CNC Wood Carving a Sign | CNC Router beginner to pro EP5

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CNC Wood Carving a Sign | CNC Router beginner to pro EP5, wow already 5 episodes in and this one will be fun to make.
Carving signs is very rewarding but can be a bit of a process to learn. I show you several common newbie mistakes that I made as well when I started. I thinkt he best software for this is Vectric Vcarve - it leans towards the arts and crafts maker and is a perfect fit for this. It also comes with a ton of vectors included that you can use right away.
The main bit I use is a 60 degree V-Bit with a replaceable insert. I have 2 different version that I will link below (one professional series and one for the hobbyist).
This video is just touching the surface of sign making, the possibilities are huge Acrylic Signs, HDU (a foam material) is very nice, two colored plastic sheets especially made for engraving some have metal surfaces that look really cool.
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@rmholladay Жыл бұрын

I really like that you show us what not to do and explain why in this by showing the mistakes. Nice way to present the info!

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ryan !

@7alfatech860 Жыл бұрын

The "mistakes" sign is very helpful. It is interesting to see that a laminated product has internal stresses enough that it will warp with removal of material.

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Yes if the pocket is deep enough it will. DOC was 6.5mm and I was not sure if it would move but I had that happen before (not for a sign) and it moved quite a bit I was surprised as well … good for the demonstration !

@PiefacePete46 Жыл бұрын

@7Alfa Tech : I agree... there is often more to be learned from seeing the result of incorrect technique than from watching a perfect example while being told what might happen if you do it wrong.

@JBWorx 8 ай бұрын

Yes, totally agree, if one of my projects that I film goes wrong I will re-do it but will always include the defective part as a lesson learned so you as the viewer can avoid my mistake.

@carlslater7492 Жыл бұрын

I agree, raised lettering is another level compared to engraved lettering. My first real project was a schedule sign for church ... I had to match a previous sign about 75 years old. It exceeded my workspace so learned about tiling ...split an "H" in the tile, so half was cut on tile one and half on tile two. Learned about using gage pins on that one. I also used an MDF plywood for material (Covid time frame) let's say two letters were "liberated" as they flew across the room. Cut out 2 more letters and tacked/glued in place before 3 coats of paint ... it has been 2 yrs and it has not rotted yet. Thanks for the videos.

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Just like you described Carl, there is a lot to learn making signs. Different substrates, the different fonts,tiling, the bits involved and the whole painting aspect and then to make it UV and weather resistant. Not easy I think this was barely an intro to the subject.

@jasserbenyounes3416 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos! So informative. Your channel is underrated!! I wish you made more videos!

@JBWorx 3 ай бұрын

I am going to make more!! Yes I don’t have many views maybe my thumbnails need improvement. Well it will work out eventually…

@saeedkamali2032 Жыл бұрын

I think this video is complete v-bit use explanation, thanks again for any tips sharing with us, always watching your any video in your KZfaq channel i think your work deserves more views and more likes, please keep going forward and don't be frustrated.

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Thank you Saeed maybe we can convince KZfaq one day.

@saeedkamali2032 Жыл бұрын

@@JBWorx I Hope So

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

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@thanhnhanhuynhnguyen3652 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JBWorx 7 ай бұрын

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@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994 Жыл бұрын

With MDF adding a sealcoat of some sort before paint helps a lot. For a lot of my MDF workshop jigs and workbenches I actually use several coats of Shellac with a light sanding between and then a Wax depending on the application. Rather than canned Shellac buy some Beetles and make your own and manually apply it gets a much better result.

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Yes I use the de-waxed shellac as well, recently just the spray can. I like the smell much better than most finishes and it dries so fast. Thanks for your comment !

@666Azmodan666 11 ай бұрын

it's normal that it bent, you milled a lot of material on one side. I haven't done it on cnc yet, but as a carpenter I always took this into account. You need to have a thicker material than it is supposed to be and mill everything around the inscriptions, rotate and mount in a neutral position, let the material be crooked, align it by milling and turn it back to the right side and finish milling.

@JBWorx 11 ай бұрын

Yes you are correct. It is because of the deep pocket, as I explained. I am a woodworker as well and wanted to bring that point across. Thank you for your explanation.

@AdamCaveAyland1 Жыл бұрын

The last tip was the best I think! Altering cut depth for the size of font - such an easy concept, but so easy to overlook on during programming! Thanks! Have you come across Valchromat or similar coloured MDFs? I don't know how much you play around with signs, but if you dislike colouring the cut out it could be something to look at - I use it a fair bit with veneers to expose a black coloured MDF and then the entire project can get a clear coat as a single process (unrequested knowledge dump over).

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam for the suggestion. I have worked with 2 colored resin material that works using the same concept. I will check out Valchromat right now thx again

@alan4401 9 ай бұрын

very helpful, many thanks. I am using Edding CNC software with Fusion 360 which I see you using at times. There are very few examples of this combination so I would be very interested in any content showing how you use this.

@JBWorx 9 ай бұрын

Ok Alan … noted ! And thank you !

@SceneArtisan Жыл бұрын

I need a small job doing please. I have only the one job (2 small 40mm brass engraved 'badges' 4mm thick at their thickest point, engraved lines 1mm deep) that needs doing, I can pay and supply materials. I can also supply diagrams and a B&W design (.pdf etc). Let me know. UK based. Reply if you can do this. Thanks.

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

I am confident you will find someone locally. Brass engraves easy. Check into some Facebook groups like cnc entrepreneurs they always like to pick up some work.

@SceneArtisan Жыл бұрын

@@JBWorx I don't use social media (FB, TW, IG etc).

@JBWorx Жыл бұрын

Well I am going to leave your comment posted here so if someone local to you reads it they can get in touch with you. Shipping from and to the US is rather cost prohibitive.