Full Version: CarveWrights ??
From: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#1]
21 Sep 2006
To: ALL
EDITED: 22 Sep 2006 by DGL
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2]
21 Sep 2006
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#1] 22 Sep 2006
There was some discussion, but I don't remember a Class 5 hurricane on the topic. :-)
From: oldtimer (BRUCE) [#3]
22 Sep 2006
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#1] 22 Sep 2006
Well, I ended up getting one. Been mostly sitting on the workbench! I have about 5 hours on it as I've been too busy with the lasers. Cute little toy tho'
Bruce
From: James (TILER02) [#4]
22 Sep 2006
To: oldtimer (BRUCE) [#3] 29 Sep 2006
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5]
22 Sep 2006
To: James (TILER02) [#4] Unread
Even with as few as 5 hours time on your CarveWrights, you must have formed some opinion.
Easy to operate? Heavy duty enough?
Pros and Cons?
EDITED: 22 Sep 2006 by DGL
From: shari (APPLIK) [#6]
23 Sep 2006
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#1] 23 Sep 2006
Mark,
What did you want to know specifically about the machine? I have well over 40+ hours on one my wife purchased and maybe I can answer a few of your questions.
Reese
From: Franco [#7]
23 Sep 2006
To: shari (APPLIK) [#6] 23 Sep 2006
From: Peter [#8]
23 Sep 2006
To: ALL
Hi Guys...what is a Carvewright ?
I always thought they were the family from Bonanza? ;-)
regards
Peter
From: jumbo (JIMCLOUGH) [#9]
23 Sep 2006
To: Peter [#8] 29 Sep 2006
Peter
Have a look at www.carveright.com
Jim
From: JHayes55 [#10]
23 Sep 2006
To: Peter [#8] 29 Sep 2006
Peter
FYI - www.bonanzaworld.net
Hope this helps end your confusion - B-)
From: oldtimer (BRUCE) [#11]
29 Sep 2006
To: ALL
Well...I have made a couple of things with the CW, that being a sign and a clock. I shoulda taken a couple of pics as they turned out nice! The software is pretty straightforward to use, but me being a old guy and intimate with CorelDraw, I have trouble with the "language" barrier :S I have been happy thus far with the little use I have on the machine. The team @ CW is continually looking for input and revising the software to incorporate user's requested features. I know if you have problems with the machine and call them on it they will definitely be in touch and correct problems. Their customer service is to be envied in this "service industry" country of ours.
One other thing~~~~I believe Sears will "soon" be selling them!!!!
At least that is what I have "smelled" around the net.
Bruce
From: Peter [#12]
29 Sep 2006
To: JHayes55 [#10] 29 Sep 2006
Thanks little Joe...
:-)
regards
Peter
From: Peter [#13]
29 Sep 2006
To: oldtimer (BRUCE) [#11] 29 Sep 2006
Bruce,
they look kind of nifty..
I kind of get this sense that basically all the machinery we use are going to be refined down enough to begin being sold thru retail outlets...
We are simply beta testers...may not happen next year..but eventually.....
regards
Peter :-(
EDITED: 29 Sep 2006 by PETER
From: spudislander (WILLM) [#14]
18 Oct 2006
To: shari (APPLIK) [#6] 18 Oct 2006
Hi Reese,
Does the software have any provisions to allow you to take 2D clip art and convert it into 3D?
Will
From: Shaddy [#15]
18 Oct 2006
To: spudislander (WILLM) [#14] 19 Oct 2006
It uses shades of grey to determine depth, so yes it can make a 2-d image 3d. The problem is that a 3-d "looking" image isn't really set up to actually be 3-d. Hard to explain. but look at the image and realize the black will cut deepest and white not at all. Black is used as outlines of everything usually, so there will be a lot of things cut to full depth.
Hard to explain, but you may have to tweak things to get it to look exactly right. The software is free to download, import something and see what it looks like
Shaddy
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#16]
18 Oct 2006
To: Peter [#8] 18 Oct 2006
Thank you
From: shari (APPLIK) [#17]
18 Oct 2006
To: spudislander (WILLM) [#14] 19 Oct 2006
Will,
My wife Shari does all the designing in ArtCam Pro so I can't help you much in the design area. I mostly did all the carving on the machine. I know she used Corel in the beginning but said it was too time consuming and limiting so she just bought a carving software. We are using the ShopBot now and it is a great machine. I used to spend a couple of hours hand finishing the CW carvings, but they come off the ShopBot very smooth and need no touching up. Frees me up to do other things in the shop. You might want to take a look at their benchtop model. The price is a little higher but the machine is much more suited for heavy duty work. The Bot seems to be pretty trouble free and cuts through all sorts of wood with no problem. We've even been cutting out different shapes now, which we didn't do before.
Reese