1/9/2024 Replay: Open Book Carving, Removing Guidelines, Rotary Project Size Confusion, Combining Laser Cut Files, Copying Hold Down Clamps, and Down-Cutting V-Bits Inquiry.

Question Timestamps in this Q&A:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:15 - Using VCarve Pro version 11.55. He wants to turn a spindle just like the others except for the design and size. He says he's trying to use the molding toolpath with a quarter inch ball nose clearance and a 30 degree v bit Just like the others on this one point two five inch clearance only cuts the last third of the spindle What am I doing wrong?
• 00:08:03 - I want to make an open book carving with the verbiages, on both sides. So I went to the weekly lessons number 17, and followed the process to a T. Left side turned out great, but when setting up the right page, when I went to distort between two curves, the verbiage turned upside down and backwards.Where did I go wrong?
• 00:13:48 - When doing a profile cut using the machine bed spoil board surface as a Z position and then deliberately going 0.5 millimeters deeper, it is not cutting to an even depth as shown in the attached PDF from both the top and bottom views.
• 00:17:31 - After I do my layouts, is there a way to remove all the guidelines at once and not one at a time?
• 00:19:53 - A little confused about the size on a rotary project. Final part looks right, but wrong size. Not sure exactly how the setup can change?
• 00:29:28 - How would I combine these files to carve one stadium? This is a laser cut file.
• 00:39:04 - I have a file for a hold down clamp. What would be the easiest way to copy it so I can carve 4 at once, I'm using VCarve Pro.
• 00:43:54 - Is it possible to do a circular array copy of a model? Can you show a quick example of how it's done?
• 00:47:10 - Can you post contact info for the Learn your CNC bits in the tool database?
• 00:49:13 - Are you aware of anybody that makes a down cutting v bit?