3D Carving Online Training - July 30th 2014

[TJ]

Hello everyone. When it comes to 3d carving it does not matter if you have a big or small ShopBot, new or old ShopBot, you have the capabilities to 3d carve!

Please join me this Wednesday July 30, 2014 EDT at 1:00pm for training on 3D CARVINGS. This training will cover bit selection, feeds/speeds, roughing and finishing toolpaths, etc.

We will look at different Vectric software’s, watch the ShopBot cut a carving and use 3D files to help understand 3d carving and how to carve accurately and efficiently on your own machine.

Hope to see you there! TJ

3D Carving
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[cowboy1296]

Since i do nothing but 3-d I look forward to this class to see what i have been doing wrong all of these years. Just in case i miss it i am assuming that it will be recorded and added to the shopbot site?

[TJ]

Rick- I was hoping you were going to be there as a guest presenter!!!!

It will be recorded and posted. Hope you can make it though!

[cowboy1296]

Now thats funny. I remember a time that i did not even know how to control the on/off button. I still learn something with every tutorial that i watch, even going back and reviewing older recordings.

Anyhow thanks for the laugh.

[scottp55]

TJ, Partworks 3D oriented, or 3D in general? I can certainly use ANY:)
If Partworks 3D, could you go into a little bit about how to add a custom shaped pocket (Offset,curves or polylines) around one of the flat cut "A format" from VectorArt3D (shape is cut out)?
Looking forward to it.

[mezalick]

Greetings,
Can non-Shopbot CNC'ers join the meeting?

Michael Mezalick
www.carveddetails.com (http://www.carveddetails.com)

[TJ]

Scott- We will cover several software's

Michael- Anyone that is interested is welcome!!!

Thanks, TJ

[rickbw]

TJ,

Wish I could have attended - will you post the video? I can't wait to see it!

Thanks for all you do with these instructionals.

Rick

[TJ]

It did not fully record during the session.

Plus I want to reshoot a few videos as well.

I'll get it all done up and ready to go for Monday!

Thanks, TJ

[rickbw]

OK, thx TJ

[mezalick]

Sorry I couldn't make the show..the day job called..LOL
Looking forward to the videos..
Michael

[cowboy1296]

I am going to start cutting this one tomorrow and use every trick i learned in your course. Its 22x17.5 I think that it will take one or two hours.

[cowboy1296]

I am going to start cutting this one tomorrow and use every trick i learned in your course which i might add was a lot of good information. Its 22x17.5 I think that it will take one or two hours.

[TJ]

Thanks for all the participation last week. We had quite a turnout for that training. You can click the link to download the training or click the youtube link to watch it from your web browser. Enjoy...

http://www.shopbottools.com/Training/Videos/carving.wmv

http://youtu.be/qYuLRnTZhbs

[cowboy1296]

Here is a question for you expert finishers. Right below the eagles beak i hit a knot during roughing that pulled out of the board. It was about as big around as a pencil eraser and nearly an inch deep. I figured that i would try and fill it once i did the finishing tool path, which i did and it blended in ok. I had forgotten that i had this wood colored epoxy on hand. Hind sight is always 20-20. Now i am thinking that if i had filled the hole after roughing, let it dry and then did the finishing that i may have had better results. I am all ears on your thoughts.

FYI it is still raw black walnut and the knot was sanded more after this picture was taken.

Again thanks TJ for letting me high jack your 3-d thread.

[srwtlc]

That looks great Rick! Yeah, if you can solidly fill a hole/chipout after the roughing pass and before the finish pass, there's little to no clean up needed (just what you would normally do and as long as the patch matches well).

I've got one where my 0.125" bit plunged straight down at the start (another issue), so there's now an oak dowel glued in the hole that will become just another small knot to go with the rest in the slab of pine when glazed. :)

I read somewhere long ago, that the sign of a good craftsman is not in not making mistakes, but how well he fixes the mistakes. ;)

[cowboy1296]

I have learned a little how to adjust for mistakes on the fly. There is no tutorial for that.