just starting out

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jerrysim
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just starting out

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hi. just purchased pvc and imported a james dean photo from google and it came out excellent and i stained it with black ebony stain, sanded and glazed it. i then started with my own digital photo and learned gimp enough to separate the pic from the background and brought it in PVC as a png file. the same bit and settings were used but all that came out was a .015 pocket area where the detail should be but it had no noticeable features other than the outside profile. any suggestions of what i can be doing wrong? i noticed the z was turning back and forth but only slightly. thanks for any suggestions. maybe pic quality or ? jerry

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Rcnewcomb
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Re: just starting out

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Would it be possible to post the file?
- Randall Newcomb
10 fingers in, 10 fingers out, another good day in the shop

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