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    Here is my first rotary litho:

    https://plus.google.com/114459821217...ts/fMni4CLgLqQ

    This is the second rotary carving and they both had a slight gap where the carving should have gone the whole way around. I made sure that both had the pattern extending over the edge of the board. I had floor feather turned off and I calibrated twice and had the three turns stopping exactly on the dot, yet still got a gap. What am I doing wrong?

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    Still turned out excellent Dave. Rotary Jig may be my next purchase along with 3.0



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    Quote Originally Posted by dltccf View Post
    Here is my first rotary litho:

    https://plus.google.com/114459821217...ts/fMni4CLgLqQ

    This is the second rotary carving and they both had a slight gap where the carving should have gone the whole way around. I made sure that both had the pattern extending over the edge of the board. I had floor feather turned off and I calibrated twice and had the three turns stopping exactly on the dot, yet still got a gap. What am I doing wrong?

    dave
    Dave,

    If you are using a full width pattern, be sure you "Attach" the left and right edges of your pattern to the left and right edges (respectively) of the board. Also, make sure you set the bit optimization to "Best" and uncheck the "Floor Feather" check box on the tool bar. Here is the link to the rotary tutorials. BTW, it still turned out pretty good.

    http://www.carvewright.com/support-p...jig-tutorials/
    Last edited by SteveNelson46; 08-04-2014 at 10:41 AM.
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    Now that is nice congrat
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    Very very nice dave. I have yet to carve with my rotary jig.

    Keep up the good carving and looking forward to seeing more.
    Happy Carving

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveNelson46 View Post
    Dave,

    If you are using a full width pattern, be sure you "Attach" the left and right edges of your pattern to the left and right edges (respectively) of the board. Also, make sure you set the bit optimization to "Best" and uncheck the "Floor Feather" check box on the tool bar. Here is the link to the rotary tutorials. BTW, it still turned out pretty good.

    http://www.carvewright.com/support-p...jig-tutorials/
    Thanks, Steve. I watched the tutorials and did all that and still had a gap on both carvings.

    dave

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    Excellent Dave. Hope to see more of your carvings soon. Note: I'm still looking for cap ends so I can make a rotary litho...just might have to cut some wood plugs.

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    Dave, your lithophane looks great! Good for you. Steve had some excellent suggestions for eliminating the gap. (I agree with everyone else that the lithophane still looks wonderful!)

    Sharon, I found an online link for the 3" drain cap at Home Depot's website. if you have a Home Depot near to you, they can probably order some for you if they don't have them in stock. Here's the link:

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Sioux-Chi...3PPK/202313209
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    Great job on the rotary litho, Dave. Very impressive. I just received my rotary jig and can't wait to try it out....
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    Nice subject for your litho. Looks great! Nice presentation. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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