Carol Reed
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- Coolidge, AZ
The house is on a 3-6 month delay waiting on a ruling from the county, so maybe I can learn some things in the interim.
I have been taking notes of Leo's posts and I am ready to seriously get started. This will be a multi-step process for me.
1. Get a PC. XP or Win 7 or 8 never to be connected to the internet! Desktop or lap top. Don't really care which. Any suggestions with regard to specific parameters are welcome.
2. Acquire and learn design software. Suggestions? Bill Arnold uses PrintMaster. Any others?
3. I am willing to learn a CAD software other than SketchUp. Suggestions?
4. CAM software. Mach 3?
Any software overlap? Where does VCarve Pro fit into this?
I am willing to spend some money on software. It often is less expensive to do it right the first time around. Don't have much patience with geeky things. I want them to work reliably out of the box.
I want to develop some confidence with this end of the process before I get a machine, which as of today is all picked out! Today I personally saw a Computer Router Parts machine up and running. I was very impressed with the beefiness and operation of the machine. The owner lives one town to the west, so help is nearby. WooHoo! This is not his machine because I was too excited to remember to take pictures. But it is one like it.
But first, some proficiency with the computer side of things.
I have been taking notes of Leo's posts and I am ready to seriously get started. This will be a multi-step process for me.
1. Get a PC. XP or Win 7 or 8 never to be connected to the internet! Desktop or lap top. Don't really care which. Any suggestions with regard to specific parameters are welcome.
2. Acquire and learn design software. Suggestions? Bill Arnold uses PrintMaster. Any others?
3. I am willing to learn a CAD software other than SketchUp. Suggestions?
4. CAM software. Mach 3?
Any software overlap? Where does VCarve Pro fit into this?
I am willing to spend some money on software. It often is less expensive to do it right the first time around. Don't have much patience with geeky things. I want them to work reliably out of the box.
I want to develop some confidence with this end of the process before I get a machine, which as of today is all picked out! Today I personally saw a Computer Router Parts machine up and running. I was very impressed with the beefiness and operation of the machine. The owner lives one town to the west, so help is nearby. WooHoo! This is not his machine because I was too excited to remember to take pictures. But it is one like it.
But first, some proficiency with the computer side of things.