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6th May 2012, 06:21 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Machining bone
Anyone know of some good cutters for machining bone.
Im using standard milling bits and engraving bits and they seem to work, but unsure about the optimum tool choice.
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7th May 2012, 11:23 AM #2
I can't help with advice, but I would certainly be interested in the results.
Bob WillsonBob Willson
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8th May 2012, 11:40 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Steve,
Been sitting on this one wondering why you want to cut bone. Lots of thoughts like tribal markings and worse. The crazy kids of today would probably pay for something silly like that and thinking further the clamping methods would be interesting.
OK getting a bit carried away but would be interested in what type of bone and the application.Cheers,
Rod
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8th May 2012, 01:45 PM #4
One word Rod. Scrimshaw
Bob Willson
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8th May 2012, 01:53 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I know that I wouldn't want to be in the same room while it was happening. Ran a thin bone piece through my bandsaw to make a guitar nut, and it STINKS.
The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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Bob,
I had a good story going there and you come along and destroy it with one word.Cheers,
Rod
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I'll second PeterSemple, and suggest the most important tool is a good facemask.
Bone does stink when being cut or turned, and a quick google will tell you the horrid things which can happen to your lungs if you breathe in bits of bone.
My son's a butcher, and brought home a couple of big bones, but by the time I'd got all the yucky stuff off, then discovered the stench of cutting, I'd decided that I wouldn't be making anything much from bone.
Cheers,
Andrew
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8th May 2012, 03:56 PM #8
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8th May 2012, 08:41 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Bob,
OK your forgiven but I had better stop the imagination as it's getting scarey.
Steve,
Come on fess up what are you doing and is it legal?Cheers,
Rod
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20th May 2012, 01:44 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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Hey rod, using it to preshape guitar bone nuts prior to hand shaping and finishing them off. Finiding out standard cutters are working fine so far, but the longjevity of the cutting faces is an unknown
Could probably use the laser engraver as well, but I still after 6 months havent turned it on. Very time poor. did you want to setup a laser engraver cutter for me mate.....
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20th May 2012, 03:08 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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Even more reason to get it working then hey
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26th May 2012, 06:23 PM #14
Made a letter opened from bone when I was about 10, don't seem to remember that it stunk
But they were well boiled and dried.
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WolffieEvery day is better than yesterday
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Yay, laser is finally working
PS, machining bone with standard router bits seems to be working fine so far
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