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by gkas
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: Hardware related questions
Topic: Big Changes Coming
Replies: 5
Views: 982

Re: Big Changes Coming

Tomorrow I will be 3D printing a mount for the microscope. I may dig around in my scrap bin and see if I have a chunk of aluminum suitable to build the mount out of that. Speaking of 3D printers. . . . I have been looking at the Bambu Carbon X-1. Looks like one heckuva printer. Got a lot on my plat...
by gkas
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Vectric User Group Meeting 2024 - Austin Texas 🎉
Replies: 8
Views: 4426

Re: Vectric User Group Meeting 2024 - Austin Texas 🎉

I just signed up for a room and the User Meeting. I'll be attending, the wife will be out spending. :D See everyone there.
by gkas
Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:04 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Kenworth Semi-Truck
Replies: 5
Views: 2000

Re: Kenworth Semi-Truck

Looks like a fun project. Looks great.
by gkas
Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Tool cant fit into selected vectors
Replies: 12
Views: 2989

Re: Tool cant fit into selected vectors

The entire gear is only 0.05" (default DXF).
by gkas
Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Quick Question on SpoilBoard
Replies: 17
Views: 2260

Re: Quick Question on SpoilBoard

For 'alignment dowel' holes from running double sided jobs, I just put a dab of glue on a dowel. I leave the section of dowel whole, then tap is into the hole. I flush cut with a saw, then a quick pass with a plane. You can do 3 or 4 holes in a couple of minutes. I started doing this after I got con...
by gkas
Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: 3d relief of shrimp trawler from photo
Replies: 5
Views: 1589

Re: 3d relief of shrimp trawler from photo

Great job. That looks great.
by gkas
Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: US National Parks
Replies: 12
Views: 2839

Re: US National Parks

Very nice. Great idea that's well executed.
by gkas
Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: V-carve vs v-carve pro
Replies: 3
Views: 613

Re: V-carve vs v-carve pro

Comparison https://www.vectric.com/products For Vcarve Pro and Aspire 'Cut Parts Larger Than 24"x24" Without Tiling'.
by gkas
Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Walking Sticks for Friends
Replies: 16
Views: 3888

Re: Walking Sticks for Friends

Great work. I really like the use of the copper.
by gkas
Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Flourish with basket weave
Replies: 7
Views: 1862

Re: Flourish with basket weave

Nice. Another very nice effort.
by gkas
Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: I'm a bit confused by this...
Replies: 4
Views: 808

Re: I'm a bit confused by this...

NewAtThis wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:34 pm
What I wondered was why, and I guess the "computers not being able to 100% represent floating point numbers" must be the answer, although I honestly thought that was a problem from the 1990s.
Nope... It's still a mathematical certainty that 1.0 does not divide evenly by 3. :D :D
by gkas
Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: deleting completed text ,art on free project to put my own
Replies: 1
Views: 395

Re: deleting completed text ,art on free project to put my own

You just click on, and highlight the vectors that you want to delete. Then hit the DEL key. Simple. Make sure that you are editing a copy of the crv file. I always use Incremental Save, Ctrl+Alt+S as I go along. It makes a incremental copy to work on. That makes it easy to back out of a major mistak...
by gkas
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:46 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Toolpath preview
Replies: 5
Views: 932

Re: Toolpath preview

Adrian wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:37 pm
Project resolution doesn't apply here as there is no 3D component. It's down to toolpath preview resolution as Steven says.
I also forgot that little fact... :oops:
by gkas
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Toolpath preview
Replies: 5
Views: 932

Re: Toolpath preview

I'm in hardware graphics mode. I made a bad ASSumption. I thought I was in Max Toolpath preview mode, but I was in only High. Works great now.

thanks...
by gkas
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:11 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Toolpath preview
Replies: 5
Views: 932

Toolpath preview

My DIL wants a simple cutout of a surfboard (I don't even ask anymore, not after Donut Board for Shower). No problem, we agreed on a design. A simple cutout with a laser engraved pattern. The wave pattern is to be etched with my Axiom laser, fairly light pattern. I am using the Quick Engrave Toolpat...