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1. Understand the project
- Napkin rings can be a shape of your choice
- Depending on size and shape, five to six napkin rings can generally be cut from a single 5.5” x 12” piece of ¾” thick wood
- The napkin rings in the set can all be the same, or each one can be different
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2. Prep steps
Create an Easel account
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Get rid of their demo project
- On the left-hand side of the screen, click and drag with the mouse to highlight the demo project
- Right-click
- Select “remove” from the drop-down menu
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Choose the machine
- From the bar at the top of the screen, click on “Machine”
- Pull down the drop-down menu of machine options
- Select “Carvey”
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Set the bit size and type
- On the upper right-hand side of the screen, click on “Bit”
- Scroll down the options to select “1/8” Straight cut”
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Set the material size and type
- Next to the bit option, click on the material type and size
- From the “Material Type” dropdown, select “Walnut
- Set the material dimensions to 12” x 5.5” x 0.75”
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3. Find an image
Open an image search
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Search for a silhouette-style image
- Type what you are looking for, followed by the word “silhouette”
- Scroll through the image results until you find a good one
- Good images are fairly simple, and have a good spot to put a hole through them for the napkin
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Save your image
- Click on the image you want
- Right-click on the larger version, and choose “Save image as”
- Give the file a name, and save it to the desktop
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4. Perform an image trace
5. Create the hole for the napkin
Create a circle
- Click on the Shapes tool
- Click on the Circle
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Change its size
- From the toolpane, click on the “Shape” tab
- Under “Size,” set Width and Height to 1”
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Change to full-depth outline cut
- From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
- Drag the depth slider all the way to the bottom
- Under “Cut Path” select “Cut inside shape path”
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6. Adjust the image size and location
Select the shape
- Click on the image to select it
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Change its size
- Use the box around the image to adjust its size
- Do not change the size of the circle you created in the previous steps
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Change its position
- Click and drag to move the image around
- You can also move the circle to where you want it
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Check the right side of the screen
- Take a careful look at the project preview on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Fine detail gets lost in the carving process. What you see on the right-hand side of the screen is what the final project will look like
- If essential detail is missing, try making the image larger, or finding a different, simpler version of the image
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7. Change the image to a full-depth outline cut
Select the image
- Click on the image to select it
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Change to full-depth outline cut
- From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
- Drag the depth slider all the way to the bottom
- Under “Cut Path” select “Cut outside shape path”
- Note: The circle should be “Cut inside shape path” and the image “Cut outside shape path”
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8. Adjust the cutting tabs
Change the number of tabs on the image
- Click on the image to select it
- From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
- At the bottom, change “Quantity” to 3
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Reposition the tabs
- Click and drag to move the yellow tabs around
- Try to have one near the top and one near the bottom
- Ideally, position them on fairly smooth areas of the image
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Change the number of tabs on the circle
- Click on the circle to select it
- From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
- At the bottom, change “Quantity” to 2
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Reposition the tabs
- Click and drag to move the yellow tabs around to have one at the top and one at the bottom
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9. Make more napkin rings
Select both the shape and the hole
- Click and drag to select both the image and the circle
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Copy the napkin ring
- From the blue toolbar at the top, select “Edit—Copy”
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Paste the napkin ring
- From the blue toolbar at the top, select “Edit—Paste”
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Move the new napkin ring
- Click and drag to move the new napkin ring to a good position
- Move each ring around to get as many as you can on the board
- Nothing can overlap the pink L-shape in the lower corner
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Repeat as desired
- Select “Edit—Paste” again to make another napkin ring
- Continue to move the napkin rings around to fill the board
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Be aware of wood grain if you rotate images
- The video explains how rotating an image on the board can actually change the final look of the napkin ring set
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10. Finishing steps
Check the time the job will take
- In the lower right-hand corner, click on the “Simulate” button. This will calculate the time the Carvey will take to cut the project
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Send us the link
- If you are signed up for the project to be made by Idea Studio staff, you need to send us the link to your project
- From the upper toolbar, click on “File,” then “Share”
- Select “Shared with link”
- Select and copy the link it gives you
- Click “Save”
- Paste that link into an email and send it to ideastaff@fdlpl.org
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To cut the piece yourself
- If you are already badged on the Carvey, reserve time on the machine, bring in a 5.5" x 12" piece of 3/4" thick wood, and run the project
- If desired, a piece of mahogany can be purchased from the Idea Studio for $3 until supplies run out
- If you are not already badged on the Carvey, contact us at ideastaff@fdlpl.org to set up a time to get trained on the machine
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Finishing steps
- The finished project benefits from being sanded to remove cutting burrs and round sharp edges
- If desired, the finished project can be painted or given a coat of wood finish
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