JGRO Pics Finally

[rweatherly]

The bit set looks similar to the $12.99 set at Harbor Freight:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34640

[planescott]

Hi Jason, really like your signs you made. They look very nice! How much did you charge for each one and how long did each one take.

Looks like your having fun with your machine and making money with it.
Keep up the good work!

p.s. I thought I read you are building a bigger machine, How is that coming along.

Scott

[Jason Marsha]

Originally Posted by rweatherly The bit set looks similar to the $12.99 set at Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34640

rweatherly,

That's the 50 piece set, the ebay one is 70 pieces.




Hi Scott,

Staining the MDF took up the most time, about two weeks as I used multiple coats and between other work and drying time. Each sign took about 12 min to carve using VCarve Wizard and then cutout. After this I coated each sign with multiple coats of polyurethane clear coat.

The signs were $40.00 on average but I am sure you would charge less in the USA.

To cut down on staining time I will sand the MDF with a 120 grit sand paper so that more stain stays on the first coat.

My bigger machine, a 5x10 router, will be initially reduced in size to a 4'x4' or 4'x6' as I will not have the amount of space I originally planned. This small one will be just a smaller version of the larger and any short comings with it will be corrected in the larger machine.

I will order pulleys and belts from sdp-si for gear reduction as well as open belts to to drive the long axis from each side.

I was not planning to do a lot of welding but it appears I will have to purchase or rent a small MIG welding plant when I buy the metal.

Jason

[diarmaid]

Thats fantastic. .....wheres the doggie tag pic... ?

[Jason Marsha]

Thanks diarmaid, I will cut a new one soon as the current one is made from soft aluminium and the dog has it rather worn.

Jason

[Jason Marsha]

I cut this in about 55min at 40"/min.

Jason

[Dar]

WOW its beautiful . can,t wait to finish my machine and give it a try.
Dar

[Jason Marsha]

Link to page containing file. Scroll up and look for daddyshands.eps.

http://vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3764#3764

Jason

[Jason Marsha]

Another sign for the hotel using VCarve Pro.

Pic1 :Test cut.

Pic2 :Taken during the cut with the MDF dust flying. Don't worry the
vacuum was in the other hand to catch that dangerous MDF dust.

Pic3 :Tab removal, staining the cut ends and a clear coat remain to be
done.


The signs were cut at 1016mm/min (40" min). Bits used were MLCS 25.4mm (1") diameter 90deg v-bit and a Whiteside 3.175mm (1/8") spiral upcut solid carbide bit.


Jason

[Jason Marsha]

For this job I only cut out the letters for a sign company. They finished the sign and after installation I visited the location and took these pics.

Jason

[Jason Marsha]

This is a poem I compiled for recently married friends.

Jason

[Jason Marsha]

Here is another example of little brother JGRO working hard to earn funds for the construction of big brother.
I have been avoiding advertising of the sign work but its is steadily streaming in from one big sign shop in particular as well as lots of work from the hotel.

Jason