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by Fleming
Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Segments for Turning or Frames
Replies: 21
Views: 11554

Re: Segments for Turning or Frames

Beautiful Bowl Ted!!!

An easy way to do stave segments is to use a bird mouth bit. I use the bit for 16 sided objects and it
is a breeze to cut the staves and glue up.
by Fleming
Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Circle Maze
Replies: 14
Views: 4710

Re: Circle Maze

Neat design Michael. Would be useful for training hand/eye coordination! Would love to purchase the plans for it if you put it up on your website. :D
by Fleming
Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:59 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Outdoor sign for tree farm
Replies: 5
Views: 3226

Outdoor sign for tree farm

This sign was fabricated from old-growth redwood which was salvaged from a water tank taken down at an orange juice factory. It measures 30" high X 44" wide X 2.5" thick. Carving took about 7 hours, painting took about 13 hours. Mountains were left natural.
Sign on Fence2.jpg
Close up
Close up
by Fleming
Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:11 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: 3-Species Challenge
Replies: 16
Views: 6800

Re: 3-Species Challenge

It sounds great! :D

Yes my technique does carve all dimensions so that only glueing the staves together is required. You are correct that the amount of curvature is limited to the thickness of the material. It is good for small projects but not for large ones.

Paul
by Fleming
Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:04 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: 3-Species Challenge
Replies: 16
Views: 6800

Re: 3-Species Challenge

Tailmaker, Thanks for the explanation. It helps. What I was working on is a procedure entirely done in Aspire that allows for a particular shape and size dimensions to lead to a 3D shape for the stave that makes into a barrel without the need for steam bending. I have done preliminary carves that pr...
by Fleming
Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: 3-Species Challenge
Replies: 16
Views: 6800

Re: 3-Species Challenge

Love what you came up with :D BTW - I recently searched for a formula for determining the curve/width of the stave in order to produce a barrel with wanted dimensions and shapes and came up empty. It seems that most barrel makers are using inherited patterns. I did come up with a procedure to come u...
by Fleming
Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:28 am
Forum: VCarve - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Cleaning shellac brushes
Replies: 7
Views: 4038

Re: Cleaning shellac brushes

Michael,

I know a lot of people use thinned Seal Coat instead of full strength out of the can- could you explain why?

Paul
by Fleming
Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:19 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Butterflies on Walnut Vase
Replies: 5
Views: 2645

Re: Butterflies on Walnut Vase

Thank you for the nice comments. I do the same as Ted, turn the inside on the lathe and rough shape the outside. My lathe and rotary use the same 1X8 tpi threaded connection so moving from one to the other is simple.
by Fleming
Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:41 am
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Butterflies on Walnut Vase
Replies: 5
Views: 2645

Butterflies on Walnut Vase

This is a recent piece done on the indexer. The shape and butterflies are 3D carved and the background
plantings are V-carved. The wood is black walnut. Vase is about 9" tall and 3" diameter.
Walnut vase
Walnut vase
by Fleming
Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Sources for V-Carving Vectors
Replies: 12
Views: 4232

Re: Sources for V-Carving Vectors

There are some free vectors for nature scenes on http://3axis.co/
They are mostly for plasma cutting but might be close to what you are looking for.
by Fleming
Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:34 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Wood Finishing Book
Replies: 9
Views: 3289

Re: Wood Finishing Book

For natural finishes the above suggestions are right on. If you are interested in coloring some of your projects there is a new book out:

FINISHING TECHNIQUES FOR WOOD CRAFTERS by Lora Irish
by Fleming
Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:38 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: cutting a single pass?
Replies: 14
Views: 3502

Re: cutting a single pass?

To solve the problem of cutting the spoilboard I set my material on top of those rubber spacers used to separate ceramic tiles. They are uniform thickness (about 1/8"), doesn't matter if your cutter hits them as they are soft rubber, are sold by the bag, and are inexpensive!
by Fleming
Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: VCarve - General
Topic: Amana tools vs. cheap ebay engraving bits?
Replies: 13
Views: 6119

Re: Amana tools vs. cheap ebay engraving bits?

I have used the Amana insert bits for a several years. They are very long lasting as far as sharpness is concerned BUT the V-bit points become rounded very quickly and therefore become useless for doing V-Carving of fine text. For that type of work I have better luck with the Whiteside bits.
by Fleming
Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - Gallery
Topic: Using Laser on Indexer
Replies: 2
Views: 1976

Using Laser on Indexer

Got a laser for Christmas. Wrote Mach3 PP for it to work on my indexer. After Christmas I bought some glass ornaments on sale real cheap and also got some cheap battery powered lights. Made these for a local non-profit. Lots of fun!
Lighted
Lighted
Closeup view
Closeup view
Boxed and ready to go
Boxed and ready to go
Each took 3.5 minutes to make on this jig
Each took 3.5 minutes to make on this jig
by Fleming
Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:40 am
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: 3D Cutting and Laser Enhancement
Replies: 15
Views: 13454

Re: 3D Cutting and Laser Enhancement

Ted,
Your post is very timely as I am in the process of setting up a laser on my CNC. So far I have been able to make a Mach3 laser post processor for both my tabletop and my rotary. Your G code suggestions are very helpful.

Thanks,

Paul