3/10/2019 0 Comments Cnc Dovetail SoftwareRyan's CNC Dovetail Fixtures are Aluminum and Steel. $700 for any Big Man fixture. Specs: Spring activated keyway in our CNC dovetail tooling comes up through center and locks part into fixture. ![]() So I've filtered through a few good threads on this forum on the subject of dovetail or finger joints. If one was to use plywood and wanted to make a box with all interlocking joints, then Vcarve and the dogbone widget would be the best way to go, yes? If your looking at plywood top and bottom and hard wood sides and dog bones are NOT acceptable, would ( with 9K invested in CNC I just hate this thought! ) a $70.00 router table jig be far faster in speed of use than say using fingermaker or tailmaker with your CNC? Vectric Craftsman Posts: 156 Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:04 am Model of CNC Machine: CNCRP PRO 4848. Camplite by damon owners manual. Damon Owner manuals. Get a printed and bound manual shipped to your door. 2006 Damon Astoria RV Owners Manual. 2006 Damon Challenger RV Owners Manual. [b]Camplite[/b]354 N Delaware StNappanee, IN 46550. Download CampLite ultra lightweight travel trailer files from the media center. Hello campers! This spring I purchased a preowned '96 Damon Camplite model 2208. Its really an awesome camper and we have used it a lot this. We just bought a used (and slightly abused) Camplite and are looking for the manual. It has two queen bunks and a dinette slide out, which makes it just plain huge inside. From what I can tell if your wanting some kind of one of a kind custom fancy interlock, then by all means, CNC is the way. I think it was a post from Trousch that dropped the bomb that a good table router jig was the way to go for regular finger joint or dovetail work. Though if it is not an issue to be able to clamp wood in the vertical, as required by software like jointcam then maybe the CNC can be just about as good/ better (?) than a table jig? Vectric Craftsman Posts: 156 Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:04 am Model of CNC Machine: CNCRP PRO 4848. I love my new CNC but view it completely as another tool in the tool box to be used when it is required and when it makes sense. If I am making an item for a customer that has drawers and it is a heritage piece then I will hand cut the dovetails as that is what the customer is looking for and what I enjoy doing. A cup of coffee, a couple of Japanese chisels, a mallet and some 'toons is one heck of a great way to spend some time. I can cut a complete set of acceptable dovetails for a drawer in about 45 minutes. They are not as perfect as a router table and jig will do it but those are reserved for when the hand crafted joint is not required. Lagu radja. band call. As for the CNC, it will do awesome stuff but use it where it makes sense. I sorta think of it as an apprentice. ![]() Years ago when wood workers had such things as an apprentice it was the job of the apprentice to get things to a rough state then the seasoned artisan would do the final finish. Let the CNC do the heavy lifting and repeatable production stuff but don't let yourself get too far removed from the wood. There is nothing like having the machine do the carving I could never do to use as an accent piece in a project that turns it from just great to WOW but the real work is in the details that you do by hand. I had the great privilege to visit the workshop of one of our board members a few months back, Russel Crawford, and was amazed at the set up and jigs he had for producing his fabulous stools and rockers, but was even more amazed at the amount of time he spent post CNC to caress the material into the desired final form. There was a lesson to be learned in that process for me. Dan Posts: 10 Joined: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:39 pm Model of CNC Machine: Professor HDX. I like the VCarve dovetail gadget for storage boxes and the like but it's not the prettiest of joints although being able to do it all on the 'flat' makes it a very quick and easy process. I use my Leigh jig when I want perfect looking dovetails. I do have the ability to clamp workpieces vertically on my machine so I can produce perfect dovetails that way but I've found I can do it more quickly using the Leigh jig. Maybe if it was something I was doing every day I would get better at doing it on the CNC. Vectric Archimage Posts: 8297 Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:19 pm Location: Surrey, UK Model of CNC Machine: ShopBot PRS Alpha 96x48. Had to sell my Leigh 10 yrs ago and still miss it, but for unique boxes with any thickness materials, and even multi sides now, it's kind of hard to beat TailMaker's Fingermaker's versatility. That I can do it on the flat(only way I can on the Desktop) is an added plus. You've probably seen these pics of G's Bamboo ply(also his box top), but posting for those who aren't familiar. Keep meaning to buy TailMaker, but haven't even skimmed what FingerMaker can do yet. Yep, 3D speeds, but to make something you won't see many places. Scott Attachments Vectric Wizard Posts: 2208 Joined: Thu May 09, 2013 11:30 am Location: Kennebunkport, Maine, US Model of CNC Machine: Shopbot Desktop 5.5'Z/spindle/VCP9. OK, all of the input has been very helpful. I've known about JointCam for some time. Had never known of FingerMaker or TailMaker until yesterday. If I understand right, Finger / Tail Maker does not use a vertical fixture. It also cuts deep into the sacrifice board but can make WAY more unique items. JointCam uses the vertical fixture and does both left / right joints at the same time. As best I understand it is pretty fast once set up. Vectric Craftsman Posts: 156 Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:04 am Model of CNC Machine: CNCRP PRO 4848. With a little experience and a way to clamp vertical you don't need anything more than V-Carve to make conventional or amazingly unique corner joints on a CNC. I teach a class on digital furniture production and we have a finger/box joint assignment.
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