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.
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- Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:19 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Segments for Turning or Frames
- Replies: 21
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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
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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
I know a lot of people use thinned Seal Coat instead of full strength out of the can- could you explain why?
Paul
- 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.
- 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.
plantings are V-carved. The wood is black walnut. Vase is about 9" tall and 3" diameter.
- 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.
They are mostly for plasma cutting but might be close to what you are looking for.
- 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
FINISHING TECHNIQUES FOR WOOD CRAFTERS by Lora Irish
- 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!
- 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.
- 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!
- 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
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