Cross made using LazyCAM and Mach3

[ergoman]

Greetings everyone! Here is an Antiochian Cross I made using LazyCAM and Mach3. It is a good example of what can be done with a 0.5mm carbide endmill. I am selling items like these on e-bay to finance my ever increasingly expensive hobby. Yes, I like to tell people I am the plant manager of tiny factory. I am both labor and management. Almost rivals laser engraving, don't you think? Happy cutting, everybody!

[zarzul]

very nice!!

What kind of machine are you using?

[ergoman]

Thank you, thank you! I am just using a homemade router with a Dremel as the spindle. Nothing fancy, all the components (except controller and stepper motors) came from Lowe's or Home Depot. It was inexpensive to build. You can see my router on my website: www.stdwoodworking.com. Thanks!

[Overloaded]

Job well done ergoman !
I like your little "Hardware Store" machine too.
RC

[Chaoticone]

Very nice, it looks great.

Brett

[budman68]

excellent, thanks for sharing and it's even more impressive that you built your own machine.

Congrats on the beautiful work-

Dave

[Ron Ginger]

What material are you using?

You might want to try Corian, the kitchen counter material. It looks like granite and cuts very well with a router. I get scrap sink cutouts form kitchen shops, they are happy to have you haul the stuff away. I have made house number signs by filling the routed groove with epoxy thickened with graphite to make a jet black inlay. Let it cure and sand the surface to clean it up.

[ergoman]

Thanks everyone! I've tried some Corian. It looks nice. The only problem I have is cutting it out. I cut these out using a scrollsaw and Corian will tend to fuse back together if the blade is too hot. I "discovered" filling the grooves with walnut wood dust mixed with polyurethane. This made one friend jealous and angry... "When did YOU get a laser machine? Why didn't you tell me about it? and Maybe I can use it?"