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CNC SIGN PROJECTS – VECTRIC PHOTOVCARVE

PART 4 This is the fourth blog post about my CNC Sign Projects.  I will show how I used Vectric PhotoVCarve to create a CNC toolpath from the Photograph we edited in Adobe Photoshop.  Vectric PhotoVCarve  allows you to take a Photograph and create a photo-realistic engraving. I have owned PhotoVCarve (PVC) for a while […]

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CNC SIGN PROJECT – DESIGN DILEMMA

Part 2 When I began this CNC Sign Project design I had a dilemma. Ashlee originally requested a  sign with a generic picture of a Holstein cow. She did not have a really good grasp on exactly what she wanted she just wanted a sign. I think that not knowing what you want is probably […]

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CNC SIGN PROJECTS

CNC SIGN PROJECTS Part One   I have been working on a new CNC sign project for my neighbor Ashlee. Ashlee wants a sign with a picture of one of her registered Holstein cows on it. This has been a fun project so I thought I would try something new. I will blog about the […]

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Students Make a CNC Router Table – First time Cutting

I recently posted about how I helped some students make a CNC Router Table for their Mechanical Engineering Technology course.  The Capstone projects assignment was to design and build a CNC Router table for manufacture. The M.E.T. program focuses on Engineering with an eye towards manufacturing. Students  learn the design, engineering and machining skills needed […]

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New Minibloq Beta For Arduino Released – v0.81 – Program Arduino Using Pictures

A New Minibloq Beta for Arduino was just released. Minibloq V0.81 Beta is a graphical programming environment for Arduino which lets you program an Arduino Using pictures. As I recently blogged Minibloq Graphical Programming Environment for has been rapidly gaining support.

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