CNC Shark Forum

I am useing vcarave pro 8.5.. Does it matter where the index holes are out put on the spoilboard as long as they are a copy of the top?? thanks for any info.. Looks like 9v has some good things in it.

in order to cut a box top for a box shaped like an apple, i need to have the top layer match up with the lower layer grove that fits in the box. when i tool path my index holes on the top and then mirror them horizontaly on the spoilboard the holes do not match. they are off by about .04.. what may ...

I have a black diamond that the X and Y are out of square. can not cut two sided 3Ds to match. Is there an adjustment to correct this ???

I did the same toolpaths on two other computers one is running win 7 and is 10 years old. The other one is running win 10 and is three years old, the preview came out great on both computers. The computer that has a bad preview is running win 10 and is only two years old. What is going on??? Thanks ...

That is what I thought . I used a .25 end mill with a 40& stepover and a ballnose .125 with a 7% stepover, raster 0.0

I am useing a 3D gorilla clipart from vectric for a 6x7 box top. After previewing cutting the rough cut with a .25 end mill. I set my finish cut at .04 below the survace for the finish cut. When I preview the finish toolpath it is not smoth like the model. Will it cut like the preview or will it car...

I made a 3D toolpath of the egale in the clipart in vcrave 8.5 . When I ran the program, I noticed I made a mistake , so I went back to where I ( saved as ) folder and when I opened the folder it was saved as aspire and I could not open it. It said I needed to open it using a different app. I tried ...

What determens the thickness of the wood has to be? Say I have a box cover that is 4X6 and want to crave a horse on the top . What determines the thickness of the horse.
Would the thickness of the horse be different if the box cover was say 6X8,, and the horse would cover 75% on ether cover.

Would like to know what ballnose bits to start with for cutting 3D projects. I am getting interested in carving some box tops.Thanks for any info ,, Gene

When I tried to upgrade too scp2.1 from scp2.0 and after I turned on the controller to down load the firm ware and when I tried to open the Icon 2.1, this message came up. The procedure entry point LCIDT oleale name could not be located in the dynamic link library Kernel32.dll. ..... What is going o...