How to Use Easel with V-Bits Without Using Easel Pro
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- I am very pleased with the results each and every time I have used this method. This method will not work in every situation depending on your specific project, however, it will work extremely well the vast majority of the time. You will lose some of the fine detail that is provided in Easel Pro toolpath and you may wish to consider purchasing the subscription to Easel Pro or purchase another software package that supports VCarving which will be considerable more expensive. I have been very pleased with FREE Easel Software and I am pleased the Inventables provides four free days per month. I do not work for Inventables and I am not endorsed by Inventables. I am just a happy customer sharing my experiences on how to get the most out of a remarkable CNC machine.
hours of easel frustration solved by a well done video, clear, concise and to the point . . . thanks
You’re very welcome
I've had my 500x500 X-Carve for over 3 years now and since I have found your channel ( about 2 months ago ) I have learned so much from you ! Thank you and keep up the great work !
Thank you very much
Great tip for the V bit. Also, if you’re desperate to use a Pro-Font with no free days left, download the font to your computer (hundreds free online - quick google search) and type out your word/phrase in a photo edit software such as InkScape and then convert to a SVG file (Inkscape can do this, as can many websites). You can then import this SVG file and edit size and placement. You won’t be able to edit the text unless you re-import the edit, but it means you can use fancy fonts for free 👍
Excellent point. Thank you for sharing the tip.
hey thanks so much for making this video! i am a college student and don't have the money right now to pay for the pretty expensive pro version so this tip on how to use v-bits with the free version is AWESOME. i tried it out and it works perfectly!! the cuts come out really nice.
Outstanding! This is exactly why I made this video. I’m so glad that it helped you. Thanks for watching
An excellent straight forward explanation in the use of the v-carve bit without the aftertaste of the 250 dollar subscription. Thank you sir!
My pleasure
This is really creative. I give you props for that. I want to expand the statement that you made: "You will lose some of the fine detail that is provided in Easel Pro toolpath" What this really means in that the font will change. A v carve toolpath is very different that the toolpath created by what you are presenting here. This will change the font shape. Thin wispy lines will be thickened. The result may be acceptable to you and to many, but you are not tricking the software into doing vcarving. You are doing an endmill tool path. There is no depth adjustment that would normally occur that preserves the font accuracy. But this can workout in your favor but it will be somewhat unpredictable.
Thank you for your explanation.
Thank you very much for this video. It helped me a lot in being able to put my name and date on a project.
That's great! You're welcome.
Thank you so much for sharing! Great suggestions!
Thanks for watching! You're welcome
Thank you so much.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching the video
Thanks Paw Paw!
You’re welcome
Great video... As i said before you can use v bits in easel.... You just need to do some fenagling with settings lol....another trick i have is if you have a text that the profile outline of it isnt as wide as you like.....you could make it wider by lying to easel about the bit dia....if you want the text to machine wider you can just use a 1/8 bit but tell easel you are using a 3/16 bit and theoretically this should make the text profile 1/8 wider overall....assuming you have proper space and not interfere with other parts of the project....using this you would need to make sure your project can handle the trick method....but it should work in some cases...i used this method other day and it worked...the text wasnt as beefy as i wanted and i couldnt resize to thickness i wanted properly without distorting so i lied about bit and it made an equally increased text profile..and turned out well
Excellent. It really does work great.
One thing to add..you can use a vbit in easel but you cant vcarve is easel....the vcarving process uses unique xyz moves in the process of doing text if you just use a vbit in easel it will only do xy moves while doing the text....so you wont get same results but you will get results such as paw paw which can look nice
You are correct. I explained that in the video. The machine is carving as if a .010 straight bit was in place. I also stated that you will lose some of the fine detail that true vcarving will do. Thank you
Very nice project..i like the xmas tree use....
Recycle, recycle. Thank you
Youre so clever paw paw!
Thank you very much.
