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3721

Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 04, 2014, 10:50:36 AM »

Hi Zsolt,

The temperature is set by 'trial and error', depending on the wood stock, and this in turn is then balanced out with the average feed-rate. It's all very experimental but those that have persevered seem to be finding the right combinations. There are more details of the 'home constructed' current regulator etc. here http://hobbycncart.com/forum/46-234-1 (you may need to use Google Translate).

Tweakie.

3722

Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 04, 2014, 07:58:10 AM »

Maybe the duck carvers will get treated to a 3D version someday.

I am sure it will happen Rich, just a matter of time. 

Incidentally, the hybrid (VCarve then laser image) is still in it's early days but it is progressing well. This example is not mine (credit to Jerry) but illustrates the potential.

Tweakie.

3723

Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 04, 2014, 03:49:39 AM »

Just some more pictures of others work which I think deserve being posted here.
Certainly Mach3 operating with variable feed-rate works extremely well once you get the hang of it.

Tweakie.

3724

Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: I'm in Hog Heaven

« on: January 03, 2014, 03:00:26 AM »

Nice work, I bet he will be very pleased with that.

Did you flip the image to create the second side GCode or use the same GCode and just reverse the X axis within Mach3 ?

Tweakie.

3725

General Mach Discussion / Re: The image gets flipped (mirror)

« on: January 02, 2014, 12:39:07 PM »

So Dir LowActive X and Y should be red and then it should work fine?

NO - that is not what John suggested - just change the existing state for your X axis.

Tweakie.


 

3726

General Mach Discussion / Re: The image gets flipped (mirror)

« on: January 02, 2014, 10:57:05 AM »

This is the area John was referring to.

Tweakie.

3727

Share Your GCode / Re: Chucks Deer V carve engraving

« on: January 01, 2014, 11:18:10 AM »

Thanks TJ, it is much appreciated.

Tweakie.

3728

Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: January 01, 2014, 03:12:00 AM »

Hi Nodegamra,

As it stands the pluglin is configured to only engrave from the bottom up.
Perhaps, at the next revision, I will consider adding selectable origins (centre and each corner) for the X0, Y0 starting position as, for me, a centre origin would be useful.

Armagedon 

Tweakie.

 

3729

Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: I'm in Hog Heaven

« on: December 31, 2013, 01:53:42 AM »

Excellent work my friend 

Tweakie.

3730

Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: December 30, 2013, 07:01:24 AM »

Excellent piece of kit Craig, although a bit pricey for my budget I would love one of those. 

Tweakie.