V-Carve Gift

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V-Carve Gift

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V-Carve Gift

Have you ever gotten tired of buying gifts for mothers day. Here is a great idea let's make the gift. There is way more meaning to the gift if you make it. So let's get started. We will be using V-Carve for this project. Make a rectangle, and make it 12.5x10.5

Supplies

Supplies Needed

  1. CNC Machine
  2. Piece of wood
  3. Computer with V-Carve on it
  4. Also has fusion
  5. Have the necessary Tool bits need as listed above.
  6. Sand Paper
  7. Paint & Paint brush

​Step Insert Picture

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Insert a picture, and set the size 11.5x9.5

Step Make the Letter Come Alive

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Trace the picture. Then go to material setup Then engrave it. 1.25 V-bit then press calculate. Preview the toolpath. Then save the toolpath, to your CNC machine.

​Step Make an Outline

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Offset the border in .25. Then go to the profile toolpath, and select that line. Cut depth 0.1, and use a .25 ball nose. Preview it and it should look like. Then save the toolpath.

Step Show Who Made It

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Select Draw Text and type Love your name. Font = Script MT Bold, Alignment right, and Width 2.2, and Height 2.7. Go to Engraving toolpath and 1.25 V-bit. preview it and it should look like. Then save the toolpath.

​Step Hands On

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Cut a piece of wood (that is .75in thick) 12.5x10.5.Then round the edges with the edging machine.

Step Stain It, & Use the CNC

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It should look like this when you're done staining it. When finished with using the CNC machine it should look like this.

Final Step Paint

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Take a paper towel and rub down the wood so there is no dust. then paint it just like as shown.