Hey Andy,
I didn’t know that and find it very interesting. I’m looking forward to getting to know new things. Very interesting, I read the Wikipedia Page (EN) on it.
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That turned out really nice!
PS: The shoes!! 
Brilliant! I appreciate seeing your problem solving in action.
Such snarky family comments should be met with games made from acrylic 
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Or from cardboard.
20 characters.
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Yes it is. One of the least visited NP’s.
Why not happy? Looks good!
Looks good to me man! How long did this take… and which bit(s)?
Still figuring out depths and making sure it’s useful as a tray. It’s getting there, though!
I’m pretty lazy, so this is all with a 1/4 downcut endmill. This specific one took around 25 minutes.
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I should have asked before but what was your feed and speed?
These are nice because I can run them fast. Having only a .05doc I do 200ipm at 17,000 rpm. I slow it down a little for the profile, though.
Nice job on the Crokinole board. That’s on my list to build along with a tabletop shuffleboard.
Used my CNC to create a jewelry box with inlays of honeybees and honeycomb as a gift for my daughter. I used splalted maple for the box itself. The inlays were made using cherry, osage orange, maple, bocote, and ebony. I used hot sand shading to add some color to the cherry wood bee wings. I couldn’t believe the Onefinity was able to cut such small parts with such precision. The eyes for the bees, for example, were only 0.085" in diameter and it cut them perfectly. All the smaller inlay parts were cut with a 1/32" end mill, which surprisingly held up for the whole project (I was sure I was going to break at least one - these things are tiny).
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Wow! Nice work Joe!
Something a Daughter will cherish for life.
Cheers,
Neil
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That is beautiful. The intricate detail is impressive - you, and the CNC, did an amazing job.
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Wow,Joe👍. In my life I’ve worked model shops for several years,this is by far the best most impressive work. I have worked with many artists you are way up on my list. My hat is off to you…
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Amazing work. Great job on the inlays. What software did you use to create the inlay functions? VCarve or auto Inlay function, assuming it was done with Vectric
Thanks! I imported a bitmap image of a honeybee that I liked into VCarve Pro. Using the image as a guide, I created closed vectors to define each individual bee part (i.e. wings, legs, eyes, etc.). I basically traced around the various bee parts using the drawing functions like polyline and curve. Once I had all the parts defined, I used profile toolpaths to cut them out from my inlay material using a 1/32" end mill. I also created a closed vector that outlined the entire bee (i.e one that combined all the individual parts). I created a pocket toolpath based on the outline vector to cut the pockets in the jewelry box that would accept the inlays. The pockets were cut using an 1/8" end mill for clearance and the 1/32" end mill to finish. I found that using a negative 0.003" pocket allowance gave me enough room to get the inlays in place without too much trouble, and still left reasonably tight joints that aren’t overly noticeable after the finish was applied. Happy to answer any other questions you might have.
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