“Photo Vcarve using Vectrics

[@FBPrepping]

Congrats dude. Carving MDF is not easy. I see your technique worked, that portrait is outstanding! thanks for sharing.

[@gthmcty111]

Thank you very much!

[@garyn234]

a 3 minute tutorial with details would be awesome! thanks.

[@papa4614]

Hey what material is that ? And what was your feed rate ? It looks amazing ! Love it ❤

[@gthmcty111]

Thank you this was MDF…. It was 110ipm

[@c187kid1]

At the 0:10 mark what are you staining the wood with? And is it before the spray paint. What was the finishing process?

[@gthmcty111]

Hi, thanks for watching! That was regular old shellac I was just brushing it on for faster coverage, yes, it is BEFORE the spray paint. After you let the stain dry, then paint let dry for about 12 hours and then sand.

[@c187kid1]

Thanks for the response! Greatly appreciated!

[@gthmcty111]

@@c187kid1my pleasure, if you post a photo engrave @me would love to check it out out!!

[@MohamedOsama-md7rx]

could you share your settings and what kind of v bit did you use ?

[@gthmcty111]

Sure , it was a 60v, depth of cut .07, stepover was 97% with an angle of 22 degrees. Hope this helps

[@joenaber9127]

Outstanding work! What’s your paint/stain process? Thanks!

[@gthmcty111]

Thank you, I carved it first and then sprayed it with black paint and then went back the next day with 120g sandpaper.

[@joenaber9127]

Thank you so much!

[@joenaber9127]

Got a favorite brand of cutting tools?

[@gthmcty111]

@@joenaber9127i use the Whiteside 60 degree v bit from Amazon, works fantastic!!

[@joenaber9127]

Much appreciated!

[@wolfman1493]

if you dont mind what was line spacing and stepover my step over is not in percentage running vcarve desktop thank you

[@gthmcty111]

I posted the settings in the second comment below.

[@a.v.a3413]

Hello, great job. I am using the same photo to practice and the simulation does not fit the same. For example, the tabs are very marked in your work. Have you given any treatment to the photo or some specific parameters? Thanks greetings.

[@gthmcty111]

I didn't do anything special to the MDF material DOC was .04, LS 80%

[@a.v.a3413]

@@gthmcty111
Hello, thanks for answering. I mean if in photoshop you touch a specific parameter: shadows, lights, contrast. etc... Thank you.

[@gthmcty111]

@@a.v.a3413 the photo was very dark I increased the gamma, that’s pretty much it.

[@a.v.a3413]

@@gthmcty111 Thank you very much for the answer, I will try.

[@gthmcty111]

@@a.v.a3413 you’re welcome.