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UNDERSTANDING KERF IN MARQUETRY I made a short (3-minute) screencast on how to better understand and control the kerf when cutting veneer shapes...
I made a short (13-minute) screencast on how to use the free vector drawing program Inkscape to draw marquetry for cutting on lasers and CNCs. I...
thanks!
I am excited to announce the release of my new book on laser marquetry! “Painting with Light: A guide to laser marquetry and inlay” is available...
My spoil board is perfectly flat and level, but when I want to inlay onto an old box or furniture, that surface jumps up to 1mm In places,and I’m...
I use a shop vac. The little pumps take too long to create enough suction
Plans for a DIY vacuum bed. Easy to make. It’s for my XTool D1, but easily adaptable to any laser. Made from quarter sheet of MDF. Vacuum base
When you’re tight, you’re right. The flimsy connector to the controller was bad. Thanks again Peter!
I have a CNC that uses the Openbuilds controller. All of a sudden, the motor just stutters when asked to move. I swapped the X and X axis cables,...
I installed an air assist, but don't see any difference in the charring. Do you need a heavy duty air source? Mine is 15CL/Min
Ok. I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
So it really helps? How so?
I am using a laser to cut veneers for marquetry. They are .5mm thick. How can I minimize the charring on the edges? I am using a 5W laser with a...
I’ll check it out. Thanks!
Hmmm. I really don't like Lightburn, so this is a known issue?
I am using OpenBuilds CAM to do marquetry with a laser. It works great with closed shapes, but if the lines are open, it adds a line segment to...
You were right. Estlcam rocks!
I have Vectric cut 2D, which I like but am reluctant to upgrade to vCarve fo something I’ll rarely do
I’ll check out Esticam, Thanks!
I need to cut a round edge on some wood that curves. How can I generate gcode to do this? I can model it in TinkerCad, which output as .obj or...
