Another good program for turning photographs/jpegs into a machinable picture is PhotoVCarve at http://www.vectric.com/products/photovcarve.html It's a single-purpose program and I have seen lots of good results from that. Sadly, it is another Windows program, but the output is LinuxCNC compatible.
Regards, Marcus On 9 May 2013, at 18:26, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 5/9/2013 12:32 PM, doug metzler wrote: >> the image is .JPG. I am sorry I don't have the machine in front of me >> right now so I'll have to work on this when I get home (I realize that "it >> didn't work" is the wrong thing to say here :-) ) >> >> I will follow Andy's posted instructions, then will check for Sebastian's >> .ini entry. >> >> Also, does McMaster 88825K38 seem like the correct material?: >> >>> Corrosion-Resistant Bronze (Alloy 220) >>> >>> This simple copper-zinc alloy, historically called commercial bronze, >>> is often used for marine hardware, weatherstripping, and ornamental >>> trim because of its finish and good corrosion resistance. It has a >>> good combination of malleability and strength. Not heat treatable. >> If you know of a place to get this material less expensively (or in smaller >> qty, the above is $139 for 12x12 min) that would be nice too. >> >> > > Doug: > > I admire your project. > > For my son's grave we had a plaque cast at a foundry---all text plus > university and fraternity crests---but elsewhere in the cemetery I've > seen a few plaques like you describe which don't appear to have been > cast. I don't know who did them. Some plaques in the cemetery haven't > weathered well (or maybe just not as I would wish them to) and I notice > bird droppings are deleterious so try not to provide perches above the > plaque. Mind the means of mounting. You don't want to set up an > electrolytic cell accidentally. > > I don't know my alloys. If I were selecting for a memorial plaque I'd > want to make sure (1) the weathered patina will be acceptable and (2) > any care and maintenance necessary to maintain the patina is understood. > > Regards, > Kent > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and > their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed > leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. > Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
