MAKE TOOLPATHS Part 6 We now have created all the vectors we will need to complete the CNC sign project. The next step is to make toolpaths for each router bit. When we imported the PhotoVCarve toolpath it also created a Toolpath file under the toolpath tab (to the right of your screen) so we […]
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Part 5 This time we will discuss how to create the rest of the CNC Sign layout using Vectric Aspire. In part 4 of the CNC Sign Projects series we talked about creating Photo realistic Vcarvings using Vectric PhotoVCarve. Vectric Aspire is the flagship of the Vectric line of products. Aspire will allow you […]
Read the rest of this entry »You Can Never Have too Many Clamps
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY CLAMPS – THE C.R.A.P. Factor There is no such thing as too many clamps. Clamps are needed in almost every woodworking project. There are many types of clamps. Parallel jaw clamps, cauls, quick grip clamps. Pipe clamps, Uncle Fester (hand screw) clamps. Right angle clamps, pocket hole clamps. The […]
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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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Part 3 CNC DESIGN SOFTWARE This is the third post of this CNC Sign Projects series and I promised to talk about the CNC Design Software I used. In the last post I talked about taking a photo and doing some editing with Photoshop. The reason we needed a photo image is so that it […]
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