Phil's help documents and Tutorials

X-Carve Tips and Tricks
#79

Damnit, never thought to look for it there. Doh!

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#83

How is it supposed to work. The one drop down that I saw didnā€™t do anything.

#87

Good pic! Explains so much so quickly!
:thumbsup:

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#91

What DOC, IPM and stepover are you using for these bits. Thanks for the info

#93

There you go again with the bit recommendations. Luckily, I already have all of those! :slight_smile:

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#95

ā€¦and canā€™t use that one. (Stock Z)

(But keep them coming anyway - I got paid today!)

#99

Uh oh Phil, I think youā€™ve been identified as a protestor and are under careful review from now on. :frowning:

#103

i havenā€™t try vcarve yet so, do you change bit in between carving ?
may you show video of a simple vcarve diy?

#105

Iā€™m in the process of switching from Easel to UGS. Iā€™m using the easel post processor from Vcarve right now. When I start using UGS, is this the PP to use with an X-controller (vs the generic GBRL PP) What exactly does this PP do to the GCode? Thanks for the help.

#107

Iā€™m confused, I thought I use a post processor in Vcarve not in UGS. What post processor should I use within Vcarve when saving toolpaths? Should I use the XCarve one listed here? https://www.inventables.com/technologies/vcarve-pro
Or the one you uploaded on this post?

I wasnā€™t tracking needing another PP within UGS itself. Did you mean ā€œforā€ instead of ā€œinā€?

#120

Dang Philā€¦ People are going to think your are generous with your information. Great videos.

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#122

Anybody is allowed to gather knowledge and make an even better videoā€¦ :wink:
Some people request the world to change to their needsā€¦ cant fix that. A puppy wont help ether :wink:

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#123

Thanks for the videos and enduring the haters. They need to follow my grandmotherā€™s sage advice: ā€œIf you donā€™t have anything nice to say donā€™t say anything at all.ā€ I donā€™t think she ever followed that advice, but itā€™s served me well.

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#129

You should organize this all in a pdf. Maybe inventables will include it with new machines and give you a kickback. I read a lot of your posts before my first carve and I think it has saved me quite a few expensive lessons.

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#132

Of course none of your amazing bits for vcarving are available on amazon.ca :frowning: Iā€™ll have to try ebay

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#135

is this a good one?

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#138

If I have a jpeg of a drawing I did, can that be imported to inkscape to trace bitmap? If so, how?

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#140

RE: your bit size adjustment calculator; just need some clarification on how to use.

1 - select the cutout, inside or outside (labeled ā€˜CUTOUTSā€™ in the spreadsheet)
2 - enter the desired diameter/height/width of cutout (labeled ā€˜Drawn Diameterā€™ in the spreadsheet)
3 - enter the measured(as measured by you with calipers) the diameter of the bit (labeled ā€˜Listed Diameterā€™ in the spreadsheet)
4 - enter the actual measurement of a test carve piece using this bit (labeled ā€˜True Diameterā€™ in the spreadsheet)
5 - Receive ā€˜New Bit Diameterā€™ data.

Itā€™s this new bit diameter you would then use as your bit diameter in your CAM programā€¦Easel, vCarve, etc.

Is this all correct?

#146

Considering the time and effort it takes to make tutorials and guides, Iā€™d like to just say ā€œThanks, Philā€.

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#148

If your ever board and want to do a step by step on importing a stl into fusion 360, and going thru the process to get a good gcode I would definitely look at it over and over. There are a few on the forums but it seems fusion has been updated and doesnt follow exactly. I donā€™t want one misunderstood part on my end ruining everything.