Introduce Yourself

[mikelf]

Hi, My name is Mike F,

I am also a Newbie. Welcome. Looking for advice from veterans on here. Trying to learn photo carving.

[fwharris]

Mike,

Thanks for the bump on your introduction, Welcome to the forum! Do not hold back on asking any questions you might have.

[DocWheeler]

Welcome Mike.

Photo carving is a quite a bit harder than litho carving.
There are a few members here that do carving from pictures very well.
There is a Tips-N-Tricks, I think, about one method.

[ktjwilliams]

Hello Mike ,,, There are write-ups on photo carving in Tips N Tricks ... I printed them for myself a while back but never got a chance to use em ... Anyway welcome to the forum and remember ,,, " the only dumb question is ,, The one you don't ask " ...

Kevin Williams

[mikemi]

hey everyone,
My name is Mike, I live in Saucier Ms. (on the coast) I am new to all of this. I am trying to make a cut out of a sign and letters, any help would b e appreciated. Also anyone living close to the coast to bounce ideas off. Looking forward to making new friends and carving for a long time, am disabled and can't live on what the govt. sends me. THANKS Mike

mikelf,

Welcome to the Forum. I am sure you will have a lot of fun with your new machine and find help with most any question concerning the machine here on the forum.
This is a little off subject but I have a sister that lives in Saucier. Last time I was there was before the hurricane.
I am in the same boat about being disabled and trying to make it on what the government sends me. Thank God my wife still works.

Once again, Welcome
Mike
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[CaptainGeorge]

Hello, This is my first time trying this and completely expect to screw up terribly, so be patient with me please. I think I am going to show as "captstory" here, I am not sure of that, nonetheless my real name is George. Boring I know, but true all the same. I purchased my machine in January and got delivery at the end of March or the first of April. I have done quite a bit and have learned a lot as I have gone. I am getting better, but I have a question about 60 degree cutters. The program is set to max the cutter out and I do not know how to change that. It is cutting the max track and I only want 1/2 that. I am certain there has to be a way to tell the machine to not cat as deep as that, I but can't find the way to do that. It is not giving me an option of setting the depth. I am certain it is me and I'm not seeing something that has to be obvious, but I'm not able to find it. HELP!!!

[SteveNelson46]

Hello, This is my first time trying this and completely expect to screw up terribly, so be patient with me please. I think I am going to show as "captstory" here, I am not sure of that, nonetheless my real name is George. Boring I know, but true all the same. I purchased my machine in January and got delivery at the end of March or the first of April. I have done quite a bit and have learned a lot as I have gone. I am getting better, but I have a question about 60 degree cutters. The program is set to max the cutter out and I do not know how to change that. It is cutting the max track and I only want 1/2 that. I am certain there has to be a way to tell the machine to not cat as deep as that, I but can't find the way to do that. It is not giving me an option of setting the depth. I am certain it is me and I'm not seeing something that has to be obvious, but I'm not able to find it. HELP!!!

George,

If you are using "Centerline" you cannot set the depth. That is determined by the line spacing in the font. If you are assigning a bit to a vector then, select the vector and then use the "Select Bit" tool from the tools menu.

BTW, Welcome to the forum.

[CaptainGeorge]

Thank you, Can the multiple pass be used and if so how? It burns the bit out quick cutting that deep all at once. Centerline is the only option for this job.

[DocWheeler]

George,

Here is a link that might help.

[SteveNelson46]

Thank you, Can the multiple pass be used and if so how? It burns the bit out quick cutting that deep all at once. Centerline is the only option for this job.

Almost all fonts are made up of two adjacent lines. The v-bit travels down the center between the two lines (centerline) and plunges to a depth that will fill the space between the lines. For effect and font enhancement the space between the lines will vary so the depth of the bit will vary creating the "fancy" font designs. That's why you can't set the depth. It would destroy this effect. There are some single line fonts but, if you study them carefully you will see that when they are carved they are not very fancy or detailed when compared to standard fonts.

EDIT: The 90 degree bit will not plunge as deep because the angle is greater and it will fill the space between the lines at a more shallow depth.