Let’s Carve This Simple 3D Eagle on the CNC

[@mrwonk]

Thank you for your service.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Much appreciated. Thank you.

[@LanceMcGrew]

Sure wish this Paw Paw was my neighbor :). I'm a Papa too :)

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome!!

[@johns2926]

Instead of dragging the corner of the stl to resize and re-centering with the button you can hold shift while dragging the corner of the image to resize and it will keep the image centered. Saves you a bit of time.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Excellent point. Thank you very much.

[@alwellenweremadu7564]

Please, are you good at creating STLs? I need the services of an expert.

[@sfg18b]

It can out great. I read one comment about the cost of the software. I said that to, after reading on it, I purchased it. You get what you pay for. Trust me. It will raise you game.

[@TheJosa007]

It is amazing what you can do with a little bit of knowledge. The eagle piece is truly amazing. It's got to be a total satisfaction to look at what you have created.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@brendanfitzpatrick7399]

yeah, with a little knowledge you can basically print or cut a test page..bravo! sorry but i was hoping for so much more in this video.. I don't have a CNC but even if i did, i wouldn't have much interest in printing ("cutting") a piece of clipart from within the application, all CNC software provide the same examples as a 'test print'.. it would have been 10x more valuable if he used a generic image outside of the clipart to really show how to do something unique . .

[@ndoghouse6853]

@@brendanfitzpatrick7399 Believe me if you just got a machine setup from scratch and did all the wiring etc then you dont give a crap about value or where your test piece came from. You just want to make sure your machine works as intended and with your choices of the many softwares you decided to use to create it. Have you ever printed a test page from a new printer? Well thats all it is. Frankly a 3D eagle in wood beats the hell out of a sheet of paper your gonna throw in the trash anyway.

[@johnparken2607]

With all due respect to Ms Fitzpatrick, your video is exactly what I wanted and what I expected. It is a step that needs to be taken in my learning process. This is all new to me. Kudos to you for taking the time (yours and ours) to clearly explain the steps that you were taking. That will enable me to perform a similar on my computer and CNC as I progress in the process of properly using these powerful and innovative new tools. The pace was certainly not too slow. THANKS so very much.

[@patrickreade6119]

He created nothing a computer and a machine created it. Come back when he carves something by hand. No real talent needed to do this.

[@sebastianocavalli1357]

Hi Paw Paw, thank you very much for the great tutorial,Thank you very much Seby

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

[@stunningmisadventures]

Beautiful piece!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much!

[@motoputz3201]

thanks, great learning tool for me 19:27 pre-drilling is key for holding work piece in position and the spoil board surface won't get those annoying screw bumps and lengthen the spoil board's usefulness.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, excellent idea

[@Evocatorum]

@@PawPawsWorkShop If you go back and look at 21:09, you can see that the side on the project isn't flat either because the wood is slightly bowed or because the particle board below isn't level with the rest of the table. It would appear that the particle runner isn't tied down completely or perhaps there's something under it? I can't tell. Either way, thanks for taking the time to make this video for us!

[@toumahadad501]

Thank you for all the information That you give. Valuable and very helpful for beginners

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad it was helpful! You're very welcome

[@jeffjaekel2558]

Cool! Nice job explaining and showing the process!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@metalheadmachining4586]

Enjoyed the video, been a machinist for years and recently got a Laguna IQ and Aspire with vcarve and your fixing to gets some views here hehe nice explanation of software.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It Is my pleasure to help. Congratulations on your purchase. Thank you very much

[@TheJonboix]

I liked and am subscribed Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. I appreciate your support very much.

[@bullswoodworks8398]

like and Subbed. great video. playing with my Shapeoko XXL and still learning......your videos help. TY!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks for the sub! Awesome! Thank you very much.

[@jimking9646]

My ShopSabre is coming next Wednesday cant wait.. Great video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Awesome! Have fun.

[@rocketsurgeon4876]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Where do you sell the items you make?

[@rrr92462]

Excellent demo.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

[@ashkanseifi5413]

Loved your video. thanks for sharing.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re very welcome

[@jenniferbell4571]

Thanks for this!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure!

[@torowazup1]

Just shared it before I watch video 👍🏼

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're the best! I appreciate that very much.

[@rodneywright284]

Good Job, can't wait until you get into more 3d settings

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you, I'll be coming out soon with another one.

