Off topic post

[james mcgrew]

very cool!! put it in "work we produce" when you get it done!!

[Gene Crain]

it is panel thickness..... I am cutting it at .75 deep into the panel

I should have asked you what your cut strategy was so we could have a similar comparison.

at full panel size 22x78 x1.75 .625 deep carving each side which left .5 to fit into the stile/rail of door.

rough raster in y .5 ballnose 80% stepover finish raster in x .25 ballnose 9% stepover

for my antique bot with router.....total run time each side just under 11 hrs....

minimal sandind needed, I used new .25 bits for each panel side.

no doubt your machine can do that size twice as fast....

I also cut the same file at .375 deep and I actually liked how it looked better than the .625 cut....plus it was much faster

nice job Nick and congrats on the 1st 3d cut!

[Nicholas Bukky]

After I started I wondered what your depth of cut was....

It took 260min rough.5 endm and finish.25ball together on the 14x32 panel at .75 deep.

The bass wood is not so good for carving with the cnc but is excellent for hand carving... good enough for a test. I will probably sand and stain/clear and destress it for show!

I can see where .375 would have been just fine for depth and probably half the time with just as good a result.

thanks Gene this is a cool file!!

[Gene Crain]

After I started I wondered what your depth of cut was....

It took 260min rough.5 endm and finish.25ball together on the 14x32 panel at .75 deep.

The bass wood is not so good for carving with the cnc but is excellent for hand carving... good enough for a test. I will probably sand and stain/clear and destress it for show!

I can see where .375 would have been just fine for depth and probably half the time with just as good a result.

thanks Gene this is a cool file!!

makore is a great carving wood, also camaru (brazilian teak)

i did the shallower ones in these and they both turned out great

here are the ones i did in alder...again

[Gene Crain]

a couple shots of the vintage blue machine mods...she runs .005 ips faster

updated cable management with new 25T XY 20Z pinion gears.

[Gene Crain]

GEEZZZZZ

crash and burn or what??????

Sorry Bobby

[Gene Crain]

Well they wiped the egg off long enough to win the last game for Bobby.

I will take a wild guess and say it will be the Braves vs Giants for the wildcard next week.

[Nicholas Bukky]

Gene you need to start a baseball fan thread!!!

I got no reds OR indians to cheer for.......