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- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: A Rotary 4th Axis disaster... I am very discouraged here
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1749
Re: A Rotary 4th Axis disaster... I am very discouraged here
Milo, I think rigging up a lathe and cutting from the side is a good solution if you are making many projects. But for just the average "Joe" your method of generating a continuous spiral is more practical. It's what I primarily use for rounding and for 3D rotary cuts. As a separate note, How did yo...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
- Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1358
Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
Yes it can be done but it's not very practical. You would have to figure out the command to rotate the head stock with enough revolutions to drill the hole by hand feeding the bit in the tailstock. In this case, a lathe or a drill press would be prudent.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:22 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Toolpath for roundover
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3827
Re: Toolpath for roundover
The rail for the roundover moulding cut is offset to the inside of the edge by the width of the arc used for the profile. I add a tail at the bottom and used a zero boundary offset to compensate for the width of the bit as it goes over the edge. The width of the tail is not included. So, in the exam...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:04 am
- Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
- Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1358
Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
I've even designed then in Rhino and then ported them over to Aspire and that works pretty good too. It is still not a lathe, it does not work like one, at all. I can make a pen with a carving knife, that does not make the carving knife a lathe. All I'm trying to say is that cutting a pen on a cnc ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
- Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1358
Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
I've even designed then in Rhino and then ported them over to Aspire and that works pretty good too.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Wrapped Rotary Machining
- Topic: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1358
Re: Drilling and sanding on rotary axis
A rotary axis is not an indexer is not a lathe. They are distinct machines. I have sanded on mine though. I just did an MDI of about 200,000 degrees with a high feedrate. Worked good. Have also done that to apply a nice finish. If you are actually going to do pens you are better off buying a small ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:17 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: A Rotary 4th Axis disaster... I am very discouraged here
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1749
Re: A ROTARY 4TH AXIS DISASTER... I AM VERY DISCOURAGED HERE
Try this one. If it works better I'll explain how I did it. I lengthened the material by 2" to stay within your dimensions.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:14 am
- Forum: Cut2D - General
- Topic: Surfacing spoilbaord
- Replies: 1
- Views: 376
Re: Surfacing spoilbaord
Make sure you have z-zero set to the same location in the software and on the machine (controller) Either surface of the material or surface of the spoilboard is okay but both must be the same.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:57 pm
- Forum: VCarve - Gallery
- Topic: Making a Chess board
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2555
Re: Making a Chess board
If you want to get really fancy, check out this thread by Russell Crawford.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=40950&p=297947&hilit=chess#p297947
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=40950&p=297947&hilit=chess#p297947
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Distance Between 2 Vectors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
Re: Distance Between 2 Vectors
Using the line drawing tools, draw a line, vertical, horizontal, diagonal. etc. with a length equal to the distance you want the circles to be apart. Open the circle tool and enter the dimension of the circles and then click on each end of the line. If you want the circles to be a different size, ch...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Large Circle -
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1270
Re: Large Circle -
You're probably going to need to use the "Tiling Toolpath" on the toolpath tab. Click on it and press "F1" and the help file will tell you how to use it.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:12 am
- Forum: VCarve - General
- Topic: Profile Toolpath
- Replies: 9
- Views: 510
Re: Profile Toolpath
For something like this I usually use the moulding toolpath.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:10 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉
- Replies: 55
- Views: 15647
Re: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉
WOW I have no problem with prices increasing, I understand it after all its been 400 for years. But you are punishing the loyal upgraders and rewarding the ones that don't upgrade each time. Upgrade price for everyone should be the same. It is!. If you upgrade to version 11.5 now, from any version,...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:46 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉
- Replies: 55
- Views: 15647
Re: V12 COMING APRIL 2024 🎉
The way I understand Stephanie's explanation is that if you have an older version, say version 8, then you can upgrade to version 11.5 now and it will only cost you $400.00. If you wait until version 12 is released and then the upgrade, from any version, will cost $450.00. If you upgrade to version ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:14 am
- Forum: Aspire - General
- Topic: Hello Aspire Patriots... I can use a nudge with aspire tools
- Replies: 5
- Views: 595
Re: Hello Aspire Patriots... I can use a nudge with aspire tools
If you select the medium circle then the array copy tool it will give you the center coordinates of the selected circle. Remember these coordinates. Then I would draw a vertical line between the top large circle and medium circle. Drag the small circle from its center point and let it snap to the mi...