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by lsvien
Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:52 pm
Forum: Show off your CNC Shark projects
Topic: My First Lake Contour Map
Replies: 2
Views: 2757

My First Lake Contour Map

My first couple of lake map signs for some friends. My process was to download digital bathymetric data from the MN Department of Natural Resources. I loaded it into ESRI's ARCMap and converted them to contours and then exported to a DXF. I kept importing the DXF into VCarve and kept cursing the pro...
by lsvien
Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:56 pm
Forum: CNC Shark
Topic: Tell us where you're from map
Replies: 617
Views: 560752

Re: Show us where your from map

LSvien,

Lake City, MN 55041
by lsvien
Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: CNC Shark
Topic: Carving pressure treated wood
Replies: 6
Views: 6021

Re: Carving pressure treated wood

I would agree with the other posts. Pressure treated wood is like it's name. It is injected with chemicals at high pressure to the point of refusal. The wood is super saturated and literally takes years for it to dry out. And in the drying process it twists and turns and darn near walks away from yo...
by lsvien
Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:37 pm
Forum: Show off your CNC Shark projects
Topic: Viking Long Boat
Replies: 16
Views: 8942

Re: Viking Long Boat

We have twice attended Syttende Mai in Oslo. What a great celebration and party. I have never attended anything quite like it. We were thinking your project would make the perfect gift for our Norwegian friends who live in the city and have hosted us each time we visit. Keep us in mind when you post...
by lsvien
Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:34 am
Forum: Show off your CNC Shark projects
Topic: Viking Long Boat
Replies: 16
Views: 8942

Re: Viking Long Boat

Would you care to post a crv file?
by lsvien
Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:27 pm
Forum: Show off your CNC Shark projects
Topic: Viking Long Boat
Replies: 16
Views: 8942

Re: Viking Long Boat

Love the design. Anyway you can share your design with us? I have a fairly good idea how you did the ovals but how to do the end and side support pieces. Got a pattern. I'm assuming those were done on a scroll saw?