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Years ago after reading on this forum about mica powders recommended by Joe Crumley I bought some, they work great and do not fade and are cheap.

I get mine from a cosmetic supply company here is...

High density polyethylene works pretty well and is very cheap I buy it at US Plastics.

I have found Alibre cad to work well and the express version is free it is a parametric cad so changes and refinements are a breeze.

I do have a 10 year background in solidworks a much more...

I have a 2003 PRT it is not as fast as the new machines but I do mostly one off stuff.

Design time is usually the bulk of my work.

My old PRT is accurate I have done a lot of inlays that...

It has been a while since I have used part wizard but if you are looking to have raised letters use the area clear setting in part wizard.

Of course you need to input your bit diameter maximum...

PC is made by black and decker now, so that may be one issue.
I changed over to the Millwalkee router it is a lot quieter and the speed control is more consistent.
My old Porter cable I rebuilt...

Download the shopbot software, run it, run file convert bmp-jpg select a jpg of your choice select the picture size you would like machined create the file and run Shopbot preview and you will have...

Pretty cool Paco! I just downloaded the MOI software , it has a very clean simple interface unlike blender. Do you have an idea what they charge after the beta license runs out?

Nice work.

You can download Blender for free and use it for file conversions also.

http://www.blender.org/

The router is also part of the circuit, unless I am not understanding what you are saying what is happening is normal.

I used solidworks for years it is a great design program the way you are doing it now is the way I do to though I convert the drawings to DXF.
I currently use Alibre and illustrator for design and...

Actually I use both broadband and dial up, this board runs slower on my dial up than the wood carving illustrated board powerd by V bulletin.
This one seems to take a lot longer to load compared...

I have made a lathe it just can do turnings it does not index though if I set it up with a stepper it would.

I have more pictures of it and some videos at this link. ...

I have a PRT96 in my shop it is in a basically unheated area and does fine, if it is really cold below 10 degrees and I will be working feeding the machine I will put the heat on for myself.

I did these about 2 years ago on a church renovation project.
The hands on the table were pocketed in and hand carved.

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Jerry I save as an OBJ file then run It through a converting program to DXF to toolpath in RAMS gold my CAM program.
A good file converting program is http://quick3d.com
But some CAM programs...

The laser pointer is one of those key chain lasers you can pick up at a discount store for about $6.00
The diameter is a little tight but they fit.

I made somtehing similar a few years ago I used a half inch aluminum tube with a spring loaded pencil. To zero it I used a piece of aluminum foil wrapped on the tip and grounded for zeroing.
Now I...

The program starts with a generic human.
You can then modify the face and body in just about any configuration you like. I found the interface simple and intuitive to use after just a few minutes.

Here is a face modeled in the program for a door knocker
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/brianharnett/Wood%20Carvings/DSCN2785.jpg ...

The HDPE I get has no paper cover on it.

I have a reasonable amount of experience cutting HDPE the stuff cuts like butter no melting or sticking to the bit at all.
I use it for lithophanes.

I buy it from us plastics. ...

Thanks guys
The lathe is independent of the shopbot, I built it after I got a order for chairs with turned legs.
It is very simple I used some square steel tubing and put a spindle with a large...

I posted a few videos of my lathe in action shaping a chair leg.
http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/brianharnett/Modified%20and%20Made%20Machines/

Patrick you are correct I use the metal cutting end mills for the lithophanes I also use them in wood they cut wood just fine.