[MakeLV] CNC/Laser cutting offer

[Tyler Worman]

PNG or DXF (I think!) for the laser cutter. It will do a vector or raster
cut. If the image is something else, I need to convert it.

CNC machine has a lot more options.
1) You generate the GCODE for a 3axis machine in MM (Metric!)
2) Create a file with the tool paths you want in Vectric VCarve Pro (Demo)
and I'll generate the GCode with our full version for a Mach3 driven
Machine.
3) Generate a JPEG/PNG/ or Bitmap without transparency and explain what you
want cut out. I'll generate the toolpaths based on your description and
send you some sample screenshots generated by VCarve.before I attempt to
cut it.

I have a 3D Cam program available called Vectric Cut3D but we haven't done
anything with it yet, so I'd prefer to steer clear of 3D stuff for now
until we play with it.

We could definitely run lettering or a logo for you on the CNC machine. If
you want it to be large, break it up into parts that I can cut and you can
re-assemble. You would just need to sand and finish it then.

How is the projector project going? Any progress on it?

     - Tyler

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> Oh, that's a cool offer. Thanks Tyler! I'm not coming up with anything
> personal right away that I could get together in a reasonable time,
> but I wonder if we could get a design together to cut out a hive 4a
> logo or something to hang in the space.
>
> What sort of format do these files have to be in?
>
> JSR/
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Tyler Worman <tsworman at novaslp.net>
> wrote:
> > I'm headed back to PA a few times in the next 2 weeks. If anyone needs
> > something laser cut or routed on a CNC machine, let me know. I'll run
> your
> > design (to the best of my ability) on AllHandsActive's equipment and
> bring
> > the pieces back with me. You pay for material, but otherwise no cost to
> you.
> >
> > Laser cutter has an ~8.5"x~11" cutting area.
> > CNC has ~12"x~17"x~2"
> >
> > Our CNC can route PCBs. Fine detail work is not possible right now. If
> you
> > have large traces with wide spacing, it should be okay. Our present
> spindle
> > has a run-out issue and makes a mess of a fine pitch board.
> >
> > If you need something bigger, TechShop Detroit and i3Detroit have much
> > larger setups. I'm not sure I'll be able to get it done in time but we
> can
> > discuss.
> >
> >    - Tyler
> >
> >
> >
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