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Post by jgstang on Apr 11, 2017 21:10:21 GMT -8
Bob, went to gimp and did the blur to an image but i can't figure out how to save the dang thing.. went to file drop down and click save as put the image name and doesn't do it! your the gimp guy so how do you save a image after your done ? thanks
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 2:21:56 GMT -8
Another "silent movie"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 4:12:40 GMT -8
If you choose the option to "save" your image in GIMP that image is saved as an XCF file which is GIMP's file format. I-Picture only uses PNG , BMP , GIF or JPG file formats. The only way you can open an XCF file is with GIMP.
This is why you have to "export" the file as one of the formats for I-Picture. PNG or BMP or JPG or GIF . I prefer to save as a PNG because it has the best resolution.
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Post by FatPoppy on Apr 12, 2017 4:56:01 GMT -8
Bob, went to gimp and did the blur to an image but i can't figure out how to save the dang thing.. went to file drop down and click save as put the image name and doesn't do it! your the gimp guy so how do you save a image after your done ? thanks jgstang, I know Bob, Rick and others are so very very helpful. Another source that I have found to help is YouTube. Sometimes you can enter the question that you are trying to find. Be sure to add GIMP to each question. I would be working in GIMP, have a problem, minimize GIMP, open YouTube and ask the question. Watch YouTube's answer (usually there are several to choose from), pause and make changes in GIMP, pause and watch more, switching back and fore and rewinding and re-watching. I hope this is of some help to you also. Good Luck! FatPoppy
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Post by jgstang on Apr 17, 2017 13:12:42 GMT -8
I wanted to say thanks for Dad and myself to you guys for helping me with this machine... We lost a good man easter morning, he was very thankful for you helping me.. GOD BLESS US ALL!!
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Post by FatPoppy on Apr 17, 2017 13:46:29 GMT -8
I wanted to say thanks for Dad and myself to you guys for helping me with this machine... We lost a good man easter morning, he was very thankful for you helping me.. GOD BLESS US ALL!! jgstang,
So very sorry for your loss. I know he will be watching and enjoying every carve that you make, from over your shoulder.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 19:03:50 GMT -8
jgstang, I am sorry to hear that you have lost your Dad. You will always have him in your heart and I am sure he will be watching over you as you proceed thru this life. I (we) are always happy to help anyone with whatever knowledge we have gathered over time. Sharing what we learned thru trial and error, so others might have an easier path... sort of like life itself. Bob
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Post by jgstang on Apr 23, 2017 11:21:32 GMT -8
thanks for the kind words.... things are kinda settleing down now a bit. really really weard knowing that o'l daddy-o isn't here anymore but he would say chin up, be strong and move on and get back to work!! oh and thanks rick for the cd, my son just barley told me we got it like a week ago..
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Post by jgstang on Apr 23, 2017 17:44:44 GMT -8
been playing with the machine today to clear my head! 2 questions... why when carving the x travel going towards the control pad its pretty quite but going away it seems loud when do the carving ? and do you know if they make an updated newer router motor for these so high speed can be used ? thanks... love the machine though!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 2:58:15 GMT -8
I do not know about the noise from the X axis, the only sound I get from mine is simply the stepper motor running sound. When the machine is running the X axis toward the control panel it is pushing along the lead screw and when it is going back the other direction it is pulling, so that may be difference in sound you are hearing.
Spindle motor: The machine has been discontinued, so there is no upgraded motor available and likely will not be.
I have plans down the road that provided the rest of the machine continues to work okay, to do an after market motor adaption which costs around $ 500. In doing so there are a lot more things one will have to do different in order run the machine. This is because the motor won't be ran from the control board.
Some people have used a small router as a motor, but I would not go that route simply because of the noise and the fact that the bearings and bearing assemblies in the routers are not designed to hold up to the stresses and the long run times for carving (most all of the router bearing holders and housings are made from plastic). In the end depending on how much the machine is used a person might have to replace a router motor several times a year.
