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Machine is sold.

Original Purchased 1999 - has been a real workhorse.

Selling only due to the fact that I need the space. $1500 - complete with:

1. PR96 96” x 48” x 6”
2. Unistrut Rack and pinion on all...

Thanks, Gary...sounds like a winner of an idea.

-Ed

Hey folks:

It's been a long time since I posted, but I've come back to my favorite help site...I've been contacted to make some reproduction Victorian fretwork for a home (porch) remodel. The...

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Add another name to the list of attendees, Bill. I'm looking forward to catching up with folks I haven't seen for a while.

-Ed

Mike:

You just had to rain on my parade, huh?




good find for you

Folks:

For quite a while now I've been using the Bosch 1617 router, it has served me well for most of my work, but from time to time I've pushed it too hard and have wished for a more powerful...

Butch:

It is a little hard to see from the picture (maybe it's my monitor) is the top a single slab?

Verrry nice work.

-Ed

Corel X3 and V-carve pro are all I use and are an excellent combination

I've tried doing some cedar signs like that but have run into trouble with the paint bleeding past the carved paths. I've tried a few different techniques but the one that I thought should have been...

John:

I have just bought some of the same sort of stuff to "play" with. The brand I bought wasn't Certainteed but "Kleer" see the web site:

http://www.kleerlumber.com/

They sell in...

Jerry:

I have used a product called "laserdarc" which can be found here:

http://www.smoke-wood.com/SM-wd-2.HTML

I don't know if it is the same as a "powder coat paint". This product...

Cheri:

I use Corel X3 and have just tried to export a circle using the plt filter. I think you MIGHT be able to overcome your problem by clicking on the "advanced" tab and selecting 0.0 inches...

Joe:

I've tried alot of stuff for clear topcoats to make an exterior sign "indestructible". One of the best I've found was glisten from the folks at POR-15. That stuff works great but it seemed...

Joe:

"Eurthane" ? was that a typo or is that a real product? I did a quick "google" and didn't turn up much.

I do only a few signs a year but I'm always on the lookout for the next...

Brady:

It's a shame that eagle is mounted way up top on the roof - people won't appriciate the amount of detail in the carving or the finish.

-Ed

PS: Sorry about your customer...he...

Wayne:

I have not noticed any problem with depth accuracy across my table.

Once you have everything set up reasonably square and level, then "flatten" your spoilboard everything should stay...

Wayne:

For the rail positioning...I started with the stock PR which was set up level and square then offset the rails from the unistrut using nuts as a standoff. I adjusted level with a good 4...

Wayne:

Here's the post to which Bob was referring:

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/messages/28/7776.html?1116029913

If you do a search on the forum I think you should find other...

Paco, you are on the right track...the "find and replace" tool is what is needed for this task. It is powerful but takes a little use to become familiar with.

Here's some simple steps (in Corel...

Thanks for the feedback, Robert and Brady.

The wood is cherry and the finish is a tung oil product made by waterlox

www.waterlox.com

It's really a nice finish and easy to apply. ...

OK, I mentioned this project in another thread and it was suggested that I explain the whole process....here goes:

I had a customer call and ask for a celtic cross design based upon an old stone...

Here Here, Brady !

I had a customer ask me for a design based on something they had seen on the web and I took the picture to a graphic artist to see if they could come up with something...

Folks:

A couple of the pics Bill posted above were originally reference in this thread:

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/messages/28/7776.html?1116029913#POST24321

The pictures are not...

John:

The vectric software (and support) is great. I've not used photo-vcarve in particular, but use their VCarve Pro extensively. If you go to the following site:
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