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by Bill_L
Wed May 18, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Help with settings for dragknife, What am I doing wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 2507

Re: Help with settings for dragknife, What am I doing wrong?

Jimmy, I have been using one for four years now and I always create a toolpath "On Vector" not using any gadget. I have been cutting headliners for vintage Corvette convertible hardtops. What I cut is a combination of vinyl, PVC and foam laminated together. It is held in place by vacuum and cut in s...
by Bill_L
Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: violin arch top
Replies: 5
Views: 1646

Re: violin arch top

Not sure if I'm missing something here but would this be acceptable?
by Bill_L
Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:06 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Help with Intricate Inlay
Replies: 13
Views: 4392

Re: Help with Intricate Inlay

Here is what has worked for me time and again. 18 Degree V-bit at .35 ips (inches per second). Clearance with 1/8" to 3/8" end mill depending which bit will fit around the geometry. Female vectors: Start depth of .00" Flat Bottom of .20" Male vectors: Offset vectors to reduce the area that needs to ...
by Bill_L
Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:24 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Pockets cutting .020 too small
Replies: 13
Views: 9596

Re: Pockets cutting .020 too small

Switch to conventional cut and see what happens.

Bill
by Bill_L
Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:10 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: inlay
Replies: 13
Views: 2721

Re: inlay

Then the problem is not the software. It is most likely due to a machine related issue.

Bill
by Bill_L
Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: inlay
Replies: 13
Views: 2721

Re: inlay

When running the simulation your clearance tool does what it is suppose to. You cannot however, use a tapered BN in this process.

If I run the clearance simulation the result is as expected. When you run the "2nd Step Finish" you can see why the BN bit doesn't work.
by Bill_L
Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:50 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: inlay
Replies: 13
Views: 2721

Re: inlay

First thing that I see is that you are using a tapered ballnose bit and that just isn't going to work for this procedure. Use an 18 degree V-bit (or any other V-bit) that can be purchased from ToolsToday. Your clearance tool is working fine. As for depth settings I use the following: Female - Start ...
by Bill_L
Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Engraving Steel
Replies: 1
Views: 808

Engraving Steel

Anybody had experience engraving on steel?

Bill
by Bill_L
Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Shopbot pp V11
Replies: 8
Views: 3829

Re: Shopbot pp V11

Wayne,

Just import the old pp and make it the default. BTW do you have limit checking turned on in SB3?

Bill
by Bill_L
Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:09 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Shopbot pp V11
Replies: 8
Views: 3829

Re: Shopbot pp V11

Adrian is correct. Leave all your tools as number 1. I have tried both PPs with 11 and get the same results.

Bill
by Bill_L
Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: ideas for slab of wood
Replies: 9
Views: 3767

Re: ideas for slab of wood

I've done lots of these. Your imagination is the only limit.
by Bill_L
Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Inlay Cutting Board
Replies: 13
Views: 4113

Re: Inlay Cutting Board

A 15 or 18 degree bit is just a preference that gives you an almost straight inlay yet allowing for sharp corners. Yes I did use face grain maple for the male part but as I said in my second post, this was a test. Due to a time constraint I used what I had on hand at the moment.
by Bill_L
Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:59 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Vcarve Inlay Help
Replies: 7
Views: 2453

Re: Vcarve Inlay Help

It's hard to tell without the actual file and what CNC machine you are using but one thing that I've noticed that might have an effect is the feed rated you are using with your V-bit. At 120 ipm (that would be 2 inches per second), that would be considerably faster than I do my inlays. I am however ...
by Bill_L
Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:42 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: 2.5 carve roughing problem
Replies: 13
Views: 2839

Re: 2.5 carve roughing problem

What version of the software are you using? I ask because I opened your file in the latest version (10.505) and the only post processor that I can find for your machine (Axiom) is in "mm". Wonder if that might have something to do with it. As far as your strategy for 3D toolpathing, I have a Shopbot...
by Bill_L
Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Inlay Cutting Board
Replies: 13
Views: 4113

Re: Inlay Cutting Board

Actually it was simply a test to see if my Navy Flight Surgeon's wife thought it was suitable. She is usually a hard critic but when she saw it I lost any chance of bringing it back home. Thus I now have four walnut and one maple blanks ready to try some other designs. The actual carving is a breeze...