Work we produce

[Keith Outten]

Here is a quick pic of my first project using Aspire. I had some help with the original file from Angus Hines, he jumped in to help me get the file ready to go because I have to get this project ready to ship to the Middle East ASAP.

The eagle has a rabbit machined on the back so we can inset it into a plaque designed for the American Flag box we are shipping to Afghanistan. It's about 7.5" in diameter, 1/2" thick Cameo White Corian which machined like a dream. I used a 1/4" ball nose for roughing and a 1/8" ball nose cutter for the finish pass.

Our flag box is made from cherry and so is the matching plaque we are making. I should be able to finish machining the plaque Saturday, then both pieces will be stained and finished. The last item is a laser engraved inset to put on the plaque with the dedication and information about the flag which flew over the historic Yorktown Battlefield.

I hope to have this project finished by Sunday evening so we can build the shipping box Monday morning. Pictures of the finished project are forthcoming
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[james mcgrew]

i am impressed!!

jim

[Angus Hines]

THat looks awesome Keith.....alot better than in pink foam....

[Mike Null]

Keith

Fantastic. My guess is that you could sell a ton of those.

[Angus Hines]

So my first piece of real wood....(BloodWood).


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[James Jaragosky]

So my first piece of real wood....(BloodWood).


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Details please.

• Roughing bit size, percent of step over , speed

• Finish bit size, percent of step over , speed

• what is the dimensions of the wood.

Did you have to limit the depth of the file cut for such a large dimension of wood?

jim j.

[Angus Hines]

Ok

I used a 1/2" Ball Nose roughing. With default stepover, and speed.

Then a 1/8" Ball Nose with a 5% stepover @ 8 ips and 2 ips on the Z

The blank size was 13.5" x 16" Bloodwood.

I didn't do anything accept load the file make it 12" x 16" and ran it. So the depth is what it was when I got the file.

learned a lot playing with it.

Details please.

• Roughing bit size, percent of step over , speed

• Finish bit size, percent of step over , speed

• what is the dimensions of the wood.

Did you have to limit the depth of the file cut for such a large dimension of wood?

jim j.

[James Jaragosky]

Ok

I used a 1/2" Ball Nose roughing. With default stepover, and speed.

Then a 1/8" Ball Nose with a 5% stepover @ 8 ips and 2 ips on the Z

The blank size was 13.5" x 16" Bloodwood.

I didn't do anything accept load the file make it 12" x 16" and ran it. So the depth is what it was when I got the file.

learned a lot playing with it.

Nice work Angus. Did you use aspire or the shopbot default program for resizing the image?
I use a 1/2 in end mill for most of my roughing, set 100 ipm 100 plunge .25 step over. If I cut with the grain this can produce some large chips in some woods. If the chips become a problem I reduce the stepover slightly.
For a finish bit I generaly find 8% stepover to be accectiable.
Jim J.

[Angus Hines]

I had to use PartWorks 3D because for some reason Aspire kept telling me that it wasn't a 3D model ??

Thanks for the feed and speed info.

I did one at 8% rastered on the 45 / and it came out looking like corduroy pants. So I did the one in the picture rastered along the X at 5% maybe it was the 45 / thing that threw it off like that ??

[James Jaragosky]

I purchased some 1/2 Corian form fellow creeker Kal Robinson he was very easy to work with and shipped fast.
Anyhow my first test using the material went fairly well. I did break through due to operator error. but the Corian held the detail very nicely.
The first picture is with the break through and the second pictures is touched up to show how it should have turned out.

[James Jaragosky]

I had to use PartWorks 3D because for some reason Aspire kept telling me that it wasn't a 3D model ??

Thanks for the feed and speed info.

I did one at 8% rastered on the 45 / and it came out looking like corduroy pants. So I did the one in the picture rastered along the X at 5% maybe it was the 45 / thing that threw it off like that ??

Yes I believe you get better results along the z if that follows the wood grain.

[Angus Hines]

Isn't Corian great stuff to machine. My vac plenum is corian.

[james mcgrew]

angus after you left the other day i was kickin my self in the butt for not loading your car with wood, solid surface, and parts for a new dust foot

you and james send me your addresses

jim

[Angus Hines]

I can come back with the F-250. And then you won't have that table in your way anymore......LOL

angus after you left the other day i was kickin my self in the butt for not loading your car with wood, solid surface, and parts for a new dust foot

you and james send me your addresses

jim

[Keith Outten]

James,

Very nice work on the Corian piece. Be careful or you will get hooked on the stuff

I have a few 3/4" thick pieces of Corian I have been saving for a rainy day. There is rain in my short term forecast
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