[@ridhadababi5858]

. Good job, Thanks for sharing.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You’re welcome

[@jaimevillada9150]

Desde Colombia , gracias por compartir.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

gracias!

[@mancaveprinting]

Hello Paw Paw, I am getting into CNC carving and like your video. Maybe this is helpful for you: You can make a screencast by hitting Windows+g together. So you do not have to pay attention to lighting and get rid of the flickering.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, that will work and I have tried it however I can not bring that file into my editing software

[@robertlaurendeau9394]

Well done PAW PAW!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching

[@matthewschatzel6900]

Great work paw paw

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks! 😄

[@THirstyCamel1023]

Awsome carve

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@mfrederickson1]

Great video - thanks

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sylviacook2005]

thanks for this fantastic video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

My pleasure.

[@lunnymav]

So beautiful. Nice project.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks

[@bentebrunsvelt319]

Beautyfull job

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you! 😊

[@uncommenvideo5443]

excellent video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Many many thanks

[@consultor1019]

Great work and video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much!

[@inspectr1949]

Total novice at this not knowing where to get started, thank you.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

One month ago I knew very little about 3d carving. Once you have a good understanding of VCarve then adding 3d is easy to do.

[@user-ig4mg7go1s]

Fantastic video!!!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching my video

[@user-ig4mg7go1s]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Greetings from Serbia!

[@fenders9911]

very nice job great lesson !!!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@they.luv_lillard4477]

Great vid

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@georgelucas8586]

Changing the size and color of your pointer would make it easier to follow.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Ok how is that done?

[@juansalmeron1537]

Looks great paw paw

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you 🤗

[@juansalmeron1537]

Paw paw is this file shareable on inventables?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This file is on the Vcarve desktop or pro version when you purchase the software.

[@luisoquendo5656]

Hi Mr. Paw. First, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge; second, I would appreciate if you can help me with a design problem I have: I'm working on a map I imported, but can't get ride of a bunch of intersections where 2, 3 and 4 lines met. I have Vcarve Pro. Thank you .

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I will work on a video for you. I actually thought I had one but I did not record it.

[@airbornearchitect7062]

wow , LIKE that....

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@erdalevcil2445]

good job

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@dusanrajh5025]

Hvala za predstavitev.

[@ayotaamer]

Very nice job 💐❤️🇮🇶

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you so much 😀

[@trinidadian_jedi]

You know I like you. You got that old school/ grandpa vibe. I never got to know my grandpa. Lol you are advertising for McDonald's. That's not good.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you, not sure what you mean by McDonalds

[@richarnaud7794]

Good Video..Thanks

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You are welcome

[@davidholdman8015]

Awesome

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@rpremkumarjones1928]

superb sir thank you

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You're welcome

[@jmlp1368]

Wow,,,, you should tech kids at school.( you have good actitud to explain stuff like this meticulously)

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@Masis-dr5el]

❤, but kind of hard to fallow the 👉 arrow sir, can you add some yellow dot to be easy to eye to follow

[@brandonkrause4333]

dont know if you guys heard but hit the subscribe, like, and share, and he has a patreon

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@Dieselfitter01]

this is great

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you

[@oldNavyJZ]

The roughing pass isn’t to save time. It is to save the life of your smaller bit.

[@TonyHall-iw2pz]

Good 👍

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much

[@jimking9646]

Great info

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much.

[@daneilers739]

As usual, GREAT job!!!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks again! I appreciate this very much.

[@cnctroubleshooting9052]

Hi Paw Paw, A couple quick questions… so you did it all in one pass with the 1/8” bn, so it would have been cutting fairly deep. I heard you say 8-10% step-over, so you stepped over somewhere under .0125? And might I ask your feed rate? I’m very much a novice, and as such would have thought that deep a cut would have broken the bit.

