Excellent
Wow. That is very nice Fat Kat. I really need to try some new as far as finishing goes.
How much are you selling these for now and how long does it take you to produce them. Can you provide number for both finished and unfinished.
I usually sell the smaller 7.25X18 for $60 finished and $40 unfinished. I also offer a longer 24" sign for $80 finished and $60 unfinished.I have not sold any unfinished yet, lol. Machining time is around 2.5 hours normally. I would guess I have about 30-45 minutes of hands on time with each one, not including time for the paint to dry. I start by painting over the whole board and if I use regular brown paint it will wait about 2 hours before I carve. Minwax polyshades takes 4 to 6 hrs to dry. If anyone is interested, I’m in the process of editing a video of my whole process, from start to finish, and will post here soon.
I’m sure MANY of us are interested! Please post.
This is stacked V-carve , Unfinished 4-5 hours in pine , paint time 1-2 hours
@IvanMcfarlan - Check your set screws on each of your motors. I had similar problems for over a year before I discovered my x-axis set screws were loose and moving ever so slightly now and then. Drove me nuts until I stumbled on the issue. Now it runs like a champ. Wow did I waste a lot of wood in the meantime…
Nice Signs!
1/16 upcut or what type of bit.
Downcut
Robert is correct. I use a downcut bit.
interested in that video . Thanks
Military obligations slowing me down, but I’m almost done with the editing. I’m having to use video from 2 different signs in order to get all of my process covered. It is harder than I thought it would be. So many people on YouTube make it look so easy.
Doing the videos is hard work but it gets a little easier in time. Keep it up. Never quit
Great Work!
What is the painting process? Looks great!
I would love to see the video
Did you figure out how to stop the lines? I just did my first project last night and same issue.
Haven’t tried since. Have heard that a different species wood (I used cheap pine) and a raster tool path might help to go with the grain more.