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by jfederer
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Material Surface or Machine bed surface set up?
Replies: 3
Views: 385

Re: Material Surface or Machine bed surface set up?

In this case I would use machine bed surface. The alternative is to design an unmachined area that you would use as a consistent material surface reference. I have used both approaches. Having a closer look at your image, it looks to me like the material isn't flat and true to the machine bed surfac...
by jfederer
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Multiple Windows
Replies: 3
Views: 522

Re: Multiple Windows

You can have multiple full instances open. But VCarve and Aspire are not MDI (Multiple Document Interface) apps.Just open the second and subsequent files from the File Manager instead of from within VCarve/Aspire.
by jfederer
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Another Dragon Lady on Walnut Branch
Replies: 7
Views: 1113

Re: Another Dragon Lady on Walnut Branch

Welcome back Scott! Good to see your amazingly detailed work again. Hope the worst is well behind and brighter days ahead.
by jfederer
Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Aspire
Replies: 3
Views: 1457

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Aspire

I've been running the latest Aspire on a MS Surface Book 2 for a couple of years. No problems at all, although I think I had to manually turn on access to the graphics co-processor. I don't think the Pro 9 has a graphics co-pro, so that won't be an issue. Before the Surface Book, I ran VCarve Pro on...
by jfederer
Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: MDF Wood Question??
Replies: 15
Views: 1723

Re: MDF Wood Question??

I've used MDF for quite a few 3D projects. I glue the 3/4" sheets together with Titebond to get the depth I need. The finest detail is limited to what a 1/8" round-nose bit will carve. Anything smaller will chip out, and even at 1/8 there's a lot of chipped out areas. For what I'm doing, that doesn'...
by jfederer
Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Backlit signs
Replies: 5
Views: 7418

Re: Backlit signs

When you say "..and a top layer in 3 colours." What do you mean by 3 colours? Is the top 0.10" resin layer a mixture of three different colors or did you use a single color for 3 different areas of the sign? 3 different colours in 3 different areas. The text is a shade of dark blue. The trees are g...
by jfederer
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:16 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Backlit signs
Replies: 5
Views: 7418

Backlit signs

For the past two weeks or so I’ve been working on an interesting little PTB (Pay The Bills) project for a local couple. They commissioned two signs, one for their property and the other for their neighbours. They share a main driveway which splits at their properties, both of which overlook the Otta...
by jfederer
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:00 am
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Box or Frame Clamp
Replies: 29
Views: 27857

Re: Box or Frame Clamp

Yes, that someone is me. When Tailmaker closed down his hosted site, I offered to make the files available on one of mine. Visits to the page with his files still generates almost half my site traffic! His entire suite of programs and designs is here: https://fabrikisto.com/tailmaker-software/
by jfederer
Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Box making corner clamp
Replies: 10
Views: 2234

Re: BOX MAKING CORNER CLAMP

The Tailmaker files are now at https://fabrikisto.com/tailmaker-software/
by jfederer
Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Zero Clearance Fence add-ons for Bosch Glide Miter Saw
Replies: 2
Views: 646

Re: Zero Clearance Fence add-ons for Bosch Glide Miter Saw

Thanks! I have that model saw but never got around to doing anything about that gap. I almost never cut angles, so this a great add-on for me.
by jfederer
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: will a mac laptop configured with all the bells and whistles hardware wise
Replies: 5
Views: 901

Re: will a mac laptop configured with all the bells and whistles hardware wise

You will need to run VCarve on Windows within a Virtual Machine such as Parallels. Vectric products are Windows-only. Others make that work, I personally don't consider it a worthwhile effort. I've used Mac, Linux, and Windows. To each task, the correct tool.
by jfederer
Mon May 22, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Grease zerks
Replies: 2
Views: 551

Re: Grease zerks

Have you looked into a flexible rubber hose for the grease gun? My larger gun has always had a 6" or so flexible hose, not a solid tube like on my small gun. Keep in mind that you may not want to use grease. The last part of the Wikipedia article on Zerks mentions that the same fitting can be used f...
by jfederer
Thu May 11, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Vectric's New Logo
Replies: 6
Views: 838

Re: Vectric's New Logo

I'm not sure "supercharge" is a forward-thinking word, as it is usually associated with internal combustion engines, and sometimes with Tesla (the automaker).
by jfederer
Fri May 05, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: "Sanding" finished carvings
Replies: 16
Views: 2577

Re: "Sanding" finished carvings

I haven't seen anyone mention machinist's rifflers. My father was a Tool & Die maker and I have his set. They are all double-ended, ranging from a slight curve at the end to a very small hook. Something like this: https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/files-and-rasps/rifflers/20139-d...
by jfederer
Mon May 01, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Creating .nc file from .txt
Replies: 4
Views: 925

Re: Creating .nc file from .txt

Hi, and welcome! If you are confident of the accuracy of your code, you could just change the extension from txt to nc. Have your hand over the e-stop on your OneFinity when you test it! Unless you created the toolpaths in VCarve and just created the GCode manually, VCarve doesn't enter into the equ...