Ready to slot on bandsaw
Ready to hotglue in place
epo
Epoxy time
Tung oil finish
Ready yo cut the cheese
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Could you share where you picked up the Air Force file? I have a V-carve file but yours is much more crisp and stands out well.
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HI,
What are the dimensions of this piece? How long did it take to carve?
BIGDAVECNC - Etsy is where I got the military insignias. 20$ pack had all branches. price is going up soon because he is adding space force to the pack.
25.5x14 inches. total carve was 42 hours, but that was with jerk at 1000. new projections are 24 hours with jerk at 14000 and plunge at 100
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Version two of my spatula. This time with a sliding dovetail that goes full length to fix the problem of handles popping off.
Figured walnut with a madrone dovetail and stainless pins.
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That last one is amazing!
Thanks sold it in a day
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Did you make these files or buy them? I would love to make these for my mother.
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Nice work, they look so clean and smooth! Any tips on minimizing sanding? If I were to try this Iād have lots of little attached fibers.
well i do brush all of that off with a steel brush. I have some nylon brushes on the way. My final pass on 3d carves is usually with an IDC 0.015 r 10 degree TBN it leaves very little behind. 8% step 50 ipm, 25 plunge
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Knocked out a rear dust hose clip for when I use a dust shoe(not in this picture). Yeah, it looks kinda gnarly, the block came from the scrap wood box. 
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Beautiful color. What did you use to finish it?
Thought Iād share something I tried on my 1F. This took a lot of fine tuning. Nothing went through to the other side of the brass except for the outer cut.
This is on .015 brass sheet. I took the sea turtle, bent his front legs up and placed him into a reverse cut in the oak. Then poured blue tinted epoxy over him that also has white pearl in it. Made a nice coaster.
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Nicely done. A different medium besides wood for inlays. Opening up lots of possibilities.
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BTW, items used for the coaster:
Brass: 15Ā° V (1/8" shank) for the engraving, 1/16" upcut (1/4" shank) for outside cut with last cut in reverse with .0005 undercut (removes burr).
15Ā° V depth was .001, speed was 5ipm, plunge was 5ipm, router speed was 2
1/16" depth was .004, speed was 5ipm, plunge was 5ipm, router speed was 2
Wood: 1/4" upcut flat for hogging & outer cutout, 60Ā° V (1/4" shank) at top for both inner and outer V cut. 1/4" ball (1/4" shank) for inside cut at bottom, 1/16" upcut for turtle cutout. Feed 100ipm, plunge 20ipm, cut depth .1, router speed 4.
Easy Cast Casting Epoxy (slow set) from hobby store. 6 hour initial set, 3 day total cure. A tiny amount of blue alcohol based dye & a tiny amount of white pearl flake. Light pass with heat gun after an hour to get rid of any bubbles.
Brown stain is OLD ENGLISH Scratch Cover for Dark Wood
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