Great tip. Thank you 👍
You're welcome
When machining metals i totally agree it can be significantly more beneficial to use higher quality bits but when machining wood its not as big of a factor In my opinion.
Awesome tip!
Thank you
Could you in the future while working on a project tell us what speeds and feeds you are using. I was watching your video on two stage carving where you made your 200 subscribers project and it would have been very helpful to me to know what the speeds and feeds were. Thank you
I usually use the standard suggestions in Easel. Yes that is slow but safe and will not hurt the machine.
Absolutely love your vids, very helpful and easily understandable. Quick question, how do you access the 4 free Easel Pro days each month?
If you have an older account then you have the four free days. After July 2020 (if I remember correctly) then you have a 30 days trial period, after that you must purchase the Easel Pro
Hi, great video as ever, can you please explain how you register for the 4 free day's with Easel Pro. Thanks
First question and the most important is did you open your Inventables account after July 28,2020? (I believe that is the correct date) If you did, then you only get a 30 trial offer of Pro, then you purchase the subscription or you do not have Pro.
If you account is older than that when the menu pops up to purchase, hit the "option" tab and select a free day.
@@PawPawsWorkShop Hi, Thank you for the update, most helpful. John.
What equipment do you use with the software. I’m new to word carving
The CNC machine is the XCarve from Inventables
Can you use this technique to cut stars for a union? Thanks
Yes you can! Be aware the results will not be as good as the actual vcarve
This is cool!
Thank you.
I'm still scratching my head about this, how can you get the depth correct for the width of cut if your saying 0.10 of an inch on the bit ? But wanted the width of the text a certain size ? Surely that's when the v bit in easel helps ?
A little trial and error. My depth was .35" and do the letters with a fill. Yes, a v bit is better but this is to show that it can be done and look great
@@PawPawsWorkShop thank you for your response, I see what you mean now, also whilst I can, can i pick your brains about something? The strangest thing keeps happening to my x carve, whether it be a start from scratch carve or using zero position from previous run, every now and again my machine will randomly go to the start position to start carving, when the z axis moves down for some reason it doesn't stop, it has gone straight through my project piece and straight into my original spoiler board, it has done this 4 times in the past 2 days, ( I have only been using it for 2 days as I have only just got it) ( brand new) any ideas as to why ? It has also destroyed the 2 perspex pieces that come with the dust boot. But then 90% of the time it does it as per my setting and runs fine. (I do not make any adjustments when it has its moments)
Thank you
Great video, thanks. I have been using the free Easel software. I have added a V bit to try to bring up the 4 free days prompt, but I dont get that option. How do I get their free days please?
Inventables changed their policy. Effective July21, 2020 (if I remember correctly) any purchase before that day you will continue to get the four free days. After that day you will have a 30 day free trial and then purchase Easel Pro to be able to continue to use. With that said, I am going to assume you are grandfathered in and have the four free days. When you design a project with v bits or with pro fonts that will trigger Pro. When you go to carve it will tell you your 30 trial is over and offer the purchase. Well look up at the "Option" box at the top of the page select that and you will get the option to use one of your four free days.
@@PawPawsWorkShop I registered with them about 2 weeks ago. So it seems I missed out. That's a shame.. Thanks.
First, you do have a 30 day free trial. Also and most important, you can still design in Easel Pro save it to the computer. Then use UGS Universal GCode Sender and carve your design.
@@PawPawsWorkShop sorry to keep pestering you. Do you mean that after the 30 day free trial then I will have the 4 free days after the trial ends?
Check with Inventables, it is my understanding is that after the 30 day trial you will have buy the Easel Pro to continue to use it
I wonder why the V-bit is considered "PRO"? My cheapo 3018 came with a whole bag of 30 Degree V bits!
In the beginning easel did not utilize the v bit. When that function was add plus adding a new font library Pro was born.
Paw paw, what was that red bit that you used to flatten the wood out? Is that a special type of bit?
