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DickB, whatever you did worked! It looks great now. Thanks!

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Thanks for the suggestions! I would try another image but this is from their website so I'm trying to stay true to that.

DickB, thanks, I will give it a shot!

Kitty, I suspect it is something...

Thanks. I will probably have to give that a shot. I have gone back through the process several times. If I carve the project at a different size, the lines are still there, but they move around.
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Hi all,

I'm having issues with this image and carve. The original artwork is from the website of a friend. I've copied the image, made it a transparent background, imported, and added to my...

Thanks, that's what I'm trying now. If I rotate the board and look at it that way, I can see the board get thinner and thinner as I approach a height of 0, but also lose the detail of the carving. ...

I think that is what I'm struggling with. With the pattern inverted, should I be taking the height to 200 or 999, or something else to bring it to the surface? Then, should I change the depth to...

I'm back begging for more help! I really do appreciate the help and tips.

I've been able to carve a few of these crosses but I can't quite get the look I want. I'm trying to invert the pattern...

Thanks! My Sister is a Scrabble stickler, but I think she will like it!

Resurrecting an old thread: DickB, this is great and exactly what my Sister is looking for. May I ask what font you used for the letters and numbers? She found out that New Gothic T is supposed to...

Thanks! I finally got it going. I was thinking that double clicking the cross should select all but once I did Ctrl-A it selected everything and I scaled it down.

What woods have you used to...

Thanks for the upload of "Your Celtic Cross" bergerud. Just a quick question for you or anyone, I'm having issues scaling down the entire cross. I would like to make a smaller version, somewhere...

Thanks! That did the trick. Somehow I must have looked over that option when I was pecking around.

Hello all,
I'm still a newbie but learning a lot as I go. Anyway, this may be a dumb question, but how do I get the forum posts to view from old to new?

In other words, when I go to a thread and...

Thanks for the help. Bold helped and I went to 1/8 feather and just kept playing around with the size. I admit, it looked a lot better after I spray painted and planed it down. Here is how it...

Roger, are you saying to use a 1/8" depth, or use the 1/8th bit? I will give bold a try also.

Thanks for the replies!

Hello,
I'm trying to carve some text and having trouble getting it to look decent. I only have the original designer software and the 1/16" carving and 1/8" straight bits. I do not have Centerline...

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

I highly recommend that tips and tricks article for understanding the scaling issue.

Digital, I think I see what you are saying about the spacer board and placing on end. That would probably save...

Well, that worked much better! I scaled down my board and ran a new test piece which turned out with the text the way I wanted it. Luckily, I found a QSWO board to use that wouldn't cause too much...

Ok, that makes sense. I think what was throwing me off is that my design and my workpiece were 8" x 15.5" but I wasn't paying attention to the fact that when it CW is starting the project it is...

Wow, several more replies while I was typing!

Anyway, that tips and tricks is exactly what's happening to me I think.

Under board settings, I have L=15.5 and W=8" and I had made my workpiece...

Wow, thanks for the quick replies!

I tried answering yes and no to staying under the rollers. If I say no, the measurement is off even more so.

I guess I misunderstood the 7" rule for the...

Hello all, Finally got my new machine up and running. Everything has been pretty good so far but I'm having one small issue:

When I insert a new board and perform a measurement, it is nearly...

I'm new here also. Been doing a lot of research on systems. Haven't found a suitable used CW near me in NoVa. I missed the Valentine's Day special. Any idea when there will be another sale?

Thanks for the examples! I would eventually like to do some inlay similar to what is done with Stickley furniture. I know I will have a lot to learn but mainly was just curious.