Reminders
- Be sure to make enough room for the 90 by
- Lowering the ptofile bit and make another deeper cut
- Follow the outside edge of the first cut, not in the same groove
- Stay to the outside of all previous cuts
- Tight areas = 60 deg bit which doesn't cut as wide
- Use larger routers if possible, but small routers do ok on shallow or small signs
- Do not go deeper than 1/4 inch unless specific projects
- As you get used to it, move closer to the line
- High spots = not deep enough, circles too big or over sanding
- Large circles can leave more high spots
- Low room? use dimple effect on small letters or insides
- Profile bit creates lines. Do not try to eliminate the line! stay away.
- Draw the cloud first, then cut the cloud next, then outside of the letters, then insides
- Deep 90 = nice step along the edges. smooth cuts beginning to end keep the steps intact
- Deep cloud line ensures an even step around the cloud
- Again; circles as patterns for texture are governed by high spots
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Background Effects
- Dimple effect:
- Small patterns & tight spots
- Whole background? plan on 4 - 5 hours = gifts
- Standard Background
- Power carving with a flexible shaft
- Uses rotary burr bits
- Scours out wood in a hurry
- Contours in the wood are flexible and designable
- Sand blasting removes softer material for 3-D effect
- To emulate the effect with a router:
- 90 deg to draw horizontal lines following the top rule lines
Lift router after each pass
- Remove material between letters horizontally
NOT CIRCULAR
- Lines between letters do not have to line up
- No high spots
Make sure there is no material between the lines
- Make sure one line does not run into the next
Keep lines seperate
- Lines can wander a littl bit but try to stay parallel
- Following the grain is ok
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