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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 19, 2008, 05:45:53 AM »

Another picture of Gemme but this time with less reflections and the tool marks are now visible.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 19, 2008, 05:21:14 AM »

Another sample from VCarve pro this time with the carving filled with sandings in the top pic and wax in the bottom pic.

Cut in thinner stuff and filled in any colour these would make nice coasters.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 18, 2008, 12:54:43 PM »

And a big pot at that.

If you live in the UK then 35,132 pennies might just do it.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 18, 2008, 11:51:51 AM »

It's a lot of pennies Budman68 and after what I did to her breadboard I am not sure she will even let me buy it.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 18, 2008, 08:49:08 AM »

One of Vectric VCarve pro's test examples cut in MDF.

Quite scary to watch this cutting as the depth of cut and loading on the spindle is very high. The finished work however, is a pleasure to look at and a credit to VCarve pro.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 17, 2008, 06:40:20 AM »

Hi John S,

Thanks for the information.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 16, 2008, 11:15:29 AM »

I had bit of a go at the Cheese Board back in February ( http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,4314.0.html ) and not really having learn't my lesson I have now had a go at the Bread Board.

Now, will she think that the mystic symbols have improved it or not ?.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 15, 2008, 09:14:27 AM »

Hi Budman68,

Now that I have had more time to trial 'Cut2D' and to be fair to Vectric - I conclude that the excessive time to pocket the 'Rocket plaque' is mainly due to the feed rates and 'ramp plunge' rates set in the example as I am pretty sure that it was intended to be made in metal not MDF. Secondary is the high number of closed loop tool paths caused by Vectric's pocketing algorithm. I just increased the Mach3 feed rate to 200% and started cutting.

I would be very interested to hear what times others have for machining these examples.

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 14, 2008, 02:32:12 PM »

Hi Budman68,

Size of MDF is 290 mm x 100 mm, size of 'Rocket' pocket is approx. 170 mm x 60 mm.
Cutter used was 3.5 mm diameter.
Total time taken for Rocket and Wheel approx. 2 .5 Hours. ( I use a low speed spindle ).

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Routing Wood

« on: June 13, 2008, 12:54:21 PM »

Some more of the Vectric Cut2D samples, cut in MDF.