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by SteveNelson46
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:34 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Moulding toolpath for sloped edges of box top?
Replies: 9
Views: 495

Re: Moulding toolpath for sloped edges of box top?

Something like this?

Here is how I would do it. I just guessed at the dimensions.
by SteveNelson46
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Enlarge screen view
Replies: 2
Views: 183

Re: Enlarge screen view

Use the scroll wheel on the mouse.
by SteveNelson46
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Deep V Groove
Replies: 10
Views: 537

Re: Deep V Groove

Those pictures are a spindle collet and a router collet. They are much different. With either one, the bit needs to extend out away from the collet to leave room for the cut. You can buy a miter-fold bit that will do the job. One with a 1/2" shank will produce less flex.
by SteveNelson46
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Spiral rewind
Replies: 23
Views: 1365

Re: Spiral rewind

Thank you, Gary. I still need to do a little more testing.
by SteveNelson46
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Spiral rewind
Replies: 23
Views: 1365

Re: Spiral rewind

Randall,

I didn't see your post until after I posted. I'll give that a try.
by SteveNelson46
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Spiral rewind
Replies: 23
Views: 1365

Re: Spiral rewind

...... It makes about 15K revolutions for the spiral and then, after the tool change, the spindle moves into position for the next cut, pauses and takes a full 10 to 12 minutes to rewind. Is there any way to tell the machine to skip the rewind and continue with the next correctly indexed toolpath? ...
by SteveNelson46
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Spiral rewind
Replies: 23
Views: 1365

Re: Spiral rewind

Thank you gentlemen. Your solutions give me some start points to play around with.
by SteveNelson46
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: I can use a hand up on an obstacle
Replies: 3
Views: 373

Re: I can use a hand up on an obstacle

The fillet tool works pretty good too.
by SteveNelson46
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Please Help.
Replies: 11
Views: 731

Re: Please Help.

Here is one with a zig zag pattern using only one toolpath. I saved it as a .crv file for those that only have V-Carve.
by SteveNelson46
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: New Rotary Project
Replies: 10
Views: 912

Re: New Rotary Project

Very nice indeed!
by SteveNelson46
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Please Help.
Replies: 11
Views: 731

Re: Please Help.

If your spoilboard is 48" by 48" and you are trying to make a grid with 2" squares you only need to make the grid 44" by 44". Unless you are trying to bevel the perimeter of your spoilboard.
by SteveNelson46
Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Hello CNC Patriots... I could use a hand up on Aspire
Replies: 3
Views: 398

Re: Hello CNC Patriots... I could use a hand up on Aspire

If you already have circles of 4" and 8" diameters then an alternate way would be to create a circle with a diameter 6" centered on the material. Drag the center point of the .25" circle to any point on the 6" circle then use the circular array tool with a rotational center of 0,0 and the number of ...
by SteveNelson46
Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:07 am
Forum: Cut2D - General
Topic: Job Setup Z zero position machine bed
Replies: 13
Views: 1117

Re: Job Setup Z zero position machine bed

There are a lot of specific used for both but the bottom line is that it really doesn't make much difference as long as it is set the same on the machine and in the software. Cabinet makers use the spoilboard (bottom of the material) most of the time because it only has to be set once and then used ...
by SteveNelson46
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:10 am
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
Replies: 16
Views: 1359

Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis

TReischl wrote:
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:04 am
Steve I didn't write anything about high speed sanding???
Maybe you didn't. I kind of lost perspective of the title of this thread. I have turned pens on a lathe and on the cnc. More often than not I've used both to complete the job.
by SteveNelson46
Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:30 am
Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
Replies: 16
Views: 1359

Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis

..... You mentioned some sort of stepper controller to allow continuous rotation on a stepper motor. Can you expand on that? Sure. If you go on Amazon or eBay you can find controllers that will run a stepper continuously. Ya gotta be picky because most of them are for itty bitty stepper motors, not...