This was a Freud 3/4" bottom cutting and mortising bit. I have this in my Amazon Store and the Affiliate links as well. Here is the link to purchase amzn.to/2H30R00
Paw Paw ....you have an amazon store?
What type of wood are you using in this video?
This was cutoffs from a spruce Christmas tree
@@PawPawsWorkShop I have alot of southern oaks in my yard would like to make projects with them, looking for suggestions. I want to laser etch them but because the wood is so dark I can't see the etching. Any suggestions?
Hi, great video, I need some advice please. I am trying to rough out a basic name using a large font size using an 1/8" bit , then I would like to change the bit to a 60 degree V bit using the settings in your video just to clean up the edges. Is this possible? Have you posted a video on this subject? any help would be much appreciated. Thank you John. (UK)
Yes, that is call two stage carving in easel. Put you roughing bit in first and add a second bit. Look up in the right hand corner where you see the bit. Next to that is a "+" click on that to add the 60 degree detail bit. When you carve, it will ask you which bit you are using. You will have to z probe again when you change bits.
@@PawPawsWorkShop Hi, and thanks for coming back to me, would I be correct in thinking that this method only works when you are a Pro subscriber? as when I tried what was suggested, easel only carried out the roughing cut and then stopped. It gave me no information how to proceed with the detail cut, it basically said the job is now complete. Thanks once again. John.
If you are trying to use the vbit you must have pro. The only way around it is to tell the machine you have a different bit and just use the vbit. That is what I was trying to show in this video
Hey paw paw...i thought you had vcarve software....you dont need easel pro vbit use if you have vcarve....right?
True however i dont agree its just a little more cost... i can buy 20 chinese bits to 1 rockler bit.....and i have had ok results with chinese bits and its worth the savings for me...but everyone has their own requirements... :) you paid $50 for 3 freud bits ...that is $17 each...i paid only 79 cents for each of my bits similar to yours so thats a significant diff in price :)....i agree you get what you pay for but for me the savings is worth it...
where do you get bits for that price?, i would like to try some since i am just starting and learning and braking things
well now xcarve will not let me use 0.010 it knows its a v bit and swiched to pro so guess they saw this video, what other numbers can i put in for bit size thanks?
I'm having trouble cutting all the way through my project with my V bit. How am I able to do that?
Typically a v bit is not used to cut all the way through the wood. The way the CNC works is that when the edge of the project is touched by the bit in the design it will not go any deeper into the wood. Therefore, the project would have to be wide enough not to touch the edge of the design before it cut all the way though the wood.
I done the same thing recently and also carved with a pro font by taking a screenshot of my text in a PRO font then using basic MS Paint and paste the image, crop it then save as a jpeg then create the svg file to import to Easel.
I noticed your carvings are very organised, my code just jumps all over the place which obviously makes the carve time longer, how do you manage to get the code to work in a logical manner?
Easel has poor toolpath structure compared to other software. You are taking a design and processing it through several steps to get to easel. It will have unusual toolpaths
I haven't used easel for awhile, do you still get free days to use vbits?
Yes, you get four free days per month.
what bit do you use to flatten the piece?
Just a 3/4” flat bit. They do make bits just for this but I do not have one
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thanks
what program do you use now?
This was done with easel. I still use easel as well as VCarve pro
@@PawPawsWorkShop thankyou, i was thinking of doin the same, aspire is way to much
Start with the desktop and add pro and aspire later. You only pay the difference as you move up
Having to pay for software to manage a machine that you bought is such a bad business. There MUST be an always free of cost software to manage the machine.
Thank you for your comment. You do have many free options. Chose which is best for you
@@PawPawsWorkShop TBH, it's not about free options - I spent $3000 on the machine, $400 on VCurve, all I want is an offline controller as without that the machine can't be used. This is really BAD business. It's like buying an iPhone but have to pay and yearly fee to use iOS.
Use universal gcode sender UGS. It’s free, it works great. No internet needed
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Yes sir, thank you