Great little car. I am loving this series. Thank you so much for providing the files. I would love to be able to cut this on my smaller cnc machine. This would be a great project to have my son work with me on.
Hello Angie... I am so glad you like the vide I really enjoyed making the project so we could share it. May I ask how big the working area of your CNC is and what software you are using? Love the thoughts of you and your son making one f these together. Maybe we can help you make that happen!
I ve made 4 of these so far. I didnt care for the quality of plywood I purchased for the wheels and made several from some 1/2" maple I had from a previous project. I Learnd some new features by making modifications to the files to fit and conseve some of the wood that I had available.
WOW... so good to hear. I love this project and so excited that you are making a few of them, and making your own edits!!!! Exciting... making a few kids happy in the end!
Hey Joe, thank you for the kind comments 😊 we're glad that you are enjoying the videos, the software and Vectric as a whole! We really appreciate it Thank you!
@@vectric You're very welcome. I've enjoyed it for a lot of years, and one of these years I will probably upgrade to Aspire, but VCarve has done everything that I've wanted it to (and more). I use it on my router and mill.
Thanks for this fun project. Before I build it, I'd like to confirm (or ask about) a couple things in the file: 1. The video describes toolpaths with a 1/8" compression bit, but the file toolpaths call for a .157". I don't have (and can't find!) a .157". If I just mount a 1/8" bit, will the toolpaths run correctly? (That is, are they designed to be run with a .157, or with a 1/8"). 2. The pdf specs 1/3" dowel for the axle holes. That's not commonly available, but 1/4" is. Are the holes 1/3", to fit a 1/4" dowel with some play? (Maybe the pdf should have specced 1/4"?) Looking forward to building this and giving it to some little boys who will love pushing cars around! Thanks again.
Hello Benjamin... Thanks for the comments and questions. Seeing as I have gotten either my conversions wrong from mm to inches or the tools I had on hand when I cut it were different then when I initaly designed it... either way I should have been more consistant. As we always suggest you modify the tooling to be safe and approperate for your CNC, Tools and material you are using. Now getting that out of the way... Knowing me I would have designed the profiles to be cut with a standard sized cutter and then used what I had. So I would expect that if you changed the cutter in the tooling and recalculated it then you would be OK. Also the dowel holes, I would make to the proper size of dowel you have... then recalculate the tooling. Of course... Beki would say, run some test tooling to be sure all is all right. So I would do that aswell just to make sure. You could run a reduced set of toopaths to test the look and also your dowels. I do hope that helps... and I will be a bit more carful in the future to no mix and match toolsizes. ~Todd
@@vectric Thanks for the quick reply on a year-old video! I'll make some tests for sure, especially before cutting nicer hardwoods. I appreciate these projects, both for the things themselves, and for the inspiration they provide.
@@vectric Thought I'd let you know that I built up one of the cars and it looks great! Making another one today; there are going to be some happy two-year-old twin boys this weekend. With regard to tooling and paths, I *did* make some modifications based on test runs: 1/4" dowel holes, and axle holes slightly larger than that. I used a 1/8" compression end mill for all the body pieces. Also, because I only had 5/8" plywood on hand, I eliminated the center ply piece and one of the walnut center pieces from the toy, so it didn't get too wide. Thanks again for the help and the fun toy.
I could really use a video that goes into detail about sweeping a profile. I mean, take those wheels for example. How did the software know to put the curved tyre part on the outside? How did it know to make it bulge and not sink inwards? Why is the profile drawn at a slightly up-tilted angle?I've seen several videos like this where this stuff just seems to happen, but I would really like to actually understand the process so I know what is going to happen in advance.
Hey there donepearce! Have you had a look at the moulding toolpath tutorial? > ruclips.net/video/8Aq0-cOdbbE/видео.html this should hopefully help answer some of your questions 😊 Thank you!
Hello Alexxus... thanks for the comment. In order to make this an easy to follow project I did not go to the best lengths to ensure the best use of the material. As you are implying you could edit the file to make better use of your material.
Great little car. I am loving this series. Thank you so much for providing the files. I would love to be able to cut this on my smaller cnc machine. This would be a great project to have my son work with me on.