[@jimgranfor3856]

I enjoyed the video. The minor problem with online tutorials is the video is never clear. I totally lost how you connected the vectric lines before going to g file.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I’m not sure what you are asking. Vectric lines? After selecting the bit and creating the toolpath you just save the toolpath and the file so that you can pull up the file at a letter time. Then save the gcode and carve. Yes, you do need to use the correct post processor. I can’t tell you which one to use due to the vast different types of machines and controllers

[@ecrist]

Thanks for the video Paw Paw! But what happened to the rough cut you originally programmed?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I decided to skip the roughing pass

[@kommanavikas426]

Its amazing. But how it calculates the depth of an image at different points or else we have to give manually height and depth just like priymid shape each step 1cm height

[@zinoorr1056]

Hey paw paw, your work is outstanding. I’m about 12 months from retirement and I want to get into CNC routing for fun and to help with local charities. Question, is there a better computer use for the software than others? Are you using a Mac or PC. I wish I could get training from someone like you! Your work is outstanding.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I use a pc laptop. To run the CNC does not take a very power computer however, if you are planning on using the same computer to design you will need a more powerful computer. You can get training from me. I have over five hundred videos that brings me into you shop anytime you wish.

[@zinoorr1056]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Thank you, I am a visual & hands on learner. I appreciate all your work. Thank you fro the speedy return. I live in NJ and have not been able to find CNC router training that makes any practical sense for me. I will dig into your work. Thanks again.

[@thomgwayi8138]

Great

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks

[@LuisLopez-gd9hu]

Hello, great video tutorial!! Do you have another video but with rotary toolpath? Thank you

[@ApexWoodworks]

I notice that you're not using any form of dust collection on this carving job. Is this for photographic purposes, and if not, then could you show us what you've got for dust collection? Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

No dust collection due to camera. I seldom use dust collection on this cnc

[@TLBxGoldenAxe]

Gorgeous piece, sry if I missed it, but what was the depth of cut on that little ball nose

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. I can’t remember exactly but depth was about .5”

[@TLBxGoldenAxe]

Cheers fella.

[@tedlitz7266]

Nice vidio. Show more details if you can.

[@patrickbodine1300]

Go ahead.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

3D carving is both beautiful and fun

[@davidhittenberger1651]

After I create the roughing tool path, calculate, and display it, I get a blank piece-no tool paths to display???????

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Open vectors is a definite possibility

[@magiclay]

speeds feeds???

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Stock settings in VCarve

[@turbolevo8703]

You should’ve drilled clear holes through your workpiece which would’ve prevented it lifting.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

That would be one way to do it. Thanks.

[@melodywarman7092]

Very nice project and nicely done. But if i want to put a circular cutout in a board how would I do it? I have the basic vcarve and not the vcarve pro.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Just put a separate toolpath on the outside and carve it out with a profile toolpath

[@Lucifer.]

23:28 into the 26 minutes and fifty-three second video... it finally starts carving the eagle. But don't get excited, the eagle is completely fished by 24:00.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

lol, most people want to know how rather than just see the action with no expaination. Thanks for watching.

[@brendanfitzpatrick7399]

nice intro to CNC but it would have been nice to use a generic grapic outside of the apps own clipart.. this video is parallel to learning how to set tones/contrast/brightness of an inkjet printer.. not overly interesting IMHO.. I give this one thumbs up for the effort ..

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thanks

[@BronkBuilt]

How would you go about sanding it?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

If you use a very sharp bit you really do not need to sand. A little hand sanding may be needed but that’s it

[@IanStreten]

Very very new to cnc routing. Machine being delivered tomorrow. At present trawling my way through various software tutorial packages. Have found your series very helpful with my quest for the best software product. That is Inventables Easel. Rather excitedly saw your post of the Eagles head but very disappointed that software was Vectric Vcarve. As a mere Hobbyist no way can I afford to buy the Vectric product. So is there anything available within Easel that can create a similar result? Thank you.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The XCarve is capable of carving this type of design. You will however need other software to create or modify. This eagle is part of the package that comes with the Vectric VCarve software.

[@nancyrocha7372]

Great video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. We have been doing a lot of research to buy our first cnc machine, would you recommend the x carve pro(it will be out in a few months) or the cnc4newbies machine?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

First thank you very much. In today's market there are many great machines. I know only what I have seen in the commercials regarding the XCarve Pro. It is a new unproven platform. I have questioned the Inventables team but I must say that I would go with the proven product and chose one of the cnc4newbies products. They are very solid and I love mine.

[@brandonkrause4333]

i would not recommend the xcarve. i just got one and i wish i would have spent another 1000 and got something a little better. the button head screws it came with for assembly are garbage. i had to re tap the holes for the dust collector brackets. this machine is veeery overpriced. i dont expect the xcarve pro is much different besides being more rigid...

