Happy birthday, mom!
Very nice!
Looks good
How deep do you make the pocket for such a sign?
That is a 4mm pocket. This took two tool changes. First was the 3/8" workhorse, which I have pocketing 2mm depth per pass at 12mm/sec and 45% overlap. The 45 degree v-carve tool, then back to the 3/8ās to āpartā the whole sign.
Thank you, this is very helpful. Iām still trying to get a feeling for those numbers and speeds
Youāre welcome. The carving tool, I think I had at 8mm/sec. This is fairly soft pine. Dial back the speed with harder materials.
Did you have lots of fuzz and post processing? I have been doing some pine signs but it doesnāt leave a good finish. Trying to figure out if itās due to the wood or the v bit Iām using. My feeds are also much faster which might be the issue.
But does she have a restaurant?
I think weāre old. Really old. At least his dad wasnāt a contemporary (although I do know who he was, and how important he is).
A long observed tradition in my house.
@RobP, there was very little fuzz. With pine, itās a mixed bag. Sometimes I have fuzz everywhere, and sometimes I am surprised with the clean cut. I think it might have to do with the moisture in the wood. I have a very fine sanding sponge, which is just enough to rip the fuzz out without digging into the wood or paint. The fuzzier jobs, I have to use a box knife or x-acto knife to clean the project. I think I could clean it better with the carving tool, if I could find the right ādiameterā to use. Even though the tool comes to a point, EstlCAM requires a diameter. I found that if I use 0.1mm, it takes 30-45 minutes just to preview the job, and I get less fuzz. If I use 3/8" inch, it previews much faster, but produces more fuzz. I feel that this might be a shortcoming of EstlCAM, not understanding the geometry of the 45 degree carving bit, or maybe my misunderstanding of what it wants for a diameter of a tool that varies from point to depth.
I suspect the vast majority here havenāt a clue what youāre referencing (Iām old too, so I do).
- Al
āall together now, in 4-part harmonyā
Sadly Arlo has had a a series of strokes and is no longer able to perform.
I expect most americans, regardless of age, are familiar with Woodyās āThis Land is Your Landā.
They made a film out of Aliceās Restaurant too.
There has to be some 'benefiāt to age other than creaky bones.
Sadly, I have not lived an exciting enough life to have āAnd they all moved away from him on the group W benchā on my tombstoneā¦
I kinda did, funny now.
Then? Not so much.
Have you rehabilitated yourself?
Funny thing is when I bought my house, left behind was a neat little child size park bench kinda deal, the centerās a cast iron panel of circus animals that I really like. I need to redo the wood and when I do the MPCNC will be put to work carving āGroup Wā into the upper slat.