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My first project
« on: September 07, 2009, 11:53:44 AM »
Aint much but it did give me a reason to fire up the mill. It's a sort of variation on the turners cube. It is 2 inches square. It is the first thing that i ever tried to make using Lcam and mach 3. She aint perfect, but i'll keep it.

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Re: My first project
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 01:40:13 PM »
Nice work and photos! Not bad at all for a first part!!! I wish my first part had been something as successful and beautiful.

How long did it take you (machining, gcode generating, CAM)?

Daniel
Re: My first project
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 03:11:50 PM »
Thanks Dan

The Gcode took about 4-5 hours because i had no idea how to use Lcam. Then i spent about 3-4 days trying to get the pocket to climb mill. The climb milling thing never happened and i cut the part anyway. I think it was about 20 minutes a side.

I should post the G code incase somebody wants to make one.

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Re: My first project
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 06:16:00 PM »
Hey Steve,
Nice job. That's what i call progress.  ;)
RICH
Re: My first project
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 06:33:36 PM »
 ;D

Very nice! well done, that's some good careful work. Stick at the coding, it's the key to success in here. it's better than my first creation, it was a chunk of angle with a carbide cutter snapped off in the top. Didn't keep it, lol.

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Re: My first project
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 06:59:41 PM »
Wow, that's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing pics. We thrive on pics around here. One of my first projects was a busted safety glass in the door of a lathe. I didn't post any pics of it, as it wasn't cool looking like yours. Anybody could do it with no practice at all. :)
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Re: My first project
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2009, 02:51:57 AM »
Nice work Steve.

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Re: My first project
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2009, 05:07:10 AM »
Very slick first piece you have there, Steve.  :)

Thanks for sharing-
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Re: My first project
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2009, 10:50:16 AM »
 Very nice

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Re: My first project
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2009, 07:18:10 AM »
real nice man! wish my mill could cut metal