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- Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Bitmap fitting
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2577
Re: Bitmap fitting
I had a similar issue with having to trace to an exact size, my solution was to use shaper trace. If you can get a clean trace on a white surface, it can convert it to vectors in a few seconds. It worked great for me, I would look into it.
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:38 am
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Screaming Bit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2507
Re: Screaming Bit
Something like that I would lower the rpm or speed up the ipm. You are making dust not chips. My dad always told me he was happiest when he worked. That bit is screaming cause it needs work, it just ain’t happy.
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Help Please
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6275
Re: Help Please
Your picture shows something that can be done with a simple profile cut, one minute per and on to the next.
- Wed May 26, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: issue with toolpaths for 3D objects
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2846
Re: issue with toolpaths for 3D objects
In that situation I uncheck the models I don’t want to machine.
- Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:02 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Peck Drilling not retracting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3208
Re: Peck Drilling not retracting
What is your pass depth set to ?
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:00 pm
- Forum: Gadgets - General
- Topic: Dogbone gadget won't install
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7931
Re: Dogbone gadget won't install
Can you not use the fillet tool under edit objects?
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:07 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: 3D Roughing Stalls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2800
Re: 3D Roughing Stalls
Your model is thicker than your material
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:14 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Tool Path shows material would be cut through
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1396
Re: Tool Path shows material would be cut through
On your tool path page set a flat depth, then use a straight bit to clear around the letters.
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:38 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Organizing STL Files and Adding to ClipArt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3627
Re: Organizing STL Files and Adding to ClipArt
Thanks Randall, brilliant, I have a few files that would work on. Maybe it will force me to get organized too.
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 4:47 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Rotary 2 Rail Sweep
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1282
Re: Rotary 2 Rail Sweep
You might want to look at your material size, the diameter of your two rail sweep is going to be more than your material.
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:18 pm
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Need Help - Pieces Not Consistently Cutting Through!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7250
Re: Need Help - Pieces Not Consistently Cutting Through!
You might have grounding issues or gremlins
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:51 am
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Need Help - Pieces Not Consistently Cutting Through!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7250
Re: Need Help - Pieces Not Consistently Cutting Through!
I doubt it is a program error so that leaves a mechanical issue. To me it looks like a problem on your Z axis, slippage, loose coupling or you might be trying to go too fast. I would try slowing Z down and see if that helps.
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:56 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: I'm stumped on first 3D model
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3571
Re: I'm stumped on first 3D model
Is the mounting flange a rabbit around the top edge? If so just select the two outer vectors and pocket to the depth needed, it doesn't have to be a 3d toolpath.
- Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:23 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Very Large V-Inlay
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3018
Re: Very Large V-Inlay
No reason you can’t make it as big as you want, this one for my dojo is 36 inches in diameter. I did it with red and yellow cedar for contrast. After glue up I used the cnc to plane it down to remove the waste.
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 12:20 am
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Drill Toolpath
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5052
Re: Drill Toolpath
I did about 1000 3/8, 2 inch deep holes last week (mason bee homes) I used a freshly sharpened drill bit and used a straight plunge at about 80 ipm 5000 rpm. That is as slow as my router will go and the bit got hot but didn’t burn. Maybe I got lucky.