design is using vectric texture wavy lines with a graphic I placed in the middle all of which are on the same level. The texture program without a design ran find with no issues and at the same size.
by Copper John
Fri Sep 28, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Program Support Issue
Replies: 4
Views: 1713

Program Support Issue

Help Please I'm using VCarve Desktop 8.5 and ran into a problem. I'm able to calculate and then preview the tool path with no problem. When I then go to save I get a message : Job Size Exceeds Standard Limits of 25" x 25" but the project size being 12" x 9.25". Any assistance would be greatly apprec...
by Copper John
Sat May 05, 2018 8:26 pm
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Question on Hand Drawn Lines
Replies: 2
Views: 2411

Question on Hand Drawn Lines

Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on my questions: I'm using VCarve desktop 8.5. I produce a lot of hand drawn images that I then scan, save as a JPEG and bring in thru Import Bitmap for Tracing and at that point they are all single line images. Then when I use the Trace Bitmap tool all t...
by Copper John
Sat May 05, 2018 7:20 pm
Forum: Cut2D - General
Topic: The New Map Thread - Show us where you are in the world
Replies: 1424
Views: 4360709

Re: The New Map Thread - Show us where you are in the world

Thanks for including me on the map:

Copper John
Charlotte, NC 28226
by Copper John
Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:44 pm
Forum: Cut2D - General
Topic: Support Pages and Frequently Asked Questions
Replies: 223
Views: 2979258

Re: Support Pages and Frequently Asked Questions

Tony,

Thanks for your response.

Alan
by Copper John
Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: Cut2D - General
Topic: Support Pages and Frequently Asked Questions
Replies: 223
Views: 2979258

Re: Support Pages and Frequently Asked Questions

Greetings, I'm relatively new to CNC and need some advise. I have a CNC Shark and have just uploaded the 8.5 version of VCarve desktop. My question is what router bits would you recommend for engraving onto wood using point sizes from 12 to 72. I've looked on Amazon and they show several that are pa...
by Copper John
Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:18 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: File Conversion Question
Replies: 4
Views: 2424

Re: File Conversion Question

Thanks for both of your responses.
by Copper John
Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:46 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: File Conversion Question
Replies: 4
Views: 2424

File Conversion Question

I'm new to Vectric and the Forum so please excuse my lack of knowledge. What is the best way to convert a colored JPEG photo or a PDF to gray scale to that it can be pulled into the program and create a tool path. I'm using the VCarve Desktop 8 version.

Thanks