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SS is very hard to cut. .010 would probably need to be sandwiched between 2 pieces of wood or this thin material would climb up the drill bit or endmill. You would use very small eed rates on the drilling and milling cutterpaths. I know this from being a tool and die maker for 35 years. Pete

Thanks Tim I did not know that. The stuff I create in v carve if moved or resized needs to be recalculated so I just asssumed the import from cut 3d would be the same. I guess it is just habbit for me. Pete

When you import the file to v-carve so can set your material size there then move the file you imported from 3d cut to where you need it. Then you can add rout text. You will then have to double click the files from v-carve in the tool path list (upper right hand side of the screen under toolpaths) ...

Once you have created the file and saved it in cut 3d you can then open v-carve, set your material sizes then import the file using import vectors from a file, (the second from the right at the top folder) making sure the 0,0,0 is the same as the 3d cut file. Then you can add text or outside shape e...

Tim Owens wrote:There is a new Shark. The Heavy Duty (HD) is the newest model. The shafts will be supported and it will take about 40 different routers with the standard mount (in the 2.5hp range). To get the mount for the router you would have to get the whole new gantry. We have designed them to m...

Does anyone know if there will be an upgrade available for us current pro plus users to be able to use the larger router? And if so what is the cost? Pete

Rockler sells the aluminium peices that make up the top

That aluminiun is pretty thin and will bend easily. Have you tried to sandwich it with wood and cut it then? Pete

Rather than selecting the whole image you may have to select certain things you want to carve at a time. It may take more than one program to cut what you want. Pete

The run from sd card will not be enabled till you load g-code and the computer runs thru the reading cycle. Pete