11-30-2023 Q&A: Wonder Woman Shield Modeling, Maloof Style Table, SVG Export for XTool Laser, Material Settings in Tool Database, Lithophane Material, and Bowl Bit Clearing Tool

This Q&A Meetup offered a deep dive into CNC and digital fabrication, featuring topics like creating a Wonder Woman shield, crafting Maloof style furniture, and mastering VCarve for SVG exports and laser machining. Experts shared tips on template creation, performing two rail sweeps for rotary projects, zeroing techniques, and optimizing toolpaths. Additionally, discussions on tool and material settings for various projects, including lithophane carving and challenges with bowl bits, provided attendees with valuable insights for enhancing their CNC projects. This session is a must-watch for hobbyists and professionals alike seeking to expand their skill set.

Questions Answered in this Q&A:

• 00:01:57 - Trying to make a Wonder Woman shield for my granddaughter. I have a good start, but cannot get the pendant and last wing to add to the model. Need help to understand what I'm doing wrong.
• 00:16:20 - Help with making a Maloof style table.
• 00:39:56 - I'm using my VCarve software to edit files to export an SVG to use on an XTool laser machine. I want to add a business card file I wrote to every file in case I have room on material. Besides copy and paste the card, what would be the best way to template perhaps?
• 00:50:26 - Is there a way in a rotary project to do a two rail sweep to create a star the length of a cylinder?
• 00:56:46 - Could you show how I would zero off the spoil board with 1.8 acrylic?
• 01:02:39 - Trying to save as a tap file.
• 01:09:20 - Why still having this wood side showing?
• 01:10:10 - Would you like to talk a little bit about the material settings in the tool database? Mainly, do I set up each tool with each material type so that the chip load and speed and feeds are correct for each material and each tool?
• 01:12:55 - What type of material and source for lithophane carving?
• 01:16:49 - When using a bowl bit, I do not see the option to add a clearing tool.

Keywords:

wonder woman shield, maloof style table, vcarve, svg export, xtool laser, business card template, rotary project, two rail sweep, zeroing off spoil board, tap file saving, gcode, material settings, tool database, lithophane materials, bowl bit, clipart, aspire, 3d modeling, project setup, toolpath optimization, troubleshooting, cnc tips.