I JUST pulled the trigger on a Gatton CNC Kit I can not wait to learn how to build it. Dave Gatton and the Gatton community seem so helpful and hopefully patient as I learn slowly and forget easily due to PTSD issues. I plan to make these on a Scroll Saw but does anyone know if a CNC router machine can do them as well?
A test on cheap wood to see if I can do this. I hope to use 1/4 - 3/4 Baltic Birch, Cedar, Poplar and such in the future.
I need to increase the gap between the Large fonts and script fonts.
Current design I am working on for the Breeder of my Service Dog who passed away Aug 22nd. Hoping if she likes it maybe I can earn some income in the Pet world selling similar items for around $25-$30 each.
These were designed in Silhouette Studio I also can make them in Inkscape.
- AstroEd
Sounds good!
What size are you making?
Those signs are easily made with a CNC… I ve heard GREAT things about a program called VCarve & VCarve-Pro…
Form what I have seen, it will do that job!!
There is another guy in the Gatton group… Mark Lindsay… a real expert with VCarve…
Mark Lindsay:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrMqMabXS5_cFcq5K9Ob-w
It costs a lot of $$... but I guess it makes your CNC "Walk on Water"
in so many words… If it s worth it, I really don t know… There are other carving programs… one is Fcarve (or something like that) that is free and does that type of thing… Contact Mark & pick his brain…
Every Saturday on Youtube "Dave Gatton" has a LIVE program where you can Ask Questions… Starts at 5PM Pacific and goes for about an hour ++.
Mark Lindsay is almost always there… Very informative…
How far are you on building your CNC are you?
Mark Lindsay also has some VERY GOOD youtube videos on Building the Gatton CNC that might help you.
I recently got turned on to learning the Arduino system… Electronics oriented… A microprocessor (Arduino UNO) is programmed with all kinds of modules connected to it that can do all kinds of stuff… I d be willing to bet there is a program that will execute G-Code for your CNC! It s fascinating… I m in the process of designing simple weather stations… Having a Master inside… and a Remote Slave outside for Outside Temp. & Humidity reading which will transmit data to the Master where the data will be collected, saved, and displayed in various ways… Very interesting. It s awesome!
I think I will be using the 3D printer to make the small enclosures for the weather stations too!
Later…
- Joe Lyddon