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Post by samcrow on Sept 20, 2007 21:01:59 GMT -5
I just finished the short introductionwhen it became important to come up with a quick gift for some company. Out of necessity I quickly generated my first output using Vcarve. In case you are interested in the timeline: 20 minutes to read and video 15 minutes to modify sample 10 minutes to find right board and attach to Romaxx 3.5 minutes to cut design! 3.5 minutes to cut-out 20 minutes minor sanding, apply stain 90 minutes later presented to guests .ps I am not particularly fast, most could easily beat this time.
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Post by Superdave on Sept 20, 2007 21:41:16 GMT -5
Outstanding work
What bit did you use and how are you holding the wood
Thanks Dave
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Post by samcrow on Sept 21, 2007 9:33:50 GMT -5
The wood is cherry. For the carving, the bit was a standard router 90 degree V bit, 1/4", steel. To hold down I sometimes use double sided tape but in this case I used a hot glue gun to tack around the edges. I ran both runs at high rpm, and 100 ipm. For the cut out I used a 1/4" zip tool type carbide bit taking .25" per pass.
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Post by romaxxcnc on Sept 21, 2007 9:50:31 GMT -5
Sam,
Very nice work! 3.5 minutes... Thats amazing.
Thanks, Ron
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Post by romaxxcnc on Sept 22, 2007 11:00:55 GMT -5
Sam,
I never thought about a hot glue gun, thats a great idea. Probably better than two sided tape?
Thanks, Ron
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Post by Ralph Burleson on Sept 22, 2007 12:02:28 GMT -5
Hi Ron,
I'm interested in the V-Carve as well. Also the 3DMill looks interesting.
Have you made a purchase yet?
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Post by samcrow on Sept 22, 2007 18:05:18 GMT -5
The hot glue does the job very well. The downside is it requires some time. A couple minutes for the gun to heat up and a couple minutes for the glue to set. I use a painters tool: to pop the work piece off the table and also to clean glue from the table surface. The glue easily peals from the workpiece. I have not noticed a residue problem. If the table surface is porous, you may want to wax or oil to reduce the bond strength. There is normally no need to apply a lot of glue, a spot tack every couple inches around the perimeter of the work piece is usually fine.
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Post by romaxxcnc on Sept 22, 2007 20:00:39 GMT -5
Ralph,
I'll email you.
Ron
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Post by samcrow on Sept 25, 2007 13:27:22 GMT -5
what can you do on a copy of cut3d?
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Post by romaxxcnc on Sept 26, 2007 11:23:20 GMT -5
Sam,
I'll email you.
Thanks, Ron
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