Yes played with them all over a few weeks so as I could make a more informed decision this time around..I haven't lost out really on this as the upgrade price is not bad at all...like I say it's not for everyone but it ticks all the boxes for me personally

 

I suppose @Alex Chambers, but I was new to all of this then. Yourself and this forum has been a great help

 

Well, the Dust Extraction hose arrived today (3mtr x 63mm copper wound PU)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BU68Z4G?ref_=pe_3187911_313716451_E_304_dt_1
I have to say that after all the trouble sourcing this product I was amazed by the quality. Truthfully I wasn't expecting much at £17 for a 3 metre length. (posted to Northern Ireland).. But I have to say this is very robust and a great product for my Workbee CNC Dust Shoe. All I am waiting on now is the Dust Cyclone to start the job and to see if it really does work. MDF dust can be a real health hazard. I will still wear a mask off-course.
So the tubing is copper wound I may be able to expose some wire at each end and ground this. To alleviate any static hazard ...(myth or not, it can't do any harm).


I'm impressed by this product

Regards C

 

OUCH! that V Carve Bullet I just bit was a little hard...Damm you 20% Govt vat TAX
Total £198...


No Regrets though, let's hope these creative juices can live up to the task
Regards
C

 

To be fair that wasn't a bad deal with the adaptors etc, I'm sure yours is fit for purpose @Alex Chambers. I was just a bit irksome having to fight to get a simple length of pipe delivered to this forsaken island..when I lived on the mainland I could have walked to the end of the street for something like that, over here its a struggle for certain things Thank Gawd for the internet.

 

After around 3 weeks the Chinese Dust Cyclone has finally arrived and I have to say I'm fairly impressed. For a total cost of circa. £18... So I think its time I got around to this job as my shop vac fills up very quickly, too quickly for my liking. It will be interesting to see if this gadget is worth it's salt.

 

Simple newbie type question...
Is it OK if I mill a 3D model in MDF first to see if everything is fine before using proper timber or will this not give me a true rendition of my piece? (not bothered about doing this twice as it were)
Basically, I don't want to go ahead with nice wood if it's not going to look well. The preview looks fine but I have concerns about wastage if it's not just right
any help appreciated
Regards
C

 

Today I had my first real go at putting V-Carved text onto a 3D model. Yes, I made a few mistakes but all in all, I've learned a few things along the way...The text is a little deep hence the close proximity of the lettering, I should have spaced them out a little more or not gone as deep.
Should be better next time around.
Tooling used:-
6mm Endmill for the roughing pass
3mm Ballnose for finishing
90° 12mm V-Bit for the Lettering
3mm Endmill for cutting out

It's far from perfect but I'm getting there!
The 3D model came out fairly clean with not too much sanding to be done
I'm thinking of using a red wax crayon smudge for the heart, antique pine stain for the ribbon with Black lettering and black bordering. Finishing with clear and dark furniture wax combo.





Regards
C

 

Hi @GeoffH
Yeah, I thought I was doing everything correctly..I carved the lettering initially but it wouldn't go deep enough (just scratching the surface) no matter what I did I couldn't get it to drop 3mm into the ribbon area, so to make matters worse I thought why don't I drop the job z-axis a little. Obviously, that didn't work to my advantage...so a little masterclass wouldn't go amiss here.
"Project toolpath onto the 3d model" option was checked
Regards
C

 

Yeah, I need to educate myself a little better in this aspect and run a few sample cuts to work out what does what.
The simulation looked great and that's why I went ahead and cut it.
Regards
C

 

Ok guys here is what I do, be it right or wrong (being a newbie) I know nothing about G Code numeration (yet)
I map all my tool paths in Vectric V-Carve Desktop and if they look fine (in preview scrutinisation) I run with them as per literature.
I set my xyz work position, and when I tool change the only thing I change is z-axis parameter as I have asked on numerous occasions
The tools are different lengths or are in different positions within the collets 1/8 or 1/4, but I only change the Z axis and set a new work zero from that.
The Duet remembers work zero
all I change is the z height
Am I doing something wrong?
I have no ambition to learn G code commands at this particular moment in time, I expect I will have to in the future.
All seems fine with the recent 3D model except for the TEXT, (V carving) so my assumption I doing everything correctly except for the carving aspect. could it be something to do with the model heights within the actual stock height? Maybe I've slipped up there. it's all new to me.
learning on the fly.

 

I worked on a very large glass cnc with automatic tool changing facility which was very handy lol. Obviously we cannot do this here...I thought if you combine all the paths into one file then you can't tool change they need to be saved as individual files in order to facilitate the bit changes otherwise it may carry on regardless am I correct in my assumption?