[@cruftcreator]

Great video. Is it possible to do 3d carves in easel?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

the design will need to be done in another software such as VCarve or Aspire, save the gcode and you can send it to the XCarve

[@Kilroy1225]

How about posting the easel file on the inventible site?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This eagle is part of the file provided when you purchase the Vectric VCarve Desktop. It is not part of Easel. I can not share a file that is from that company

[@nicholasaloi107]

How do you get the 3d eagle? Is it something I can get from your video so that I can try it.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The 3d eagle is part of the VCarve software by Vectric. When you purchase the software you will get the eagle and much more.

[@robmaguire6689]

Hi, Thank you very much for an excellent lesson. Can you please confirm something as I think I may have a software problem. That is …..having copied exactly every move that you made (I did this several times) I am finding that my cut time shows 09hrs 09 mins and :24 secs. Your time works out to 01hr 53 mins some odd secs so I cannot determine why that should be. Can you help please? TIA. Rob….

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

You might want to look at you stepover percent

[@tommc49]

Newbie question: can you do this type carving with the FoxAlien?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, it is possible. You're software is the main factor. Easel will not work to do this type of carving. You need VCarve or similar software.

[@dhmphoto]

Thanks for the video. It is really helpful for me to better understand 3D carving. I do have a question. Could this be done with VCarve Desktop instead of the Pro version? I see reference to 2.5D carving versus 3D carving. Is what you showed today 2.5D?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Thank you very much. Yes, you can do this on VCarve desktop. This is actually 2.5 D but many people call it 3D

[@DanSmith-s8p]

I want to know the name of the software and where i can get it if i want to dowload it

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Vectric.com is the site. This is the VCarve Pro software. The desktop version will do this type of 3D carving as well

[@musicmaze640]

Thanks for the great intro to VCarve. Do you have a video that does both a rough and a detail cut? Also, could you have done the cut with Easel instead of UGS? Thanks again!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I did not do a rough cut. I only used the detail cut toolpath. The design modification has to be done in VCarve or similar program. You can use easel as the sender and carve it out.

[@musicmaze640]

​@@PawPawsWorkShop I understand that you didn't do a rough cut here. I was just wondering how to do two cuts with UGS. I've done it in Easel, so I guess it's similar. Thanks!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It is two separate files that you run separately.

[@foxabilo]

Am I missing something or isn't it a bug in the software that it did not inform you that part of the carving was above the material top dimension? I mean the software knows the material thickness and while it could not detect errors in the physical material it should be able to detect when it creates gcode that is above the top of the work?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It was something visually that I could see. I believe that the carving was at the material surface and therefore would not be shown.

[@foxabilo]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Ah, so possibly the Z probing was off by a bit and that caused the tip to ride above the work, that's my guess anyway.

[@johnjuderjahn2054]

Hi Paw Paw! Any way you could share the STL file for this eagle now that Easel has the capability? I LOVE it! Thanks!

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This eagle is not my design. It is part of the artwork you get when you purchase VCarve by Vectric

[@James01520]

Phil what's the benefit to using the Z-height plate vs. just jogging the bit to the top of the material surface and setting Z that way?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It is more accurate to use the z plate for consistency. You can use the manual and it will work however you may be off several thousandths. For most projects that may be just fine.

[@Fm-ss4uj]

Does lightburn work for cnc and laser or just for laser only ?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Lightburn is designed for lasers. If you have a laser attached to the CNC then you most likely can control the laser with Lightburn

[@hugoramos496]

Thats awesome! What Drill did you use?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

1/8" ballnose

[@hugoramos496]

@@PawPawsWorkShop thank you sir. Keep up the good work! You're great

[@mattgersbacher8382]

What machine was you icing for this video

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This ma CB one was the cnc4newbie

[@CHITUS]

Hi Paw Paw, thank you very much for the great tutorial. As I'm new to that usage of a CNC I might have some beginners's questions. I'm somehow confused about the different heights. Material height is 0.75 inch. After inserting the zero plane the model height (11:00) was shown as 0.593 inch. The shape height was 0.6997 (25:25) and was slightly too big. How are model and shape height linked? Thank you very much, Thomas

[@chriskwakernaat2328]

good question.. i get the one at 25:25 , he just sunk the head down lower in the wood , but the one at 11:00 is a stumper..

