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Omextreme
03-13-2013, 10:39 AM
Just a quick sign using a pattern from the boards and a design copied from ETSY...

Walnut on maple.
bergerud
03-13-2013, 10:47 AM
That is very nice. Did you carve through the walnut to the maple?
radman5506
03-13-2013, 10:50 AM
That turned out really good! Also curious about your technique.
Omextreme
03-13-2013, 10:52 AM
That is very nice. Did you carve through the walnut to the maple?

Yup, carved about .1 deeper then the thickness of the walnut. 6hrs on Optimum setting, Tightened the rollers and carved a 2nd time to eliminate almost all sanding... Extra time on machine but I didnt have time to sand...was a rushed Birthday present..
Omextreme
03-13-2013, 10:55 AM
That turned out really good! Also curious about your technique.

I carved a recess into the maple, glued in the walnut and then carved the design setting the carve depth to about .085 deeper then the walnut was thick so it carved through the walnut into the maple!
radman5506
03-13-2013, 11:02 AM
I am only guessing but I would venture that Evan really liked it. I know I do!
bergerud
03-13-2013, 11:04 AM
Yup, carved about .1 deeper then the thickness of the walnut. 6hrs on Optimum setting, Tightened the rollers and carved a 2nd time to eliminate almost all sanding... Extra time on machine but I didnt have time to sand...was a rushed Birthday present..

I do that too, carve a second time, but I use a diamond burr. Why not have the machine do the sanding! Great technique.
Omextreme
03-13-2013, 11:14 AM
I do that too, carve a second time, but I use a diamond burr. Why not have the machine do the sanding! Great technique.

Where do you get your Burr bits from? Run it as the 1/16 carving bit when the machine asks?
bergerud
03-13-2013, 11:23 AM
Where do you get your Burr bits from? Run it as the 1/16 carving bit when the machine asks?

I bought them online. German I think. They have 3/32 shanks so they are not so easy to chuck. I use a shim to touch for the first pass with the 1/16 carving bit, then touch without the shim for the burr pass. Really does work well for those complicated carves which are hard to sand.
b.sumner47
03-13-2013, 12:03 PM
Great job . Thanks for sharing.


Capt Barry
henry1
03-13-2013, 12:54 PM
I bought them online. German I think. They have 3/32 shanks so they are not so easy to chuck. I use a shim to touch for the first pass with the 1/16 carving bit, then touch without the shim for the burr pass. Really does work well for those complicated carves which are hard to sand.
Nice train and design bergarud would you no were you bought them burr just asking
rcdages
03-13-2013, 12:58 PM
Omextreme,

Great job.

Thank you for sharing and looking forward to
seeing more projects you carve.
bergerud
03-13-2013, 01:32 PM
Nice train and design bergerud would you no were you bought them burr just asking

Here are the ones I use:

http://www.proxxontools.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=147

Unfortunately they have a 3/32 shank. This is no problem for me since I use collets.
henry1
03-13-2013, 02:17 PM
Here are the ones I use:

http://www.proxxontools.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=147

Unfortunately they have a 3/32 shank. This is no problem for me since I use collets.
Thank you much again
TerryT
03-13-2013, 02:18 PM
That is nicely done. Beautiful work.
jakab
03-13-2013, 04:19 PM
Where do you get your Burr bits from? Run it as the 1/16 carving bit when the machine asks?

I see Bergerud does his second carving with the Burr bit. Is that what you did too, or did you just run the carving again with the same carving bit?

Thanks.

...Peter
eelamb
03-13-2013, 04:34 PM
Now that is one fine piece of work, looks really nice.
Omextreme
03-13-2013, 06:24 PM
I see Bergerud does his second carving with the Burr bit. Is that what you did too, or did you just run the carving again with the same carving bit?<br>
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Thanks.<br>
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...Peter<br><br>Same carving bit just a few clicks tighter on rollers.&nbsp;
easybuilt
03-13-2013, 07:26 PM
Well my first comment was, WOW! That is great information on how we can add a new level to our carvings. Thanks so much for sharing!
farmer
03-13-2013, 09:10 PM
How thick is the shim u use? Where do u get the collets to adapt to the 1/2" chuck?
bergerud
03-13-2013, 09:22 PM
How thick is the shim u use? Where do u get the collets to adapt to the 1/2" chuck?

I would just use a box cutter blade for a shim. Touch on the blade for the first carve and then touch on the wood for the second carve. I use an ER16 collet chuck that I adapted myself. Lately, we have been talking about an ER11 adapter for the Carvetight. Such an adapter would allow one with a Carvetight to hold any size bit up to 1/4".

http://forum.carvewright.com/showthread.php?22633-ER11-Adapter-for-the-CT&highlight=er11