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I wonder if a setup similar to the suction devices in a hospital could keep up with the dust generated by the machine. The suction hose could be attached to the Ztruck. I still don't think that I...

Thanks Ken, sounds to me like I will not be cutting any on my machine. I am thinking that the CW is not prepared to deal with conductive dust.

Jason

My machine is now out of warranty, and I was toying the idea of trying to cut some parts for my compound bow out of carbon fiber. I know that this wouldn't be a CW recommended material to cut, so I...

I built a CNC router before I bought my CC....It cost me about $500 when it was all said and done. A good place to start is www.hobbycnc.com

I have my own two cents to put in here....I work in an aerospace machine shop with many CNC machines. One of the fastest ways for our machinists to become unemployed is to leave a machine...

I got a can of this stuff, man it works great on every thing I have tried it on(door hinges, handyman jack). Haven't had a chance to try it on my machine yet. I did see that they have a chain lube...

I would like to see an option to completely do away with the QC setup. If they would make an "ER" style collet holder on the spindle, the possibilities for additional tooling and rigidity would be...

WOW!
LG,
I wasn't thinking about making a shifter grip until I looked at your MPC. Yet another carve on my must do soon list! Good job!

Jason

What kind of car is it for? I made a "T" shaped one in the past (way before the compucarve) that had "CHEVROLET" engraved in the top of it. Depending on the car, you could make something like an 8...

alpmeadow,
It was really easy to design the mirror as a 2 sided carving, I never got a chance to carve it that way though. I got one side carved, and experienced a Y axis stall for the first time. ...

alpmeadow,
I cheated a little bit....I did try to carve as a 2 sided carving, but my machine fought me all the way(new QC, new carving bit, new traction belts). I wound up carving 2 parts, and then...

Thank you all for your kind words! My wife absolutely loved it! I was able to bring her, all 3 of her brides maids, mom, and best friend to tears. The day went off nearly without a hitch. We were...

Here are some pics of a rose mirror I just finished for my wife to be. As a matter of fact, I am on the forum posting these the morning of the wedding. Is that dedication or what! Our first dance...

I think that you may have two different issues going on here if I understand you correctly. The machine simply cannot carve something less than 1/2" thick. As a matter of fact, my machine will not...

Ah HA! That makes perfect sense. So it would sound to me like it would be possible to replicate the cut path feature (being able to select what side of the path you want) with just a tool selection...

Amonaug,
I can't put a value in the inset box....What am I doing wrong?

jlitz,
That would be nice....It may save some processing power as well. Thanks so much for what you have done so far! A...

I thought I would share with you how I am using AuoCAD with the Designer software. So here is what is required...AutoCAD(or any cad package capeable of creating a .DWG format), Adobe Illustrator,...

mtylerfl,

I have been contemplating writing a short tutorial on how I have been using the CC to do this. Perhaps it is time to do so.n My planes are a little crude looking at the moment, due to...

I use mine to make foam parts for actual flyable RC planes....All 2D Vectoring. I draw in AutoCAD, import into Illustrator, then use AI2MPC to convert to vectors that the CW can understand. It's...

I was thinking along the same lines. I was trying to figure out a way to use the exhaust from the machine to create a downdraft. I was thinking that perhaps there is enough flow to create a venturi...

Ken,
They say that left handed people are more likely to have injuries in the workplace, so do you suppose a left handed CW would have to spend more time in for repair at CW?

Jason

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Auriclux,
I would be interested in the scans you made of the switch plates. It might be interesting to carve textures on the plates. I saw that there have been some recent posts on texturing.
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Cnsranch,
Where are you in Montana? I didn't know of any other carvers around here....

Jason

Maybe I missed something, but how would they get two boards in designer? I did a quick search here and didn't see anything.

Jason

Excellent advice....I never thought to spray endust on anything in the machine. Well, I sucessfully made it thru this carving, I am pretty happy with it. I think for the next one I am going to...