I aim to please here's another sign I finished yesterday.
Jason you're really going to like Vcarve. I know I keep saying it in these forums but it's the best software out there. What I really like about it is you can do signs and carvings that look great in about 2 seconds. For example the sign in this post all I did was type the text up, open Vcarve, import the text and the scrolls from an eps file, select everything, hit calculate tool path and that was it. I didn't have to change anything or monkey around.
The other thing that is cool about it I can do all my 2D machining too. So say you want to cut out parts for something. Just get the shapes in Vcarve, select the 2D toolpath button, then pick machine outside vectors and you're set. The software can really do it all, which makes life easy (and cheaper in the long run). You also feel like you got more then you moneys worth, which is really nice.
But take it from me; if you've just built/are building/bought/or have a CNC machine and you don't want to learn gcode or how to run tricky software get Vcarve. In a matter of minutes you'll be turning out stuff you never thought you or your machine could do.
Man I sound like a commercial. Next thing you know I'll be trying to sell teeth whitening kits.
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