Thanks!

Sure; it says in the link, but it is "Vectric VCarve 11.5", which can also be opened in VCarve 12 and Aspire. There is also a Fusion version, which can be opened in any version of Fusion, since that app is always up to date.

@@CorbinDunn but i use only artcam and corel draw😓😕...i am still learning..i need this type of things...if u have ..these type of..files..u can share with me 🫶🏻

Yup, you can do it with VCarve Desktop! I used Desktop for a long time and only upgraded when I had to do something bigger than the size limitation (24" if I remember right).

Yeah! You don't need to use my post processor anymore; the one provided from Avid's website should work fine, and I believe they have an updated one coming soon. www.avidcnc.com/support/instructions/software/downloads/fusion/ If that doesn't work, email me and I can export mine and send it to you.

Awesome! I'm definitely a fan of double sided tape at this point. I initially hated it.

Yeah! I really only use the drum sander for really light passes; like 0.010, using 150. My friend was using it to flatten some boards the other day, and with 150 grit, and it quickly started bogging down; probably because 150 was too fine. The paper was trashed in 10 minutes and had to be replaced. The planer is the way to go for flattening. Chatter: yes, that 1/4" bit always likes to squeal. I realized I could get it to be a little quieter by running it at 14,000 RPM instead of 18,000, but using the same chip load. That seems to work better for that particular bit.

Yeah! I don't keep good track of time for stuff. I'd say it is a few hours for each operation: ~2 hours for the "mountains", ~2 hours for the bottom, ~2 hours for the top. Most the machining time is just hit the button and let it go. It takes me a few hours to glue things up and prep the work, and a few hours to sand and finish the work. So, it takes a while to make these, and there are are lot of things I could do to optimize work if I wanted to produce a lot of them. $200 per bowl isn't a lot considering the amount of time I spend on them. They are roughly USD $50-$80 in materials (wood/epoxy), So, if it takes me 8 hours to make one bowl...I'm really only making $15/hr or so, which isn't great. I'm sure I could optimize the time in batches, and get it down to a few hours per bowl, if I really tried. My goal is more of an artistic creation and to inspire people to make something, than to actually make money by selling the creations. It'd be great to sell a few of them just to pay for materials for me to make the next project.

...and I don't sell a lot of physical products. I only make a few that I try to sell, and I only attempt to sell them via my website (and a few on Etsy), and in general, I don't sell many. Sometimes every now and again I will sell one (mostly to my friends). But, making and selling stuff isn't my goal. My goal is to have fun designing things, and sharing it with others.

Hi Markus, that's great! One of my goals is just to inspire people to try stuff, so I'm glad you did that.

No problem, thank you!

Oh my gosh, that is pretty embarrassing! I have been mountain biking way too much lately. Yeah, it is petal and not pedal!! I Updated the spelling where I could...but it is going to be stuck in the link and downloads for a while. Thanks!!

@@CorbinDunn 🙂

No problem, thank you too!

Thanks!

Thanks! I've made several of them...the one in the photo is reclaimed redwood. In general, I like using cherry.

@@CorbinDunn Very good, beautiful, thank you! Maybe I will try to make one....

Thanks! I'm glad you appreciated it. Definitely check out the v3 improvements.

Awesome, I'm glad it worked out for yah!

Thanks!

Oh, my bad! Fusion changed to a different teams thing..and the links broke. I need to re-upload it somewhere. I'll try to get an updated link soon.

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Thank you!

Yeah! The download link has the part numbers and direct links to McMaster-Carr. There is also a readme.txt in the download that has the same info.

It can definitely be a problem! I should show a photo of my setup: I ran a thin copper wire around my dust hose, just loosely wrapping it, and going to an outlet on the wall, connecting it to the EMT with a screw or bolt. Before I did that I would get little shocks from the static whenever I touched the boot after it was running for a while. After I did the grounding that problem went away. It never affected the machine, but more sensitive machines sometimes simply stop due to this issue.

Awesome! Let me know if it works out for yah.

No problem!

Thanks! The part # and link is in the description: www.corbinsworkshop.com/shop/cnc-dust-shoe-v2-stls-and-fusion-360-parametric-design-for-3d-printing/ I might need to highlight it more, as I've had a few people ask me. It's also noted in the readme.txt of the download.

No problem!

You're welcome, thanks!

No problem, happy to help out the community!

Yeah, that's a good description of the process! This particular piece could use a lot more refinement; I may revisit it some day. I've already had a few people tell me I should make huge one for burning man.

@@CorbinDunn That would be epic!

Thanks, I'm glad it could help! There's never one best way to do a hold down...and I still swap through all the different techniques for different reasons.

Thanks!

What program are you using for CAM? The toolpaths and CAM is setup in Vectric VCarve, but I also include the STL file so you can do the toolpaths in whatever software you prefer, however, the inlay won't be possible as it is a vector stored in VCarve. Pretty much any CNC should be able to machine this; it isn't too big.

Thank you!

Thanks Tyler! We'll see if I ever get to another version..maybe! It was a fun art project to create.

Thanks! It sounds like we think alike!

Great!

Thanks!!!

Yes! I do have another video on that part; I do use an expensive Haimer 3D sensor to indicate in the top. I've since moved on to doing this in easier ways; My preferred method now is to create a "jig" that aligns the bottom precisely, using dowel holes. Let me dig up an example video on how to do it...and at some point I should do an updated tutorial.

Here's the video w/the jig concept: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ1iq5h4qavFZ30.html A 3rd way to do it is to use tabs; I generally don't like that because you have to cut and sand them off, which is more work. My next bowl, which is in the works now, will use tabs just to simply try it out.

Thanks for watching!

Yeah!

Yeah! A constant RPM, varying torque motor would be ideal. I don't think the connections are strong enough to handle it for a long period of time though.

Thanks Justin!

That does make sense, and that is a great idea! I'll have to give it a try next time. Thanks for the tip!

Yeah! I get the wood from a local (Reno, NV) hardwood lumber yard. They sell cherry in most standard nominal sizes: 4/4 (actual 0.75"), 6/4 (1.25") and 8/4 (1.75"). I did glue up some of the pieces to make larger stock; I left it off camera because I didn't think it was interesting to watch. You are right; It produces a ton of chips and sawdust. Not much a way around that. I'm thinking of doing some "Fusion 360 for Vectric Users" videos at some point. It can be tricky to get started.

Nice job, impressive that you figured out the difficulties and all that had to go into a final product, beautiful work…biggly kudos!

@@henryoppermann134 Thanks!

Thanks!

Yes, that is a great idea! If I do another one, I'll look into adding that feature.

Thanks, will do!