Introduction

[Paul Phillips]

Jim,
I created the 3-d image in Enroute and then sliced it into 3" thick slices that I could manage on my table. I then glued the slices together and finished with some hand tools. I wish I had a taller gantry for doing thicker material, mine is only 6.5". The trade off though is that the taller you go the more you lose rigidity and accuracy, at least according to MultiCam.
Paul

[james mcgrew]

welcome paul, here is a vid of my first venture into "slicing"

http://www.youtube.com/user/cabnet63.../0/tCrEJ2Ud5YU

jim

[Paul Phillips]

Thanks Jim,
That's very some very nice work you have done. Did you create the 3d files yourself and if so what program did you use?
Paul

[james mcgrew]

we had Guy Mathews scan the chess players and the rest was done with aspire, a scanner is next on my list!

[Jim Underwood]

I haven't taken a look at Mr. McGrew's vid yet, so he may have answered the question there...

I understand the slicing concept to create larger than Router clearance capacity reliefs.

What I don't understand is, as your slices got closer to the middle of your spheroid object, how you carved the edges?

[james mcgrew]

one object (model) software "slices" sections to accomodate the material thickness or capacity, then each slice is machined separatly.

jim