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A member of the fishing forum I belong to asked if I could make a sign for him. He is building a stand to display duck calls.
What he originally asked for was for me to cut out the letters. I explained that would require a scroll saw and I didn't have one. He admitted he had tried and failed miserably. After showing him an example of two of my projects, he agreed that engraving would be OK.
He provided the board and the text he wanted. The board was 3x18x5/8 inches. Yeah, an old fence picket.
I created the design in VCarvePro by tracing the text. That was easy. No node editing required. I used a 90 deg v bit and a 1/8th inch end mill to clear out the waste. Total machine time was about 20 minutes.
When he asked "how much?" I said "no charge". He was really happy with the end result, and the price was right! :grin::grin::grin:
What he originally asked for was for me to cut out the letters. I explained that would require a scroll saw and I didn't have one. He admitted he had tried and failed miserably. After showing him an example of two of my projects, he agreed that engraving would be OK.
He provided the board and the text he wanted. The board was 3x18x5/8 inches. Yeah, an old fence picket.
I created the design in VCarvePro by tracing the text. That was easy. No node editing required. I used a 90 deg v bit and a 1/8th inch end mill to clear out the waste. Total machine time was about 20 minutes.
When he asked "how much?" I said "no charge". He was really happy with the end result, and the price was right! :grin::grin::grin:
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