Scenario 1 Potential customers often ask this question. It is a hard one to answer as there are many factors. Let’s look at the different ways to carve a project and how it effects the carve time. This project board is 12” x 12”, so you have a rough idea. The pattern has a depth […]
Lithophane’s are some of the most popular things made with the CarveWright System, and one of the easiest to make too!. Use these tutorial resources to learn how to make these amazing carvings. When you are ready to make your own Lithophanes, purchase the material from the CarveWright online store. In Chapter 2, page 128
You may have noticed in another article or video where there was a grid of “squares” on the board surface. This is a really nice feature to help you layout objects with a degree of precision. The Grid can be viewed/turned on by selecting “View/Toggle Grid Lines” from the Designer menu. By default, the grid
Bit Optimization Using the “Bit Optimization” feature in Designer can make a dramatic difference in how well your carvings turn out. Most often, choosing “Bit Optimization – BEST” will yield cleaner, more defined detail in your carving projects. Bit Optimization sets the limit with which the bit carves into tight areas to preserve the top
Backing-Up Your Favorites Folder It’s always a good idea to back-up important files so that you can recover from “unexpected events” concerning your computer. We can’t even count the times we’ve had customers call in after their computer crashed and they lost all the patterns they spent hours making themselves. All those patterns that you create
The CarveWright Rotary Jig can be used to create unique lithophanes using common PVC plumbing pipe. The results are impressive! Now you can create unique lithophanes that most people have never seen before. Rotary_PVC_Lithos_Tutorial This was also covered in a Build Blog article here.
There are several materials other than wood that are popular with our users. Here is a list of the top products we’ve seen and experimented with. – Corian, Staron or other brands. There are many manufactures for this solid surface acrylic product, but you need to stay away from the variations with “ester” in them.
One of the most important items (and commonly missed) when getting started with the CarveWright CNC System is that the projects you carve need to be “Under the Rollers”. To do this, you need to make your actual project board 7” longer than the “virtual” board that appears in the Project Designer software when you
In order to assist in the learning curve of the CarveWright System, we have compiled our tutorial information into a linear learning guide. This guide will start at the beginning, teaching you how to use the system, and progress into more advanced features, accessories, and add-ons. The linear progression of tutorials will help users build upon
When the CarveWright System was new, Tips & Tricks Newsletters were published on a somewhat monthly basis to assist customers in learning proper and creative uses of their system. Newer methods of training, such as videos, are now available.This collection does contain some information that is dated and no longer applicable or reflective of the
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