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Post by nlalston on Dec 13, 2020 13:37:25 GMT -5
Just a while ago I was carving out a project, which went very well - on the front side. On the back, I was carving in a message. Some of the letters didn't carve properly (not deep enough), and I had to resort to deepening those areas with a Dremel tool. What I'd like to know is this: Is there a way by which to pause the operation and jog-down the spindle, a slight bit, for the purpose of deepening the cut, a smidgeon - and then restarting? My spoil board has been properly flattened, and the machine is indeed level, so no issue there. I don't recall having seen anything referencing that, in the manual - which isn't to suggest that it isn't in there. I may have just overlooked. I will revisit it again, but hope that someone might be able to steer me to where it is in the manual.
Advanced thanks.
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Post by gerry on Dec 13, 2020 14:17:35 GMT -5
Why not finish the back carve, lower the spindle, Reset Z, then recarve the back? It doesn't sound like the back was a long carve.
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Post by nlalston on Dec 13, 2020 14:39:07 GMT -5
Why not finish the back carve, lower the spindle, Reset Z, then recarve the back? It doesn't sound like the back was a long carve.
I had to get that project on its way before I had authored my initial post. It was for a young kid, and I believe in keeping my word. It didn't come out bad, at all, but I wish that I could have completed it totally on my machine. You are right, in that it wasn't a long carve. In fact, the back had a carving time of just over eight minutes.
But, are you saying that the process would be to lower the spindle to the projects surface, tap the Z- (a time or two) to shallow-dip, reset Z and raise the spindle a bit, then start a recarve? I had thought of doing that, but wasn't absolutely sure. Excuse the fogginess. I am kind of new to this stuff  . |
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Post by gerry on Dec 13, 2020 15:20:27 GMT -5
You got it. But just don't tap the Z 'a time or two'. In normal mode, the Z lowers 0.5 mm each keypress. You can see this on the display. If the movement is in 'slow mode', the movement is 0.1 mm with each keypress. Try 0.1mm, then see how it looks. It's easy to screw up shallow text so that it looks bad if you go too deep. Easy does it. Also, the smaller the text, the more unforgiving is the Vcarve. Flatness REALLY MATTERS. If unsure that it's perfect, run your surfacing bit over it. Then you know it's perfectly flat. A few extra precautions make the carves a lot easier.
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Post by nlalston on Dec 13, 2020 16:31:21 GMT -5
You got it. But just don't tap the Z 'a time or two'. In normal mode, the Z lowers 0.5 mm each keypress. You can see this on the display. If the movement is in 'slow mode', the movement is 0.1 mm with each keypress. Try 0.1mm, then see how it looks. It's easy to screw up shallow text so that it looks bad if you go too deep. Easy does it. Also, the smaller the text, the more unforgiving is the Vcarve. Flatness REALLY MATTERS. If unsure that it's perfect, run your surfacing bit over it. Then you know it's perfectly flat. A few extra precautions make the carves a lot easier. Well, golly-gee-willikers, I wasn't TOO far off the mark (of what to do) . Your input is ALWAYS appreciated, and I will heed your advice about going that extra step (flattening work piece) especially when doing shallower carvings. I am also going to follow a suggestion that you had given to another member's thread, regarding ensuring one's self of the puck's actual depth dimension. I do have digital calipers, and I will certainly apply attention, and effort towards that. |
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