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Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 04, 2014, 11:11:25 AM »

Hi Brett,

The idea of routing a 3D relief then lasering the detail and shading over the top was suggested over 12 months ago but, so far, I have not been able to get it just right.
John’s (PicEngraver) excellent software http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,26003.0.html is well capable of doing the job if only I was more capable at using it. 

Tweakie.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.


 

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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.

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Share Your GCode / Re: Chucks Deer V carve engraving

« on: January 01, 2014, 11:18:10 AM »

Thanks TJ, it is much appreciated.

Tweakie.

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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.

 

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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.