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Great results don't come....overnight !
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Very cool Ger....
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Clearly well thought out and implemented well!
Well done sir. Sean |
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Looking forward to the release date. Count me in for in for one.
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Looking good, Happy New Year to all.
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Any updates, Ger?
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I **should** be finishing up the g-code portion of the last sample pic I posted this weekend. I thought it would have been done 3-4 weeks ago. Once I get the half blind dovetail portion done, I'm going to add some license code, and then I'll look for a few beta testers.
It'll still be at least 6 months until the program is complete. All the dovetail options have made coding rather complex. |
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If its anything like your screenset, I'm sure it will be top notch and worth the wait.
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Awsome
It will be awsome to behold when it is done i am sure!
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It's awesome right now!
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Yay for Awsome!
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I have just got to finish mine! It's the next big project up and this program makes me want to hurry up
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Be sure to leave a link to website that you use to sell the application when it is complete. I am interested in it as well. This is something that is definitely needed in the CNC woodworking arena. You should not have any problem in marketing this.
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Agreed, Pete.
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Wow. Looking at all the other tabs across the top, Ger it looks like you picked up the ball and ran to another stadium. Agree with everyone else here you are going to have a nice gem there when you are done.
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Finally finished the code for through dovetails, and went out to do a test cut. Came out great.
This is a through joint where the tails are shorter than the board thickness, so one board gets a rabit. This allows you to make joints in thicker material with shorter tools. I still need to code the opposite handed version of these, but I'm making good progress. |
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Awesome. How long until you have a version for purchase? I know how coding is so no date will surprise me.
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No date is the answer.
![]() I really don't know. I started almost 18 months ago, and then had to stop working on it for almost a year. I try to work on it a few days a week, but as it's getting warmer, I'm not sure how much time I'll be able to spend. I also don't know how many features I'll end up adding. It's probably going to be another two weeks before I fully finish this current portion. Probably at least another month to finish the final dovetail portion. Then box joints, and mortise and tenons. I also found another cool joint I'm thinking of adding, but I'll have to wait and see. I also need to write a manual, which will take at least a few weeks. Best case would probably be fall, maybe the end of the year. Worst case would probably be 10-12 months from now. If nothing comes up that takes away my time. I think it will be worth the wait, especially if you need to make a lot of different dovetail joints. It's incredibly fast. This was the first joint of this type that I cut. I walked in the garage, measured the wood, and picked up a bit. Entered the info, and I was ready to cut in 2 minutes. Keep in mind that I'm not a programmer, so I'm about 10 times slower than a real programmer. Especially when I need to figure out how to do something. |
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Get it's looking awesome. Just keep us posted.
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I write databases, some programs in VB and program robots to be controlled through VB. It can be painstaking at times. Just when you think you got it, you find a bug. That is why I said I know how coding is. I enjoy it but I am also glad I only have to do it at work. It looks great so far.
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Awesome Gerry, will definitely be buying this when it is ready to go with your awesome screenset
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Dovetails are finished !! Mostly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6MnVHmr2UY I'm going to start writing a manual in a few days. My plan is to offer a limited number of pre-release/beta versions at a reduced price, hopefully around the beginning of September. I need to get all my business stuff in place first. |
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Awesome Gerry, count me in!
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Kinda makes that expensive dovetail jig I bought worthless...
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You will need to fabricate some type of jig/fixture to get the most out of this. Ideally, you want something with a repeatable location, so you can just call a work offset whenever you want to cut dovetails.
I'll have a drawing of how I envision it in the manual. |
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Was wondering what work offsets were used for, now I know! Off to learn more in preparation for dovetails
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Ger,
What controls the depth of the cuts? I would want to be able to cut deeper pass. Can that be changed in the software? Thanks |
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If you watch the video in 1080p, and pause it about 10 seconds in, you'll see the parameters for both the dovetail and straight bits in the bottom left corner.
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