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Here are a few gifts I cut out for people this year. The first two are oak with walnut inlays. The last one is oak, hickory, and walnut. The Aluminum Mounts I made for my DW660 really helped stiffen things up and makes trying these inlays easier. What were you using prior to the aluminum mounts? Ju...

Here is what he was/is trying to carve: http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m28/zipperhead55/Screenshot-14.jpg I was curious as to what it was supposed to be, so ran the Gcode through OpenSCAM. If there are larger issues (copyright, etc) as to why it shouldn't be posted I will remove it, but I think ...

I have had problems with the Z axis (plunging too far, or more precisely, not retracting enough) and I think it was due to being too aggressive with Z axis acceleration. Move up in small increments, or you could face potential disaster (especially on long projects as it becomes an accumulative thing...

IMO, you should have a upper Z limit switch (for homing), if only to save some time (tool changes, being able to clear/see work area, etc). I have my switch (a momentary contact) in a location where I can activate it with my finger if I don't need it to go all the way up during the homing operation....

I'm in Morinville (30mins north of Edmonton). I run a large natural gas heater in my insulated garage, mainly to keep liquids from freezing right now. Plus it keeps my wife's vehicle warm (happy wife, happy life....) I suspect the belts would be the first things to fail (crack or break under pressur...

Don't feel too bad: I got stuck at that point, too. If I remember correctly, just double-click it to get it to run. You may have to have the latest version of Java though (or Java, period).

Allan

I have zero coding skills, and since I couldn't find another way, I have used the latest beta build of UGS (the one with macro abilities) and put in one command per line, and then manually select each (after I have ensured that each step is done completely (i.e the "probe" (endmill) has actually mad...

That looks beautiful. How did you apply the stain to the letters and not have it drip all over - like it always does for me? One way I managed to apply paint was to dab it on with a cloth that had a foam piece behind it (make sure that you dab/blot the applicator on a scrap piece of something befor...

Excellent idea and nice work! I will have to add this to my [already lengthy] must-do-projects list...

Allan

If you are using InkScape, I might suggest using Trace Bitmap (under Path menu, or Shift+Alt+B). Once you have played with the threshold values, you will get a path that you can edit. This is considered a "cheat" by many people (and you end up with WAY more points/nodes than you need, and you will n...