After using Easel to design with for 7-8 months, i decided it was time to move on! So i ordered my own 1000mm x carve with V Carve Pro.
This carve was not done on my X Carve (still waiting on packages *sigh). Did this on my 48x96 table i have at work, that i can use freely whenever i want.
On the plus side, V Carve Pro came in the first package, so i’ve been able to do some learning on it. I think all of my reading up on this forum has definitely helped (thanks phil and others) lol.
Did it with a 60 degree bit on standard, what you guys call… garbage wood. Aka pine ha!
Any tips from what ya’ll can see? Tips on finishing/staining?
-Cole
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Patriots makes it perfect for firewood! lol. Kidding(sorta), looks good!
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Looks good. What was your finishing, just stain or burn?
Pre stain from minwax, stain entirely one dark color. Sand top surfaces so they are raw again, leaving the v carve stained dark, then apply stain on faces again just with a damp/dry rag of stain so it lays down a lighter color. Then of course a Satin clear coat.
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This was for a client. I talked her into letting me try my first v carve for her order. I’m a Dolphins fan myself sadly (us Utahn’s dont have a hometown team to root for lol).
Did you get a lot of chatter running across your x axis? Looks like a lot of tool marks are being left…Looks good though - still better than the BROWNS 
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Yeah, my table has a lot of shake due to its size. So unfortunately, I dont know how much better i can reduce the chatter i get. Basically our cnc doesnt sit on a table top, the waste board is the table top sitting on top of a metal frame.
