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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routed Teak Tiger.
« on: January 14, 2010, 10:43:51 AM »
One thing that comes to mind having made this is that the 70 x 70 tiger took 3 hours machine time - whereas a skilled woodcarver could, i think, have made this in considerably less time (and possibly even, done a much better job).
You need a faster machine, then. Or, do a roughing pass with a 6mm bit, then do your finish pass. That should cut the time in half.
I did this in about 1-1/2 hours, with a 1/16" bit (1.6mm). It's 6" diameter (150mm) Finish pass was 8% stepover at 155ipm.