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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) => Topic started by: John S on October 07, 2007, 08:28:30 PM

Title: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: John S on October 07, 2007, 08:28:30 PM

Loco wheel cut in EN8 steel about 3" diameter

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevenson.engineers/lsteve/files/locowheel1.jpg)

Two cutters, 6mm to block out and 3mm to cut the spokes. 12 minutes and 23 minutes for each operation,
Could go faster but wanted to save the cutters.

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevenson.engineers/lsteve/files/locowheel2.jpg)

John S.

Title: Re: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: Chaoticone on October 07, 2007, 08:36:00 PM

Good job John. I hope you will keep the pics coming of the whole project. You got any more pics for now?

Brett

Title: Re: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: John S on October 08, 2007, 03:35:36 AM

Brett,
It's not a project unless you call a unicycle Stephensons Rocket a project.

It's just one of the test pieces we run on the X3's before shipping to a customer. It's not even for a model as it was just drew up in CAD to 'look' right

John S.

Title: Re: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: ynneb on October 08, 2007, 07:29:23 AM

Even so, its inspiring to others. Thanks for showing us.

Title: Re: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: Chaoticone on October 08, 2007, 09:53:53 AM

Yeah, what Benny said.  ;D

Brett

Title: Re: Test piece for an X3 mill
Post by: ergoman on October 14, 2007, 09:09:52 PM

Cool! Your CNC can cut steel faster than mine can cut wood! Great project.