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  1. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    Would you mind sharing the blender file for the...

    Would you mind sharing the blender file for the fir tree so I can play around with it?

    I'm seriously contemplating getting the STL importer now, so I can create my own patterns with my son. Its a...
  2. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    Hey oscarl, pardon my ignorance, I tried opening...

    Hey oscarl, pardon my ignorance, I tried opening the blend file a few different ways, I'm not sure how to properly open it, but every time I do blender crashes. I must be doing something wrong.
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  3. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    Well I downloaded Blender and figured out how to...

    Well I downloaded Blender and figured out how to make a tree with my 10 year old son. Its been quite an experience. I still haven't figured out how to create a grey scale of the image yet, but here...
  4. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    You made that quickly? That looks really good....

    You made that quickly?
    That looks really good. How did you learn to do that?

    I downloaded Blender, and the sapling module is this what you used?

    How did you turn it into the grayscale image?...
  5. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    So what do you do when you cannot find a good...

    So what do you do when you cannot find a good enough quality mpc, and dont have the ability to create/import stls?
  6. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    I've tried several different blur percentages,...

    I've tried several different blur percentages, and that did a good job of smoothing out all the dimples, but it seemed to lose a lot of the details...
  7. Thread: Tree Pattern

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    Tree Pattern

    Hello everyone,

    Would anyone be willing to help me out creating a similar pattern to this from an image? These are awesome trees, as far as the carvewright goes, and I haven't been able to find...
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    Thanks for the replies, Just had the thought...

    Thanks for the replies,

    Just had the thought come up and wanted to put it out there, I need a good solution for patterns, but I guess I'll try to start creating my own.

    Thanks!

    Dave
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    Pattern Depot Subscription

    Hello everyone,

    I am posting this because I would like to see if LHR would be interested in creating a pattern depot subscription, where, a subscriber would be able to use all of the patterns in...
  10. Thanks to everyone for all of the encouragement...

    Thanks to everyone for all of the encouragement and things to think about. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. I want to take the plunge, but cannot without full support of my family. Alot of...
  11. Just to throw some added thought into the...

    Just to throw some added thought into the discussion, I have also thought about manufacturing wood products instead of doing crafts. I know we have tough competition, but the markets are changing.
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  12. Congrats! See, what do you do to keep money...

    Congrats! See, what do you do to keep money flowing through to keep 3, THREE! machines running? Not looking to steal your niche but seriously thats alot of sawdust and noise!

    To be fair, I have a...
  13. What did she switch to? My wife has been pushing...

    What did she switch to? My wife has been pushing me to do accounting for farmers, thats I ironic! We live on a mini farm, and I thought it would be a neat avenue for us to do some farming and farm...
  14. Thanks Dick for the reply! You really got me...

    Thanks Dick for the reply!

    You really got me to turn the old cogs and think about my strengths and weaknesses!

    I do believe I have a solid business plan, and through my past experience,...
  15. Resistance when I mentioned I wanted to start a wood working business

    I was in the military when I started my first furniture business. I sold curly Koa to furniture to Martin and Macarthur on a small scale. I decided I would get out of the military and pursue...
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    Thanks! We took it home and repainted the deer...

    Thanks! We took it home and repainted the deer and the bear on the sign. I really think signs like that look beautiful! I am going to experiment with sandblasting the wood next. I think that if we...
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    Coon Dog Day! First Event in Years

    Went to my first event since I got my new machine, just had fun! WE got rained out after a few hours but I passed out a bunch of business cards and made some new friends! Here are a few pics at the...
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    Its just a 12x48" piece of MDF and I tape a piece...

    Its just a 12x48" piece of MDF and I tape a piece of 3.5" board on each end of the project, but nothing that runs along the long edge of the project.


    What are the axis labels of the machine,
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    Correct! I guess I was wondering why it was...

    Correct! I guess I was wondering why it was touching off on that side, when my other signs haven't. I have a few cut paths in the shape of circles with a 1/2" hole in the center that I will be using...
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    It stops just after the project board and touches...

    It stops just after the project board and touches off on the carrier board. I'm assuming that it is looking for the slider but hits the carrier instead.
  21. Awesome DickB, looking forward to hearing the...

    Awesome DickB, looking forward to hearing the rest of this project!
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    Error While Carving with Carrier Board

    I loaded a board that 9"x48" on a carrier board thats 12x48 and after it measures the board it goes to the right side of the board and tries to touch off on the slider plate, but it touches on the...
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    I agree with you, but there is a but. I don't...

    I agree with you, but there is a but.

    I don't have the safety swtich disabled and probably wont disable it, but even with the cover open while running its a helluvalot safer than a table saw,...
  24. Thread: new designs

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    Awesome work, you do a great job finishing those!...

    Awesome work, you do a great job finishing those! What are the dimensions?
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    "1000 trouble-free hours on my machine" "over...

    "1000 trouble-free hours on my machine"

    "over 2000 hours carving time"

    Props to both of you for keeping them running! My first machine, a B, only lasted 130 hours before the clutch in the crank...
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