is it possible or has anyone ever machined pieces out of aluminum? Just curious.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
Thanks for the help I will give that a try. I have a couple of other smaller ideas I think I will try first to get the idea of tiling before going into this one.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
does that look ok? At one point I was having issues where when I did the 3d rendering it was showing things were off a little so I saved all the programs again and made sure it was marking the correct areas and it seemed to correct it. The more I think about it there should be some way to cut the shape out and then either by using the mounting holes to move/hold it where I need it, or again bby cuervo - Handibot Forum
see if that worksby cuervo - Handibot Forum
maybe, never done it before. email?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
probably through an email or something but I am not sure, never done it before.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
How about if I cut out the outside of the shape first. Could I then make a pattern in the spoil board or another board that would allow me to move it to the specific places I needed to to the engraving? not sure How I go about it as its just off my head now but I am thinking...by cuervo - Handibot Forum
not sure if I am talking to myself but I had one thought about how to do this. With a little bit of work I was able to arrange the tile sizes so that the lines go through where there is no engraving being done. Only problem then is that my tile sizes are 5.75" x 6.43" and lining those up by eye will be hard to do accurately enough. I don't think there is a way to use the standarby cuervo - Handibot Forum
after grabbing a ruler its actually closer to 2.5 inches from the rail but it still leaves room to move over. Last night I tried my first project that involved tiling and I was surprised to see that the 2nd tile started over about an inch further then the first. Is there a way to move the first one over that extra inch as well? My latest project is to make a case for a first day cover thby cuervo - Handibot Forum
What are the x-y dimensions on the movement? Should the start of the cut on the X on the left start almost 4 inches over from the rail? I know I don't want to run it into the base but it seems like there is a lot left over.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
it goes to a set of relay boxes that then powers everything. Sparked industried Rb-4by cuervo - Handibot Forum
Today I was finally able to get all the pieces together for the switch panel and I could not be happier. It has 3 pieces that I cut, the base, a trim ring to help hide wiring and the center section around the switches. Since I have never done any inserts/inlays it took a couple of tries to get the numbers right but I could not be happier with the fit and with no adhesives so it can come apart lby cuervo - Handibot Forum
ok I got the shape smoothed out, welded together and its cut. This is the first time I have messed with any kind of insert/inlay so I am curious how far off would you back the inner insert from the pocket to get a tight fit, but not needing 30 mins of fine sanding to get them to fit? I cut this insert piece and after some time fine sanding it it fits nice and tight but I am curious if I backedby cuervo - Handibot Forum
yes thanks that does make sense. I am in another project now and having some issues where its not cutting where I expect. No real damage except wasted materail/time. For the first project with my dad I mentioned we were using the sign making jig(not sure what the term is) that came with it where you put the cnc on top and then you can slide the planks under it. The plank he was using was notby cuervo - Handibot Forum
Today I was working on a project with my dad. He just wanted a simple pocket made in a board so I was using the wood base that came with it. I had the pocket centered on the material in v-carve but for some reason the it ended up off by a 1/4" down on the x-axis. Is this something that I need to align on the base/jigg or is there something in the software I should check or adjust? Sorrby cuervo - Handibot Forum
also on this project I have some really small writing that seems to give me problems. I want to make the base of the panel out of abs, and then make a pocket inside of it to allow me to put an electroluminescent panel inside of it as well as a piece of plexi/acrylic. I was going to paint the back of the plexi and then engrave the words for the switches above each one. When I try to do any of tby cuervo - Handibot Forum
Brian Owen, ShopBot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are you trying to just get the outline of the shap > e? or a 3D model of the tray? > > If you're just looking for an outline--I'd recomme > nd the following: take a photo from directly above > the tray, try to get high up above it and zoom in- > -to reduce distortion from tby cuervo - Handibot Forum
ok that didn't take long. How do I import a photo to v-carve? When I go to the import option it says :vectors, bitmaps, componant/3d model, photo/vcarve. It doesn't matter which one I pic when I go to my photo file it does not have any files for me to select that are able to be imported.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I just need the outline of the outside of the tray to lay the plate on top of. I will try the photo import and see what questions it leads to. Thanks for both options. I am so new that I am still learning v-carve and this is the first I have heard of fusion. Thanks for the tip I will check it out.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I want to make a switch panel for my car that goes in the ash tray. Its a strange shape close to a kidney bean which is leaving me wondering how I can transfer that shape accurately to be cut? My only current idea is to get the shape on paper, transfer that to a graph paper and then put the points in one at a time around the edges. Is there any better way?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
Bill Young Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you tried hitting the Enter key after each le > tter as you're entering the text? Yes that does work. Not sure why I didn't think about it thanks again.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
and then two mins after I posted that I figured out the vertical writing. Well kinda.... I can't get it to do it with out overlapping a few letters.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
almost the moment after I submitted that I found the "@" symbols were in the regular text area but not the "fill in the vector/box" option. I was wanting the letters to stay horozontal and just go down instead of across but have not figured that out yet.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I see in the instructions where it says that fonts that start with the "@" are vertical, but I do not see any that start with that symbol. I am trying to fill in text inside of a box but can't seem to figure it out.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
it gives me ideas. Like I said an argon laser that from what I can tell is made for tattoo removal popped up on my local craigs list. I don't have any tattoos but I do have a cnc so it got me wondering...by cuervo - Handibot Forum
Just curious more then anything as I keep coming across an argon laser in my local craigs list that makes me wonder if it has been done before?by cuervo - Handibot Forum
Do make the changes in the V-carve software or on the fireup area? I changed them in the v-carve but its still moving really fast.by cuervo - Handibot Forum
I see where it shows the type of bit but is there a place that has the recommended speed settings I am not seeing? Thanks for the helpby cuervo - Handibot Forum
V-carve didn't seem to have anything that small so I added it to it. The feed speed still seems as fast as any other even though I moved it down to 6 inches a minute. Is there a different setting I need to adjust?by cuervo - Handibot Forum