CallNeg151
02-15-2007, 12:24 PM
I suspect that this question has already been asked somewhere, and I just can't find it...
I am waiting for the CarveWright branded machines to become available (I'm waiting out the Sears rush), but have some questions that might be easy for someone who has a machine.
I know that the minimum workpiece size is 1/2" tall, however a lot of what I do involves cutouts and work on thinner wood (typically 1/4"). I know that I can work on this wood if I jig it to the appropriate height, however, I want to know if I should input the correct height of the boardin designer, or would this cause a problem given the minimum height requirement.
Second, assuming that I can input the correct board height into designer and use the pattern, will be cutout tool properly leave tabs in place on the 1/4" wood?
Third, does anyone know when an announcement about what features the "Pro" version of the designer software will be made? I'm wondering if it will allow a way to do v-carved photos similar to (or imported from, I suppose) PhotoVCarve (the image darkness is determined by the depth of a v-cut, allowing a rasterized look rather than a relief cut):
http://www.vectric.com/
It just seems that this might be a good solution for some of the folks trying to carve photos.
I'm just sad that my designer evaluation will expire before I get a machine. :-(
I am waiting for the CarveWright branded machines to become available (I'm waiting out the Sears rush), but have some questions that might be easy for someone who has a machine.
I know that the minimum workpiece size is 1/2" tall, however a lot of what I do involves cutouts and work on thinner wood (typically 1/4"). I know that I can work on this wood if I jig it to the appropriate height, however, I want to know if I should input the correct height of the boardin designer, or would this cause a problem given the minimum height requirement.
Second, assuming that I can input the correct board height into designer and use the pattern, will be cutout tool properly leave tabs in place on the 1/4" wood?
Third, does anyone know when an announcement about what features the "Pro" version of the designer software will be made? I'm wondering if it will allow a way to do v-carved photos similar to (or imported from, I suppose) PhotoVCarve (the image darkness is determined by the depth of a v-cut, allowing a rasterized look rather than a relief cut):
http://www.vectric.com/
It just seems that this might be a good solution for some of the folks trying to carve photos.
I'm just sad that my designer evaluation will expire before I get a machine. :-(