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Thread: Chloe :)
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24th April 2008, 03:56 PM #1
Chloe :)
Hi,
It ain't a real girl, it's a piccy of our Jack Russell
This is all METRIC and it works
This is the first real Lithophane that I have done on 6 mm Corian, Glacier White.
I have some adjusting to do yet, but the signs are good.
30 degree v-bit configured as a ball nose of .78
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24th April 2008, 06:38 PM #2
Thats brilliant Crocky fantastic stuff
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24th April 2008, 07:59 PM #3
I think it is good too
I think I may have found my calling now and I like making them heaps so that is good for this invalid user now tidy up a few more loose ends and see if we can turn it into a product with a resale value
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24th April 2008, 08:03 PM #4
Good work bob good to see your getting the hang of the software.
Can I also ask whom you got roundnose bit from i have been looking but haven't been able to find them that small
SeanI like to move it move it, I like to move it.
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24th April 2008, 10:04 PM #5
Hi Sean,
One cut and quote "30 degree v-bit configured as a ball nose of .78" it was a 30 degree vee-bit and the reason it is configured as a ball was just to make it in one pass and be reasonably detailed.
Worked a treat
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25th April 2008, 03:04 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Great work Bob.
Been waiting for this one to be shown.
I haven't done a litho so I'm a bit lost on your technique. By nominating a ball cutter but using a V bit how does it speed up the cutting?
I also noted you take 6mm depth per pass - don't your toes curl under when it digs in 6mm with such a fine tip? Mine would.
How long did it take to cut?
Sorry lots of questions.
Oh yeah the Jacky is a great little dog too.Cheers,
Rod
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25th April 2008, 11:42 AM #7
Hi Rod,
This one has been a while coming but worth the wait, you can see the attempt that stopped at about 50% on one edge of it if you look real hard!
The way I read it, it is the way to configure the cutters, I don't know exactly why but it works. I did a fair bit of reading too
It is important to use the smallest size you can though and the 6 mm per pass means that it is done in one pass and that is why 30 deg bit and running at about 12000 rpm.
The time taken was about 3 hours which was pretty good.
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25th April 2008, 02:37 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for the information. Looks like I have more reading to do.
I see your Corian is 6mm so I assume that the 6mm depth of pass is just to guarantee it runs over the job just once - in other words it did not cut down to a 6mm depth otherwise we would see holes in the Corian.
What are your plans from here? Artificial lighting or mount it near a window?Cheers,
Rod
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25th April 2008, 03:15 PM #9
Going to do another one of the Jack Russell
Yep, I think the deepest cut was around 3.0mm odd.
I could not find anything in the market over here so I have been talking to a woman in China to get the price of backlit LED type frames with a plug pack. Looks good and about 7" x 5" so they will take a 6" x 4" photo size. Just waiting on a few more photo's before I say go ahead. Got to get into importing now!
They use about 10 LED's and look fairly good and should be able to market them with the LED frames and make a really unique personalised momento. I will probably market just the frames too, so there will be some available if they are needed by my buddy's .
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25th April 2008, 09:19 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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From a machine builder to an importer in less than a year.
This hobby takes us in all directions.Cheers,
Rod
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26th April 2008, 10:22 AM #11
Yeah, it is good when a bloke has found something that he can do with his disability not taken into account
The importation is a case of have to because there just aint any available, luckily I kept my Company registered and it was on permanent hold so it should come in handy now.
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30th April 2008, 02:47 PM #12Senior Member
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Actual Bit Diameter
Hi Crocky
Lithopanes look good and so does yours.
Was the actual Vbit .78 of a mm in diameter or was that just the number used.
Thanks
BrianBrian
Creator of Fine Firewood
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30th April 2008, 09:22 PM #13
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23rd May 2008, 12:06 PM #14
Here is the final lithophane of Chloe.
It was made just a bit deeper and the size is the special lithophane backlight frame of 152.8mm x 102mm which is pretty well equal to a 6" x 4" photograph
Still getting a few minor things sorted and it is real close now
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Looks great Bob.
Hope you are going to bring it along to the Melbourne meet tomorrow.Cheers,
Rod