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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: April 04, 2011, 10:49:57 PM »

hehehe .. actually im quite liking it myself, thinking i will scale1d for wrist width and have it made by Shapeways in stainless.. only cost about $100..

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: April 04, 2011, 07:11:29 PM »

had that sucker grown guys.. was too much headache to mill. i admit defeat!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fCtPtWjKE

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: February 22, 2011, 01:20:06 AM »

ya...  I hear you...


a few tweaks later......




new shape scales

bigger fangs

and ruby eyes..

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: February 17, 2011, 04:31:50 AM »

just spatchcocked another job a bit back too, to give you an idea of what i mean..

that superglue sure is good stuff.. just dont get it confused with lube...

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: February 17, 2011, 04:25:33 AM »

Ya!

(except for the nasty copyright business of course ) this ring has been the subject of much discusion on our forum.. mostly regarding the dangers of late night "emailing" alone in front of teh computer whilst wearing it.. can you say "circumcision"

actually i will be milling that bangle.. going to be a disaster to path.. it has to be hollow too.. so splitting that sucker up like a spatchcock chicken...

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: February 17, 2011, 03:58:57 AM »

hahah..

sorry i been errant fellas, but been busy as...


now...

who dares me to mill this...

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: December 09, 2010, 05:05:26 AM »

hey guys, thanks

those pieces typically were stamped and assembled. its possible it was hand pierced but unlikely. the level of detail in jewellery has actually gone backwards over the last 20 years. simpler stuff, with cleaner lines seems to be more the order nowdays. But, i service top end lines so in my workspace typically 99.99% of the ring is all about the stone and only marginally about the ring itself. back in the days when diamonds were scarce this was the reverse.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: December 08, 2010, 09:57:31 PM »

been a bit since i posted guy, sorry. been busy'ish.

I had a nice project to work on here.. saving grannies ring.. this mount is super old. the stone is unrecognizeable cut too. im guessing some windowed rough.

Doing a job which has this much sentiment and very littel actual design characteristics left is always shaky business.. Granny will remember it like the day she first got it, and you need to try live up to that...


wisps of original ring supplied



grab decent picture if possible



bring into Rhino and orient it as best as possible.



adlib the design around what little we do have.



layout for milling.



milled wax.



Cast model.



Some assembly required



and model assembled.




a few before and after shots..

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Couple of simple gifts...

« on: September 18, 2010, 07:34:10 AM »

cool stuff Dave!

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

« on: September 13, 2010, 04:11:10 AM »

awesome work (clap clap)