Hello Angie... I am so glad you like the vide I really enjoyed making the project so we could share it. May I ask how big the working area of your CNC is and what software you are using? Love the thoughts of you and your son making one f these together. Maybe we can help you make that happen!
I ve made 4 of these so far. I didnt care for the quality of plywood I purchased for the wheels and made several from some 1/2" maple I had from a previous project. I Learnd some new features by making modifications to the files to fit and conseve some of the wood that I had available.
WOW... so good to hear. I love this project and so excited that you are making a few of them, and making your own edits!!!! Exciting... making a few kids happy in the end!
Thank You- for the project, the files, and the Excellent video. All the more reason why I love Vectric V-Carve software (and the company, too!) !!!
Hey Joe, thank you for the kind comments 😊 we're glad that you are enjoying the videos, the software and Vectric as a whole! We really appreciate it Thank you!
@@vectric You're very welcome. I've enjoyed it for a lot of years, and one of these years I will probably upgrade to Aspire, but VCarve has done everything that I've wanted it to (and more). I use it on my router and mill.
Thanks for this fun project. Before I build it, I'd like to confirm (or ask about) a couple things in the file:
1. The video describes toolpaths with a 1/8" compression bit, but the file toolpaths call for a .157". I don't have (and can't find!) a .157". If I just mount a 1/8" bit, will the toolpaths run correctly? (That is, are they designed to be run with a .157, or with a 1/8").
2. The pdf specs 1/3" dowel for the axle holes. That's not commonly available, but 1/4" is. Are the holes 1/3", to fit a 1/4" dowel with some play? (Maybe the pdf should have specced 1/4"?)
Looking forward to building this and giving it to some little boys who will love pushing cars around! Thanks again.
Hello Benjamin... Thanks for the comments and questions. Seeing as I have gotten either my conversions wrong from mm to inches or the tools I had on hand when I cut it were different then when I initaly designed it... either way I should have been more consistant. As we always suggest you modify the tooling to be safe and approperate for your CNC, Tools and material you are using. Now getting that out of the way... Knowing me I would have designed the profiles to be cut with a standard sized cutter and then used what I had. So I would expect that if you changed the cutter in the tooling and recalculated it then you would be OK. Also the dowel holes, I would make to the proper size of dowel you have... then recalculate the tooling.
Of course... Beki would say, run some test tooling to be sure all is all right. So I would do that aswell just to make sure. You could run a reduced set of toopaths to test the look and also your dowels. I do hope that helps... and I will be a bit more carful in the future to no mix and match toolsizes. ~Todd
@@vectric Thanks for the quick reply on a year-old video! I'll make some tests for sure, especially before cutting nicer hardwoods. I appreciate these projects, both for the things themselves, and for the inspiration they provide.
@@vectric Thought I'd let you know that I built up one of the cars and it looks great! Making another one today; there are going to be some happy two-year-old twin boys this weekend. With regard to tooling and paths, I *did* make some modifications based on test runs: 1/4" dowel holes, and axle holes slightly larger than that. I used a 1/8" compression end mill for all the body pieces. Also, because I only had 5/8" plywood on hand, I eliminated the center ply piece and one of the walnut center pieces from the toy, so it didn't get too wide. Thanks again for the help and the fun toy.
I could really use a video that goes into detail about sweeping a profile. I mean, take those wheels for example. How did the software know to put the curved tyre part on the outside? How did it know to make it bulge and not sink inwards? Why is the profile drawn at a slightly up-tilted angle?I've seen several videos like this where this stuff just seems to happen, but I would really like to actually understand the process so I know what is going to happen in advance.
Hey there donepearce! Have you had a look at the moulding toolpath tutorial? > ruclips.net/video/8Aq0-cOdbbE/видео.html this should hopefully help answer some of your questions 😊 Thank you!
@@vectric Thank you. That was exactly what I needed.
@@donepearce Glad to have helped, have a great day :)
Why design these projects with version 10 only?
Nice project, but it's so sad to see so much material being wasted
Hello Alexxus... thanks for the comment. In order to make this an easy to follow project I did not go to the best lengths to ensure the best use of the material. As you are implying you could edit the file to make better use of your material.