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the height of the model dictates the depth of cut. Use the "check z height of model" button under modeling to see where you're at or to change. The only control you have on the tool is how deep a cut per pass it will take along with the speed and feed.

That’s a LOT of hair. 4x6 carving in mesquite wood.

The depth of cut is going to be dictated by the z height of the model.
Use the "Scale Model Z Height" button to view and adjust the overall height.
Note - it will flatten the model and possibly suffer a loss of detail if it is a lot of change.

You're getting pretty artistic and abstract nowadays Nick :) Glad you're having fun and coloring outside the lines:) scott thank you. Yeah, I can be like a dog with a bone. I find something that interests me and it head long right into it. In this case it was about using some new software to help m...

Girl in flowers. 6" in mesquite.

highpockets wrote:Use a resin mold release agent

I 2nd that. It's really just a spray polyurethane in most cases, but it will allow you to seperate the positive and negatives.

A little line work. CNC carved. 4x5" in mesquite.

an op art female form in mesquite 4x6".

V-carve cnc carving 4x10 in edge grain mesquite. Kind of reminded me of a Boris Vallejo Heavy Metal magazine style robot girl so I had to do it. Hope you like it. cheers!

The rolling pin was a 99 cent thrift store find. I decided to use it for some rotary work and add a pattern. While engraved pins aren't new, what you normally find are laser engraved rollers where the pattern goes into the wood. This was 3d engraved so that the pattern is UP. cheers!

SteveNelson46 wrote:Bell Forest usually has some. A bit pricey though.

no kidding. their 1x1.5x5 piece comes out to $288/bf. yikes.

but I guess $15 for a small project is easier to swallow than trying to buy a whole board foot.

What is your source for African Pink Ivory Wood, Nick? that is a long story - I spent a couple of years in Europe. Belgium to be specific which has/had a direct pipeline to Africa. While Pink Ivory prices were thru the roof here in America, I was buying it up at sometime 1/3 the price at a wood sto...

Looks good, thanks for sharing. Can you also share what laser module you added to your CNC. None. I have a Universal Laser System M300 and access to 3 Nova Thunders. I added this piece as an inspiration to those that are adding laser modules and wanting to see what kind of things can be done with t...

thank you. both the pocket and the inlay each took approx. 25 minutes. I ran it fast (250-300mm) but it is a long 18" scan per line in both cases so it takes a while.