You can set the carve quality on your machine. Turn it on with the card in place and hit options (number 0 ) and the carve quality should be the first to show up. You can scroll thru draft, normal,...
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You can set the carve quality on your machine. Turn it on with the card in place and hit options (number 0 ) and the carve quality should be the first to show up. You can scroll thru draft, normal,...
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I need to clean the sawdust out of my eyes. I forgot to post the backs of the banks. The jesus face is carved in Trex. Picture doesn't do it justice.
It looks like it was carved in a piece of...
Thanks for the compliments and thanks to Carve buddy and Michael T. If you look at the last picture of the banks you can see the 1 1/2"
rubber plug on the lower left on the nickel. You can just see...
The pedestal on the banks are sprayed with Rust-Oleum American Accents Stone.
The banks are sprayed with Rust-Oleum specialty Metallic. Shiny silver and shiny copper - go by the tops on the spray...
Nickel settings - front is depth- .300 and height of 900.
back is depth - .300 and height of 100
Indian head penny - front and back are- depth - .200 and height of 500
The...
Yes they are the ones on Carve Buddy. I have used all of the ones they have and they all come out great.
The banks are 7" in diameter by 3" wide.
A couple of banks and the spring wreath that I made for secret Santa gifts.
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Take a small artist paint brush and dip it in a tube of grease (tube of grease for greasing ball joints and universal joints ) and wipe it on the curved part of the bit
plate where the Z truck...
I had one of the wires from the brushes come apart. Re-soldered it and it has been running fine. If you have't taken the cut motor apart you might want to check it. Mine is an A model bought in Feb....
I keep getting to thick to cut out also, but have just hit continue and have
had no problems on four projects. This message appeared after up dating to
1.164 and using sleds.
Dan
www.precisebits.com - click on products and then click on 3D carving bits.
Dan
I ordered a part thru Sears Parts on Dec. 26th and the part was listed as being in stock. I sent Sears an E-mail last Friday asking if my order fell thru the cracks and they sent me an E-mail today...
Experience. I wasn't expecting the torque that the little motor has and how fast it reves up. Just a warning if anybody tries this, hold on to it. Now I understand how the plastic motor housing...
I just had the same problem with my Compoocarve::mrgreen:. I put in a new set of brushes and bench tested to still no go. I slammed the motor (gentle slam - come on guys we have all done that before...
Sanding mops for drill presses can be obtained from www.stockroomsupply.com.
I changed the board size to 7.25 x 7.25. Set the feathering to 0. Bit set to best. Increased the pattern to 6.5 x 6.5. Carve depth set to .12 and added a cut path to cut it out and it looks like a...
www.precisebits.com/newstuff.htm
Under tips and tricks read the second and third articles down on the right.
I think this will explain why some of us are breaking bits and others are not having...
Check out www.stockroomsupply.com. The product I use is the 6" sanding mop. I have one mounted on their 1/4" mandrel that I use in a 3/8 electric drill for hand work. I have another one mounted on a...
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I never had a problem with outline or cut path before this. I was trying to do some pieces for an Arts and Craft style fireplace mantle and ran in to this problem. I have an existing pattern for one...
First of all I guess I have been one of the lucky ones as far as my Compucarve goes. I have replaced one board sensor and one stage 2 drive gear and haven't had to send it back for any repairs. I...
Using 1.124 my measurements are all over the place. Reads 24", 25.5",etc,etc up to 27.87 but can't get to the board size listed in Designer of 28" and that is on a piece of MDF 38" long. Clear and...
Hexa SA - I have been using Minwax Northern Ivy - it is water based and can be mixed at The Home Depot. Looks great on Oak.