1/8" Lithophanes

[henry1]

It was a 1/32" carving bit.

were you get it from carvewright I see they have it there I like the ideal of 1/8 litho

[bergerud]

Actually, I used a 1/32" ball nose bit. I carved the litho in two passes. First pass with a 1/16" carving bit and the a "skim" pass with the 1/32" ball nose. I am sure you would get the same result by just using the CW 1/32" bit.

I do not have the CW 1/32" bit. I had a 1/32" carving bit I bought from www.soigeneris.com but I just noticed it broke two of the three cutting edges off of the tip the first time I used it on some oak.

I have a stock pile of 1/16" and 1/32" two flute and four flute 1/8" shank ball nose bits with only about 1/8" LOC that I use in an ER11M adapter.

[rcdages]

What was the total dept you carved the 1/8" litho at ?

I am going to get a sheet of it.
Would like to do a couple for the conference to display with the ones
in 1/4"

Since the 1/32 bit has come out that is all I use for the litho's
Great detail with it.

I have one in the machine and four in the bit draw.

You could say I am quite taken by the 1/32 bit

[bergerud]

The depth was 1.1. The shiny spot in the hair turned out a bit thin. The ideal is to cut it close and maximize contrast. Wide white areas like the shiny spot are not good.

I fear breaking a 1/32" carving bit. Have you chipped any yet?

[rcdages]

I have in countered the shiny spots.

I had to ad just the dept and go again

you have 1.1. Am I missing something??

[bergerud]

Opps, 0.11"

[rcdages]

Thank you !!!!

[rcdages]

OK. Will have a sheet of 1/8" Tuesday to do some litho's on
Will carve the same subject matter on the 1/4" and the 1/8" and have them side by side for
viewing at the conference.
Will post them as soon as I get them carved.