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by CLyon
Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:08 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Large, Small and In Between
Replies: 0
Views: 2627

Large, Small and In Between

Here are a few varied pieces - varied in size and materials.
by CLyon
Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:14 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: V-Carve Wizard suggestio for enhancement
Replies: 63
Views: 108793

Tony et al Couple of suggestions: - I would second the suggestions for a tab edit option for 2d toolpaths that will result in cutting through the material. It removes the moment of panic when the last cut is done and the router is still at risk for marring or hurling the cut out part. Some of the sa...
by CLyon
Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:04 am
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Here be dragons....
Replies: 2
Views: 3696

Here be dragons....

Present for teenage boy. Guaranteed testosterone booster. Approx. 12 inches wide, in pine. Routed with HerSaf 90 deg Vbit, stained, and then sanded, with semi-gloss polyurethane over it all.
by CLyon
Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:54 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Hard Copy - Sheet Music
Replies: 0
Views: 2563

Hard Copy - Sheet Music

This was created as an award for a pianist friend whose recent recording of this piece by MacDowell has been winning awards. I was surprised at the quality - especially considering it was processed from a pdf, to printed copy, to scanned, and then converted to vector. It was cut with a 50 deg. dreme...
by CLyon
Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:11 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Small
Replies: 2
Views: 4736

Paul, Overall, I love the Shopsabre unit. It is extremely solidly built, has been reliable, and is very accurate. The frame is a massive steel unit, welded and machined. Flex is virtually nonexistant and I've never seen any too chatter even cutting aluminum. Moving it is a bear, even though my unit ...
by CLyon
Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:41 am
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Small
Replies: 2
Views: 4736

Small

Purely a test.
ShopSabre router
dremel 50 degree bit
Oak stock - not the best for detail work, but the first thing that came to hand

It appears that the limits on size have more to do with media and tool, than software and router.
by CLyon
Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:36 am
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: V-Carve Wizard suggestio for enhancement
Replies: 63
Views: 108793

I wonder if it would be possible to have an "options" selection page where a few of the default settings could be set. For example, the usual thickness or material appears to be set at 1 inch, and I would prefer the default to be .75. I would also prefer that "Origin Offset" not be checked as the de...
by CLyon
Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:48 pm
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Raster To Vector Conversion
Replies: 26
Views: 29735

I've been working on producing acceptable renditions of photos in wood. I've used other software to produce heightfields which are interesting, but very time intensive and rough on those 1/8 in ball bits. There is often something lost in just cutting height according to brighness - nonetheless a goo...
by CLyon
Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:30 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: Logo and Photo - V-Carved
Replies: 3
Views: 4191

Logo and Photo - V-Carved

V-Carved store logo and V-carved photo of neices. "How to" for photo will be posted under tips - Raster to vector thread. What I told my brother was that: Sometimes, when cutting up wood, one finds treasures embedded. One theory is that the greater the meaning and truth to a concept, the more often ...
by CLyon
Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:14 pm
Forum: VCarve - Gallery
Topic: V Carved Line Drawings
Replies: 4
Views: 5071

V Carved Line Drawings

Here are a couple of pictures carved with a HerSaf V bit (great tool), and based on Dover Clip Art originals. I feel like I am closing in on acceptable renditions of hi res photos, and will post examples when the goal is achieved.

Chris
by CLyon
Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:07 pm
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Raster To Vector Conversion
Replies: 26
Views: 29735

Raster To Vector Conversion

As a new user of VCarve, I've had a few moments of frustration, many delights, and have learned a few things. In an effort to make use of a large collection of raster art (clip art, Dover publication designs, scans of print art, and digital photos), finding decent raster to vector conversion was cri...
by CLyon
Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:12 pm
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: DXF Files
Replies: 8
Views: 9827

It would be useful if you could specify the DXF format details that the program is expecting as it tries to open a DXF file. I use Rhino as my primary design tool, and there are a multitude of variables in saving a DXF file. All knowledge greatfully accepted.

Thanks