[@hangfeatphil905]

Wondering waht the maximum width of the material you're carving can be...

[@q-rri-kan9811]

Hello I want to make wooden fishing lures wit inside cavities for wire and weights and rattles I’m looking to make 2 sides; left and right Once wire and hardware inside the idea is to glue both side together to make one a one completed fish model Is it possible and what machine would you recommend Budget is short and I need to make it a bit bigger So in the mean time I would learn what I can out of your videos Thanks 🙏. Jesse

[@dennismcaleer242]

Can you use V Carve Pro with the x-carve, and how much does the V Carve Pro software cost ? Thanks Paw Paw. Dennis

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, you can use VCarve Pro with the XCarve. After you create you project you can save the gcode and use Easel as the sender to carve the project. Go to Vectrics.com for pricing.

[@robertbarnes4887]

Paw paw I just started with a 3018 cnc machine and I tried laser grbl I can't get laser grbl to work as well as easel I made something in easel and imported it to grbl but when I save it on the off line controler it saves as a different type of file that I guess the machine dont read. I would like to do this eagle head because I use to be in the 101st but I don't think the free of esiel file has it. However looking at the cost of both v carve and easel the price is around the $500 range i already do laser engraving with light burn but there's is a yearly subscription how does these cnc subscription work and how many computers can I put them on because I have 3 for lightburn and would like to do the same for any other program so I can grab any of the laptops I have set up to use the program.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

LaserGRBL is only for the laser. Easel can run all the other CNC projects

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

The eagle file is part of VCarve by Vectric

[@thebryanongaming1965]

what name cnc it is ? Hello, it's my first time in the cnc industry and I would like to start with something small that makes 3D things in wood.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This one is the cnc4newbie, new carve. I also have a XCarve by Inventables. You said you are looking for something small. These are both 1000mm. I am currently looking a two machines that are much smaller. I will be putting them through there paces to see how they will do. I will start to introduce them toward the end of March and into April

[@alekjwrgnwekfgn]

@@PawPawsWorkShop would a 3040 do this? And is there open source software?

[@4691cvdivad]

So I followed you to a T in VCarve Pro, the only problem is that my carving wanted to take 5-½ hours to do? Do you happen to know why this would be the case? There is no way this should take that long. Thanks

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

It may be the feed rate or the stepover

[@thefulchman]

How hard would it be to carve the eagle head out of different wood and make it an inlay into the circle? I don't have a CNC yet but I'm very interested in getting one.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

That’s doable. Just have to set up a cut line on the outside of the eagle. Thanks for watching

[@Dancopymus]

Hi Paw Paw, first of all, thanks for the excellent video. I have two questions: 1) Can the Foxalien Masuter Pro CNC use this VCarve Pro software? 2) Can the Foxalien Masuter Pro CNC do that kind of service you did, as in the video? Or is a stronger spindle needed? Thank you

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Yes, you can use VCarve with the FOXAlien. I use Openbuilds controller. Just save the gcode toolpaths and open in Openbuilds and run the job.

[@Dancopymus]

@@PawPawsWorkShop Thanks

[@MrLfarah]

Hi. Sorry my terrible english. How i make this probe ?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

I have videos on it

[@Engineering_Science]

What kind of CNC you have?

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

This project was done on the CNC4NEWBIE New Carve.

[@chuckscott4283]

Thanks very much for the great tutorial... am considering VCarve Pro purchase for my new XCarve Pro and wondering if you had any compatibility issues with the software and your machine? T

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

No, I have never had any compatibility issues. I use easel as a stand alone solution. I also use easel and UGS together. In addition I use Inkscape and then bring images into easel. All work with no issues. I do the exact same thing with VCarve Pro. Do you have specific concerns?

[@chuckscott4283]

@@PawPawsWorkShop No concerns just wondering about compatibility with Inventables products. Just purchased a XCarve Pro and noticed you've got a lot of experience with their products. Appreciate your work and tutorials as I'm on a steep learning curve and soaking it all in. Easel looks to be a good product, but from what I can tell does not have 3D functionality as VCarve Pro.

[@PawPawsWorkShop]

Easel is good and is improving all the time. You are correct about the 3D function. You need VCarve Desktop, Aspire or Fusion 360. VCarve Desktop allows you to alter the 3D but not create the STL files