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by COWBOY1296
Wed Jan 05, 2022 4:54 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: 3D Rest machining
Replies: 11
Views: 7685

Re: 3D Rest machining

i think that i have figured it out or it least it looks good on paper. typically for my large retirement plaques i use a 1/8, a 1/16 and a 1/32 now due to rest machining add a 1/4 to that. i use vector outlines to create my tool paths. in generating a finishing tool path for part of the plaque i sel...
by COWBOY1296
Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:49 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: 3D Rest machining
Replies: 11
Views: 7685

Re: 3D Rest machining

i have been trying to figure out how to do just that but have not figured it out yet.
by COWBOY1296
Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

here is the entire plaque. in the preview i like the way that it looks. the seal is flat but from the rope to the seal is tapered. even the one with the ridges in it is sitting on my table now and looks good even with ridges. but i know now how to do it with out them
by COWBOY1296
Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:18 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

Problem solved at least for future cuttings: give Adrian a cigar. I used the tool to cut out components with in a vector, replaced it with a flat component using the same vector. recalculated and like magic no ridges. thanks for your help. The reason that i use a dome shape with this file is because...
by COWBOY1296
Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

the only 3-d purchased component on the actual file was a rope around the border. the above posted eps file is one that i downloaded from brands of the world (i think) years ago. i may have made some improvements to it, but it is all yalls if you should want it.
by COWBOY1296
Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:35 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

every time i increased the pass depth the preview showed a reduced number of ridges
by COWBOY1296
Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

IT is actually a 3-d file. the file wont post because it is too big. the v carving is done on top of a dome shaped component but here is the eps file.
by COWBOY1296
Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:07 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Re: Ridges in v carve

production time is not important to me since this is a hobby. i was cutting with a short pass depth. i think that each path is seen in the first photo. to clean out the bottom of any v carve i always make a second pass going as deep as i can per pass. i generally cut v carve at 18k at a slow feed ra...
by COWBOY1296
Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Ridges in v carve
Replies: 17
Views: 4284

Ridges in v carve

What causes these ridges in V carve. This is a 90 degree v bit. It shows up not only on the preview but in the carving as well. I would have done a more in depth search but was not sure how to searach
by COWBOY1296
Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:47 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: form tools
Replies: 3
Views: 1682

Re: form tools

thanks and that is what I did not know.
by COWBOY1296
Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:12 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: form tools
Replies: 3
Views: 1682

form tools

I have found that if I take a picture of the profile of a form tool it is easy to trace once that picture is imported and sized so that you can add it to your tool data base. But that said unless the happy hours had dulled my hearing while in Denver, do the manufacturers of these tools give you a do...
by COWBOY1296
Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!
Replies: 138
Views: 423167

Re: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!

Other than the drive in the snow for 200 miles what a great weekend. Finally got to put a face to people from vectric and the forum. I think that the happy hours had their way with me, but I will survive.
by COWBOY1296
Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:39 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!
Replies: 138
Views: 423167

Re: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!

yeah but you are closer than me. the webcams do show snow out on the roadways. see everyone at happy hour
by COWBOY1296
Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:34 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!
Replies: 138
Views: 423167

Re: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!

Save some happy hour for us, the two of us should ski in about mid day tomorrow.
by COWBOY1296
Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!
Replies: 138
Views: 423167

Re: We’re coming to DENVER! Save the date & book your place!

then I will get an early start. Once my truck is parked then its stays there until I leave on Sunday. I know of one attendee that is here in a non winterized rv that is on the verge of heading south. But I live in Colorado.