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I am slowly making progress on the Wagon Wheel Project.

First image is the Split Hub details.

Second is the Split Hub Assembly

Third image is the partially assembled wheel. Two more layers...

Yes, there are more parts.
The image does not show the bulk pieces of the hub, which will be several layers of 3/4 disks.
They will all be pined/glued together to form a final height of 12 to...

A friend/neighbor asked me to make a wooden wagon wheel similar to those used on the Pioneer Wagons that came west in the mid 1800's.

He salvaged a mostly decayed wheel buried in concrete in order...

Thanks Scott,

That did the trick.

George

Thanks Scott, I'll check it tomorrow.

George D Kelly

SB3.6.44

After installing the latest version of SB Control Software, the spindle speed window does not match that shown on the Yaskawa VFD.

In fact, in order to get the full RPM of 18,000 on...

Gerald,
Thanks for the comment. Yes the ZZero plate routine will work well in most cases.

Sometime the ZZero plate is too big for the small work areas I sometimes have and therefore the feeler...

To: MGM, Paul and Jerry,

Thanks for the help.

I've been using the "Tools", "Setup" forever for establishing the X an Y proximity switch values, and never paid attention to what other options...

OK, I have read all of the comments above, but do not apologize for my continued non use of the ZZero plate....

However late last week I ran into a situation where I needed reach clear to the back...

The picture shown was straight off the table.

The 12.0 hr finish routing eliminated any requirement for sanding.

The frame surfaces will get a little hand sanding, but not the actual Scene....

Just finished carving this one from 6/4 Pine "Perfect Plank".

The Perfect Plank started out as 17" wide by 96" long plank, but the end of it was severely damaged and split by a forklift somewhere...

I've never used my Z-Zero Plate and I've read many posts on people having problems of one sort or another, so read on.

Using my experience from the CNC machinist trade here is my technique on the...

This carving was made from a 1.5 inch thick Walnut glueup.

The glueup was approx 36 X 36. The carving finish size is approx 1.360 thick X 31.25 wide X 35.25 tall.

It still needs sanding and...

What is the problem with walnut, of which I have plenty?

George

Never mind, I found this link

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Walnut_toxicity_fact_and_fiction.html

It seems like there ought to be a better use for the Saw Dust coming from wood working tools and our CNC ShopBot.

It pains me to dump it into the garbage can, but what else can be done with it?
...

Thanks for NOT posting pictures, I am a wimp when it comes to seeing pics of injuries.

George

To add my two bits to this discussion, before I had a ShopBot, I had a CarveWright CNC Router.

I discovered very early that placing a Shop Vac Dust collection near the LCD display causes the...

Go to this site.

http://www.vectorart.com/

I have the three volume/disk set and it is worth 10X what I paid for it.

The vectors are all fully scalelable and no cleanup is required.
...

On the subject of copying, I am using a set of Aztec/Mayan Calendars vectors that came from another forum that was free.

The discussion was that the free vectors had been floating around on the...

I believe Aspire has this feature:
"Project Toolpath onto 3-D Model"

George

By the way, most of the sundials I have seen, use the Roman Numeral "IIII" rather than "IV" for the number 4.

If you Google this, you will find out that some Roman Pharaoh didn't like "IV" on the...

I have a Sun Dial purchased from garden shop.

It is extremely accurate ;) once a month, right after I calibrate it to match my Atomic Watch and Daylight Savings Time:)

George

Thanks Andrew. I shall try that next time.

George

Andrew,
How are you adding your large pictures to your posts without them being "Thumbnail Attachments"?

George

I have noticed that some threads have a large image included in the messages rather than the small thumbnail links.

How is this done?

George