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I found the problem ,,, I think... When creating a 3-d toolpath from the profile option,, laying the toolpath on the model , I tried putting a value of 0 for start depth and cut depth and then...

The 1.84 model sets on the bottom of the material.

I am using a model I created,, I am cutting a model 1.84 thick from 2 inch material,, The most my bit should cut is .84 deep,,, but the created toolpath goes roughly 1.5 deep.

http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=27235&stc=1 This view is the x plane
Up graded to aspire 8,,, this is my first 3-d toolpath after upgrade
I am cutting a profile,...

I boared some of that at Black and Decker many years ago,,,, it had to be awash in coolant. Bill is right,,, once it ignites, you will be hard pressed to put it out.

This is impressive John, congratulations and have a great exhibition.

Hope each anniversary to come is better than the last,,,, Happy Fathers Day Gene

Charles

My mistake Joe, you were talking signs, I was talking trinkets on the lower end of the carving spectrum.
These are examples of fast work in the $20 range and smaller than 6 x 6 inches,,,, one is a...

I agree Joe,,, I should have clarified. I have carvings worth four figures,, and they will sell for four figures.
A $20 carving spreads my price range to a greater customer base, but these may...

The season for open air selling is here,,, every time the economy " resets " , pennies start getting pinched and consumer tastes swing to personal hand made products.

I have done some of this and...

Not really goal oriented,, but I can share an inspiring moment I had this weekend.

Living in a small town, I ride my bike to the local McDonalds for a break time soda now and then. In doing so...

The application I had in mind was to take a picture of a lighthouse per say,,, manipulate the color scales,, and bang, a 3d carved still life.

It is currantly faster for me to trace vectors and...

You are right Joe, Aspire will convert a jpeg to a 3d model with one click of a botton. The light areas advance ( add z hieght ) in the model and the dark areas receed. But we do not want this to...

Michael,

Obviously, the attempts I saw did not use this filter before conversion.

I would like to follow along,, I Googled Cybermesh, but ran into dead leads.

Charles

Joe,

I have seen several attempts at 3d modeling using grayscale, but I have not tried it as yet.
In the attempts I've seen, if the model was complicated at all, it suffered control problems of...

Wow Kirby,, very nice,,, details details,,,, what kind of wood, its use,,, this type of work is what I dream of.

Great Job !!!

Thank you Dick,,, and you are right. There are a ton of differant ways a sign can be designed to make its' statement. This is a young vineyard and these reflect the buget we had to work with.

The...

Thanks John,
The design work for the Barn sign was done by others,,, it matches the owners wine bottle lables. I modeled it in 3-d with Aspire and built the sign.

I designed the one with the...

Wow Don, what a nice job you did painting the logo,,, your painted sign looks better than the photogragh of the logo you sent me.

Fantastic work,

Charles

These are a pair of signs I finished for a local Vineyard.

The First is a two sided sign that sets out at the roadway. It features gold leafed raised lettering, each setting in an inlayed pocket....

Lyn

I Google "free jpeg resizing" , and use one to change the size,,, I have had to reduce them several times before they fit on this forum.

I use Dropbox, which is free to join, when I need...

I can model one for you. I found a ton of differant images, some look like a thin violin,, and others look like a xylophone,,, can you narrow the field as to what they may want?

Currently, in Maryland, there are such imprints all over the place,,, in snow.
I do'nt want to steal the thread,,, but while reading this thread,,, and looking out my window,, I can see imprints...

Hi Glen,
I believe we have 26 inchs on the ground from Friday/Saturday's storm,,, and 12 inches so far today,,, it's unusual for this location. I'm an old farm boy and do'nt mind the snow so much. ...

Thats my right handed human amplified torso lever ( patent pending ).

The impact accumulator on the bottom was six inches longer before the Snow Gods started laughing at the mid-atlantic.