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2nd March 2011, 01:19 PM #1
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G'day Y'all,
I am a newbe to the forum and am just learning to use my CNC machine. I cut a pair of hands for a Clayton Boyer design I started years ago and lost them somewhere in one of my moves. So I made another set and liked them so well I made another set, then the original set showed up, They are 4 ply x 3.175 thick
I cut a few of the gears for the clock and then got into cyclodial versus involute verus triangles and cut a few of each.
I didn't like the looks of Baltic Birch ply so I made my own out of Maple and Walnut. The pair of gears and pinons are the motion wheels for the minute hand and they are 4 ply x 3.175 thick also.
I am kind of stuck now because we are making another larger CNC machine and it takes about all of our machine time. Another week should see it running and then I can get back to working on my stuff.
Totally unrelated to clocks are the 6 coasters and holder I cut for a friend of mine that is heavy into Tai chi.
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28th May 2011, 12:04 AM #2
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G'day jredburn,
Nice looking work you're doing there.
I've not long bought a small cnc machine and have been playing around with it, trying to learn how to tame the beast. I'm planning on making some wooden clocks, so I have some questions for you if you don't mind
1) I was just looking on Clayton's web page - which clock are you building?
2) Do you just scan the plans and create your program from that or do you have to draw the cogs first? ...... Or do the plans come digitally?
3) If you are scanning the plans are there issues with scaling the cogs to the correct size or is the scanned image accurate enough?
4) Are the plans detailed enough and easy to follow?
Sorry about the bombardment of questions but I found your post just when I was becoming interested in starting a cnc clock project. Thanks in advance.
Regards Kev
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28th May 2011, 06:50 AM #3
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G'Day Y'all
Kev,
I'm planning on making some wooden clocks, so I have some questions for you if you don't mind
No Problem.
1) I was just looking on Clayton's web page - which clock are you building?
It is call the Swoopy.
2) Do you just scan the plans and create your program from that or do you have to draw the cogs first? ...... Or do the plans come digitally?
I made a mistake and cut out the plans and pasted them on the wood without copying them first. They do not come digitally, unfortunatelly.
There is a free Cad Program called DraftSight that is an excellent program.
3) If you are scanning the plans are there issues with scaling the cogs to the correct size or is the scanned image accurate enough? The plans are excellent and accurate, the problem with scanners and the printers is that they distort the parts left to right but not as much up and down so you need to draw ;them in CAD and check the printer for accuracy,
4) Are the plans detailed enough and easy to follow? Yes and Yes. I highly recommend them.
Hope this helps
Let us know how you get along.
Regards
Joe
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