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Thanks for your input all. I messed around with the gear tool in Blender 3D, but the tooth profile was all wrong for a chainring, and I didn't have enough experience to fix it. An import of the...

Hey everyone, I'm looking for advice on what software you would use to design a bicycle chainring like in the attached photo.
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I'm going to make a half dozen trophies for our YMCA triathlon...

I'd also suggest that using air dried instead of kiln dried wood seems to produce more fuzzies to be cleaned up.

I made 25 Halloween signs for a craft show(that better sell this week!) out of air...

Thanks for all the replies. Since it's Easter and I'm in a hurry, I ended up grinding a 12mm wrench down. I hate to do that, but I did a decent job of grinding for once and it doesn't look completely...

My Z-truck is loose and I need one of those 12mm stamped flat wrenches to do the repair. Where do I get one and what are they officially called?

Thanks in advance.

Crane Cams 99002-1 - Crane Super Moly Assembly Lube


This is the one I used.

I ran a 6"x8" double sided trivet at 3.5 hours with maximum carving quality. I find that I rarely carve anything under 2 hours anymore.

Crane Cams assembly lube is still working wonders for me. I've got a 2 hour carve going and the flex shaft hasn't hit 80 degrees.

I messed with the chain lube and lost my rpm sensor as thanks for...

Check your Y-belt plastic gears for built-up deposits. I use an old dental pick to keep them cleaned out.

I'd scuff the MDF in one of two ways. First, if you have a drum sander, run it through...

Yes, it solves bit runout problems entirely. I can get acceptably round holes now where before they were not only oblong, but also larger on the bottom. Dump the junk QCs and bit adapters ASAP if you...

FWIW, I've had the same problems. The least frustrating thing to do is order one of the new sealed board sensors so that you can avoid taking the existing one apart time and time again.

HIJACK, sorta :)



I recently had a problem with Copperplate Light not carving well. I looked up the font and it's got an extension of .dfont (called a datafork truetype font). Could this be why...

If you have a flat wrench that will immobilize the QC, you could try to twist the QC to the left as you raise it up. Give the bit a little wiggle and see if it will drop out. Once you finally get it...

I'm using 1.150 on my Mac and have run a few small projects through. Other than noticing that the time on centerline text projects has about doubled, everything seems to be working fine.

I agree...

This is my conclusion as well. I just ran the same text through v1.134 and got exactly the same results, although it was in 17 minutes instead of 34. The font is Copperplate Light.

I ran some...

Thanks, I knew I read it before months and months ago, but I couldn't find it.

Where are older versions of Designer available for download? I'm going to revert from 1.150 to try and fix my centerline problems.


Please don't jump on me about the search function, I couldn't...

Uploading a video to youtube now. It shows the 49 and the H being carved in the method I tried to describe above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_aR2CjYnA

Hey guys, thanks for all the interest and helpful replies.

I did use the 60 degree bit from the carvewright bit set. I haven't dropped it; the point is nice and sharp :)

The wood is cherry,...

Hey everybody :) I dusted off my machine to do a little project for our upcoming family reunion. I just updated to v1.150 and did a simple centerline text. The carve took 37 minutes and ended up...

No, it's the wrong tool for the job. A thickness sander will do this properly. Look up Performax Sanders for an idea.

Sweet, why do I wish that would happen here in PA? I guess it's because I either want 100% winter or no winter. My kids would love to jump in and get lost in that profound snowfall.

I think customer service is excellent. I've had to use it for several parts under warranty. They helped verify the problem, then I ordered the parts I needed.

If you're going to do carving on this...

Are you using a dark wood like walnut? You mentioned taping the end of the board, but that's not how I do it.

I put a 2" wide piece of tape down the center of the entire length of the board when...

I'm not in the mood to read the old thread.

I really like closed grain woods in general. My favorites are:

Cherry
Maple

I'm looking forward to trying some super dense exotics like jatoba...