Thread: Some CNC router projects.

Hi Greg,
Yeah eventually when I know what they all do.

Very much a prototype and I might scrap this panel and make a new one once I have designed the complete console. Electronics is not my thing so this is a steep learning curve for me.

I posted before but it disappeared.

Hi as mentioned in another thread here are some of the different jobs that CNC machines can do, you have to be patient with the painting side of things on some timber jobs but the perspex mirror is quite simple, just reverse engrave and paint with a spry can. The ali car badges are done on my mill.
Cheers
Gary

Here is a small coin/medallion I did as a test on my Syil X4+ mill using VCarve and Mach3

Hi Gary,
A good spread of some of the projects you have done. I like the toombstone in the rustic timber.

Hi John,
Good to see that medallion cut out now. Now all you have to do is reverse engrave it. A tip here just cut a pocket with your machine then hold it in the pocket with thin double sided tape. After you cut the pocket do not move your machine off X zero and Y zero and you should then have the design centred on the job.

Here is a small part I just made up for a radio controlled boat. The part was designed in Solidworks and the CAM was done in VCarve.

Now you are starting to see the benefit of CNC. You have learnt heaps in a short time as I see profile, pocketing and drilling in you toolpath window.
Keep the projects coming John.

My next trick will be to do a part that is required to be flipped over for 2 sided machining. I've cooked up a batch of machinable wax to have a play.

VCarve and Cut3D make it easy to learn

Is it possible to write up your technique for making machinabe wax. Im in the process of buildng a small machine for wax and engraving so it would help me out greatly with a receipe and directions. Im sure many others would benefit greatly too. Maybe start a new thread with the process and photos? Keep up the great work.

I already have a thread on that subject https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/machinable-wax-69171

Thanks for that. I searched google a wile back before starting on this venture and found a few good links and a few really bad ones. There is one thing i noticed and that was each one left out something different. It always makes me double think myself especially with wax.

Thanks again, keep up the great work

Here is a skull I machined today out of wax. I used a 2.5mm ball nose mill bit so some of the detail was lost due to the small size of the overall job.

I might give this one another go with a 2mm bit and run a second finishing pass 90deg to first to clean up some rough bits.

Although it's hard to see in the photos, it turned out quite well (my youngest Son wants to keep it and was horrified when I said I would melt it down).

Overall, the wax machined well

Hi John,
Nice job.
Did you use Cut3D to design the skull?

That Skull looks way cool as the youngsters say today aye (have no idea what aye means lol) does this mean you are going to machine one in aluminium cant wait to see the result but I concur with your son on melting it.

The wax ts a good idea will have to have a look at the recipe.

Sean

Yep, I used Cut3D for the toolpath (You can't design in Cut3D only import). I can't take credit for the design, I got off the Cut3D forum.

Once I locate a suitable piece of aluminium I'm going to mill one for the young fella. I might include it in with something else.