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Post by FatPoppy on Apr 25, 2017 4:36:53 GMT -8
I went ahead and ordered, and received, a new spindle motor so I will have it if/when the old one goes out. I think that most of the sounds that you describe are about the same that I am hearing. Mine still seems to be cutting OK, I have started using low speed. FatPoppy
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Post by jgstang on Apr 25, 2017 21:47:34 GMT -8
me too, thinking on not only ordering an extra spindle motor but the stepper motors as well. do you know how hard it would be... is there a i picture program that can be installed on a full size machine with the size limit ? and is the whitehead bits the best you can buy ? thanks
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 2:51:52 GMT -8
An extra spindle motor would be good to have around so you don't have to wait for delivery when one fails. Stepper motors I am not sure of, I do not know if those are a simple swap out or if they have to be calibrated to the motherboard in the machine. I have been using exclusively the 1/50" or the R 0.5 size bits in my machine almost from the very beginning. I switched from the 1/32" bit that came with the machine to the 1/50", that size works the best for the types of carvings I have been making. I found that size bit on Amazon for around half the price of everyone else @ $22.99 instead of $ 45-50 and just did order 2 more. These hold up just as well as the higher price ones (10-15 carves) Here is a link to those: Amazon: R 0.5 BitI have tried the ones you once could order from Oliver machinery, some from Amana tool company, Tools today and even a company in Canada and the ones I am getting from Amazon hold up just as well.
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Post by FatPoppy on Apr 26, 2017 10:00:07 GMT -8
An extra spindle motor would be good to have around so you don't have to wait for delivery when one fails. Stepper motors I am not sure of, I do not know if those are a simple swap out or if they have to be calibrated to the motherboard in the machine. I have been using exclusively the 1/50" or the R 0.5 size bits in my machine almost from the very beginning. I switched from the 1/32" bit that came with the machine to the 1/50", that size works the best for the types of carvings I have been making. I found that size bit on Amazon for around half the price of everyone else @ $22.99 instead of $ 45-50 and just did order 2 more. These hold up just as well as the higher price ones (10-15 carves) Here is a link to those: Amazon: R 0.5 BitI have tried the ones you once could order from Oliver machinery, some from Amana tool company, Tools today and even a company in Canada and the ones I am getting from Amazon hold up just as well. In Nov. 2016 I purchased two .75 bits on Amazon Prime @ $22.99 each and free 2 day shipping. March 2017 I reordered that same order and they shipped from China. Took about three weeks and I was charged 16.99 each and a total of $.44 freight. That being said, looks like there's even more savings if we can order ahead of time. I'm planning to switch to the .5 after these .75 wear out. I have one now but the last couple of times that I tried it, it looked like the settings that I used were wrong. What do you use on "Scan Step" and "Feed Depth Per Cycle" when using .5? Do you use "GVee RO.5" or "GVee 1/50"? It also looks like Jerray Tools and SY Tools may be one of the same. Has any of you looked into sending them somewhere and getting them resharpened?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 17:19:14 GMT -8
So far any time I have ordered the bits from Amazon, they came within 3 days of ordering but they were always the R 0.5 bits. You can use either setting R 0.5 which is the metric setting or the 1/50" setting, the difference between the two settings is only 8 thousandths of a MM. 1/50" = 0.02 inch which equals 0.508 MM. I set up my carves first as inches, only to set the dimensions of the work piece and then change that setting back to mm for the rest of the set up in I-Picture. Generally most stuff I'm carving is set to 4 to 5 mm depth, and I set the feed depth per cycle to be the same ( I never use 2 pass carving because the results are sometimes iffy ). For scan step I use the default .2 MM most of the time, occasionally I might set it to .15 Anything less such as .1 MM scan step really increases the carve time which is usually very long to start with. In regards to sharpening the bits, the precision equipment required to sharpen a 1/50" or 1/32" tip would be rather expensive and for the cost to get that done you could just buy a new bit.
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