skylineguitar
04-12-2007, 12:10 PM
Hey All,
Been playin' around with the new toy for a couple of weeks, now. Damn, is this thing cool!! I just wish I had more time. No major problems so far. I'll list the questions and lessons learned at the end. For now I just want to show off. I guess I still have a lot to figure out with the software, but I'm learning. Here's some of my handywork:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults009.jpg
This one is for the house.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults005.jpg
My first attempt at the address sign.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults007.jpg
This one's for a friend's company.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults010.jpg
This one is from a photograph of my dogs, Jake and Elwood.
In the first one, for some reason, the piece didn't carve true to the project I designed. The 'M' in the first heart was supposed to be at the same angle as the heart and the letter in the second heart didn't show up at all. In the second one, it chipped out like crazy. In the third, the filagrees were too small and thin and they chipped out. Same with the thin parts of the 'S' (I did the Utah emblem and letter using my paint program). The fourth should have been inverted but still think it's pretty cool. These were all done on some scrap oak I found doing some dumpster diving behind a cabinet shop. I don't want to spend a lot of cash at the lumber yard just to experiment. Here's the breakdown:
1. Damn, this thing is cool!
2. I seem to have better luck with chip out when carving with the grain instead of across.
3. When doing lettering and other figures with right angle edges, it's best not to make them too thin.
4. Damn, this thing is cool!
5. I've had some trouble with the "not so quick change bit" system. I lubed it up with some 3-in-1. It's a lot better, but still a little stiff.
Questions:
I apologize if this has been covered in the forum but I can't find it. How do I put images into greyscale? It would be cool to minipulate photographs.
How many hours will I get out of my bits carving hard stuff like oak?
Is there a cheaper replacement somewhere for the 1/16" carving bit?
The software calls it a 1/16" ballnose bit while the machine calls it a 1/16" carving bit. They're the same bit right?
Thanks, All!
Oh, did I mention this thing's pretty damn cool?
Been playin' around with the new toy for a couple of weeks, now. Damn, is this thing cool!! I just wish I had more time. No major problems so far. I'll list the questions and lessons learned at the end. For now I just want to show off. I guess I still have a lot to figure out with the software, but I'm learning. Here's some of my handywork:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults009.jpg
This one is for the house.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults005.jpg
My first attempt at the address sign.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults007.jpg
This one's for a friend's company.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o247/skylineguitar/CarvewrightResults010.jpg
This one is from a photograph of my dogs, Jake and Elwood.
In the first one, for some reason, the piece didn't carve true to the project I designed. The 'M' in the first heart was supposed to be at the same angle as the heart and the letter in the second heart didn't show up at all. In the second one, it chipped out like crazy. In the third, the filagrees were too small and thin and they chipped out. Same with the thin parts of the 'S' (I did the Utah emblem and letter using my paint program). The fourth should have been inverted but still think it's pretty cool. These were all done on some scrap oak I found doing some dumpster diving behind a cabinet shop. I don't want to spend a lot of cash at the lumber yard just to experiment. Here's the breakdown:
1. Damn, this thing is cool!
2. I seem to have better luck with chip out when carving with the grain instead of across.
3. When doing lettering and other figures with right angle edges, it's best not to make them too thin.
4. Damn, this thing is cool!
5. I've had some trouble with the "not so quick change bit" system. I lubed it up with some 3-in-1. It's a lot better, but still a little stiff.
Questions:
I apologize if this has been covered in the forum but I can't find it. How do I put images into greyscale? It would be cool to minipulate photographs.
How many hours will I get out of my bits carving hard stuff like oak?
Is there a cheaper replacement somewhere for the 1/16" carving bit?
The software calls it a 1/16" ballnose bit while the machine calls it a 1/16" carving bit. They're the same bit right?
Thanks, All!
Oh, did I mention this thing's pretty damn cool?