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I am sure I downloaded a dxf file on this form

Good cache. I just gave it a try and uploaded one. I'd still like to keep these as SVGs. We'll see what the moderators think.

Tony

That works, Must have a deluxe version!

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I am sure I downloaded a dxf file on this form

Good cache. I just gave it a try and uploaded one. I'd still like to keep these as SVGs. We'll see what the moderators think.

Tony

That change or changing programs can very easily change all sizes, be careful some time's the smile goes away

[tony.latham]

That change or changing programs can very easily change all sizes, be careful some time's the smile goes away

I found that out the hard way –-specifically with an online file converter. That's why I want to keep these files as-is.



Tony

[Tom&Shelly]

I've been working on CNC files based on last summer's build. ...Having some fun with my Lowrider2 CNC.

Tony

Nice!

We might just have to upgrade our cave and add a CNC machine someday!

Tom

It put's a stupid smile on your face

Some of us have that anyway




Keeps you Modern's wondering what we're up to...

Tom

[tony.latham]

Keeps you Modern's wondering what we're up to...

Well... If it'll make your linage feel better, I have used the Neanderthal Levallois technique for flint knapping. Or at least monkeyed with it. It's interesting to sit down with a couple of rocks and think about using a 300,000 year old tool-making procedure that was invented by an extinct species.



Tony

[Tom&Shelly]

Keeps you Modern's wondering what we're up to...

Well... If it'll make your linage feel better, I have used the Neanderthal Levallois technique for flint knapping. Or at least monkeyed with it. It's interesting to sit down with a couple of rocks and think about using a 300,000 year old tool-making procedure that was invented by an extinct species.



Tony

Add some laser sights to those knapped tools and they'll be as sophisticated as the ones sold at Home Depot. Or--if I did the knapping--at Harbor Freight!

Actually, I haven't yet tried knapping. When I first moved to New Mexico, I wanted to try "rustic woodworking" which, as I defined it, meant using hand tools the way a 19th century farmer would in the winter to build furniture for the farm house or sell for extra income. (My ancestors who farmed in New England would have starved if they didn't have secondary sources of income like that.) So I bought and used a cross-cut saw, rip saw, brace and bits, and draw knife. For material, I used the pinion from the back yard as well as second hand wood from the cabin build and other sources.

Built a few things that way, before I decided I could achieve the same look with my electric drill. Then I bought a band saw which beats the rip saw all over. And so on.

Glad I did it that way, because now I "know" what rustic furniture should look like, and, more importantly, why. It's good to get to the roots of the craft and reflect on what our ancestors (or cousin species) knew and did.

Tom

[bdosborn]

You could trace profiles onto paper for people to use as a templates. Sounds like an add-on feature for your book.

Bruce

[tony.latham]

You could trace profiles onto paper ...

Hmmmmm... not a bad idea.

Tony

[tony.latham]

For whatever reason, I find monkeying with my webpage as stressful as if I'm a Wallenda walking the high-wire.

Anywho, I got the new page created and files uploaded. The downloads seem to work.

http://www.tonylatham.net/teardrop-cnc-files.html

The moderators have yet to find my PM about hosting them here too. But I'm sure they'll get there.



Tony

[Tom&Shelly]

For whatever reason, I find monkeying with my webpage as stressful as if I'm a Wallenda walking the high-wire.

Anywho, I got the new page created and files uploaded. The downloads seem to work.

http://www.tonylatham.net/teardrop-cnc-files.html

The moderators have yet to find my PM about hosting them here too. But I'm sure they'll get there.



Tony

I downloaded the pdf just to test--works great on Windows 7!

(Told you I'm a Neanderthal!)

Tom

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Worked for me

That's going to save a (lot) of work


Oh mines windows 7 too
I looked at all of them.

[tony.latham]

For whatever reason, I find monkeying with my webpage as stressful as if I'm a Wallenda walking the high-wire.

Anywho, I got the new page created and files uploaded. The downloads seem to work.

http://www.tonylatham.net/teardrop-cnc-files.html

The moderators have yet to find my PM about hosting them here too. But I'm sure they'll get there.



Tony

I downloaded the pdf just to test--works great on Windows 7!

(Told you I'm a Neanderthal!)

Tom

Gooooood. I had no idea whether or not I could have downloadable files on my site.

Thanks for the test drive.

Tony

[noseoil]

Tony, just for fun I grabbed one & brought it into the Linux setup to see if it would open & it did. Extracted it into "Gimp" & it loaded OK with the program. Not sure how to use it, but I was able to see the lines & would be able to expand the drawing into something my computer could deal with. Not looking at a CNC setup at this point, but it works well enough for the new system to "see" so it will cut!

[tony.latham]

Tony, just for fun I grabbed one & brought it into the Linux setup to see if it would open & it did. Extracted it into "Gimp" & it loaded OK with the program. Not sure how to use it, but I was able to see the lines & would be able to expand the drawing into something my computer could deal with. Not looking at a CNC setup at this point, but it works well enough for the new system to "see" so it will cut!

Tim:

I tested these files on my CNC and they work fine. I cut the skeleton pieces in foam, the exterior sheathing in 1/4" ply. For the fun of it I ran the largest skeleton piece with a pen on the waste board.

At this point, a CNC operator could load those files and set the G-code, which is what tells the machine the depth of the cuts, whether to cut needs to be made inside or outside of the lines, where the material is located on the table and the Z-axis (height) of the material.

The dados in the skeleton files are set right at .72" wide and I think that's about right for a slip-fit with room for glue using 3/4" Baltic birch plywood.

You really need a CNC. You just haven't acknowledged it yet. (Winter is coming...)

Tony

[tony.latham]

I am sure I downloaded a dxf file on this form

Okay, I'll take an Alford Plea and avoid an admission of not realizing DXF files are a more universal CNC file format than SVGs. So... I figured out how to convert them in Inkscape.

Here's a test drive of the front portion of the internal skeleton with a converted DXF file.



(Pure CNC porn.)

The dados for the headboard cross members were designed to be .72" and it cuts them at .72". And that's what tells me they are an accurate conversion.

When I get these converted to DXF files, I'll get them uploaded to my webpage and also here on the forum.

Tony