Mike, you have intrigued us enough! Show must go ON!!!
Oh, I'm not going anywhere... This thread is MOST intriguing, and I DO enjoy good craftsmanship in any form.Stay with us Kurt!!! We haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet!!! It is going to be a long thread......
Hang on to your bootstraps Howard because there is a LOT more to come. Thank you for your kind note. I see you live in North Carolina. I am about 20 miles outside of Charlotte myself.and am ready for more.
Dave, your building skills and attention to detail more than make up for any lack of CAD knowledge. For those of you who don't know, DocBlake and I have been building models together for quite a few years now. A lot of the parts you see me showing are from wood that he milled!!!! I tend to build prototypes and he then builds a killer awesome model from it!!!! A great team!!I really wish I knew CAD
Hi Janos. Thanks for the interest. I have never played with a Solidworks file. They are probably better suited for my CNC machine. Send me a very simple sample file via PM or email and I will experiment with it and post results!!!How much 'vector-proof' are Solidworks drawings or SW-sketches?
I think it is possible that I can take any format that exists in the world!!!! LOL.... If it doesn't work, I will let you know.What file format do you prefer for the Solidworks file?
Yup, you got that exactly right Dave. And lucky for us at SoS, these Epilog lasers are made specifically for modeling so we can adjust the amount of char (power), fidelity of cut (speed), and depth of cut (power & speed).the way the drawings are set up depends on what, how and who is doing the cutting
For gunport wreaths we will probably use my CNC machine!!! As long as you have artwork for your specific wreath we should be able to pull it off. The nice thing about CNC carvings (or laser cutting) is 1 or 16, it does not matter, they will all be identical. I also have HUNDREDS of stock 3D artwork that are already prepped for CNC..... show me what you need!!!but it would be an awful lot of help if you could do the laser cutting for me! Would it be possible?
For gunport wreaths we will probably use my CNC machine!!! As long as you have artwork for your specific wreath we should be able to pull it off. The nice thing about CNC carvings (or laser cutting) is 1 or 16, it does not matter, they will all be identical. I also have HUNDREDS of stock 3D artwork that are already prepped for CNC..... show me what you need!!!
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