Just Easel Pro. I don’t really like using it, but being a Mac user, my only options are Easel, Carbide or Fusion… non of which I like.
Army Warrant Officer “Eagle Rising” catch-all trays. My Son recently graduated from Warrant Officer Candidate School and this batch was made for his Instructors and Cadre. Made from some large teak 24"X24" cutting board slabs from Lowes, then filled with a thin layer of epoxy.
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Another Wedding sign:
Text 3d modeled in Aspire
1/16th tapered ball nose finish pass only (no roughing pass)
300imp & 150 Plunge.
Poplar wood from Lowes & still finishing it up with Odie’s Oil
~ 9"X20"
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I just did this as a test part for Xometry. Still waiting on their CMM report, but the FOS (features of size) I could measure with calipers were all within .002". Their requirement is +/- .005"
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A quick custom engraving on a wall bottle opener I had for sale. I wasn’t sure how well the detail would come out on the smaller text but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality. It was carved with a 60 degree v-bit.
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What spindle are you running @Machinist ?Those tolerances seem really good!
@AndrewBrown I’m just running the standard Makita. I also ran finish cuts after the initial cuts.
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Awesome stuff. Good to see the Makita can hold reasonably tight tolerances. I’d be interested to see what the QC results are.
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@Machinist How did you hold the hole tolerance of .062 +.0005? Different machine? EDM?
@Techrise Yes, different machine. On the initial setup, I plunged the hole locations with a 1.0mm end mill. Once the part was complete on the router, I took it to the mill (I have a small X2 type mill) and drilled them with a 1.5mm drill (0.060") and the reamed with a 0.0620" reamer. With the small drills, reamer & tap I had to buy, I have about $45 in tooling costs, not to mention some fixturing I had to make. Hope it was worth it! If the part checks out, they will add me to a qualified supplier list & pay me $100 for the test part.
Other than the location measurements which I couldn’t do, those holes are the only feature of size I couldn’t measure. Just blindly trusting in the reamer on those.
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LOL! I know the feeling. Hope the inspection goes well. Gage pins are not very helpful at those tolerances.
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Thanks @Techrise, I’ll report back when I get their verdict.
Here’s some pics of how I processed it. The material they provided was just large enough to get 2 pieces out of, but just had to send them one.
On the initial setup, the material was carpet-taped to the wood with 1 screw in the center of the material. Once the holes & slots were done, I placed the plastic fixture pieces on top & secured with 5 screws each, then proceeded to cut the profiles. Using cutting oil, I didn’t have enough trust in the tape alone to hold them in place for the profile cuts.
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UPDATE: Xometry didn’t send the CMM report as I was led to believe, but I just got an email from them that the part passed inspection. Yay!
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Another Survivor plaque completed. Took me a bit to compile all the bits needed to complete this and to find the time. Is created with a walnut backing and a hard maple face. Now to get it painted and sealed.
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Very nice. Great design
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Very Nice design Britney.
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Thank you. Still have plans to add something. But pretty happy with the 1st one💜. Have another to do for lupus as well. They all have happy homes to go to🌸
Thank you so much. I am so happy to see the OF create my visions. Love this CNC💜
Obligatory “What bit, feeds, and speeds” question. I am just not starting to do reliefs and would love to skip some trial and error.
Hi Ty - we need a little more info to answer the question. Your material and diameter of bit specifically. General guide posts: Router set at “2” on the dial; DOC = 50% bit diameter; feed rate 60-80ipm for >1/8 bits; 25-40 for < 1/8 bits. These are conservative and YMMV. This video might help: https://youtu.be/Oq-0o25ylMQ or this one - https://youtu.be/fweR7JaieKc (but I’m partial to those particular videos ;))
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