Now that I'm figuring this CNC thing out, I finally started to move my high-end equestrian tack trunk cutting to the fancy-schmanc yellow machine and cut out the first set of parts today for a new commission. I'm already "in love", my friends. It was also the first time I used a compression bit at full thickness. "Like Butta", as the saying goes.
Each half-sheet of components took about 10-12 minutes to cut and even considering I was doing the setups the first time, I used a fraction of the time it took to do this with my slider because of the weight and physical size challenges I have with slinging full sheets onto the wagon. I use nominal 1/2" domestic furniture grade veneer plywood for the general cases and while it's a lot less heavy than 3/4" material, it's still heavy, relatively speaking. Setting up for the next commission will only take a few minutes.
I did make some minor size adjustments when I was converting components into VCarvePro to allow for material holding since I don't have vacuum, but I"m fine with the "waste" since I can cut some of it up for incidental use in these projects and for other ones. Using the CNC also allowed me to pocket out cleanly for the road-case style handles I use rather than cutting through the case to install them. That right there is a major appearance upgrade.
I still have one more half-sheet to cut, but two of the lid components that go on that file really require me to assemble the case to insure that I have the measurements spot-on for this first time around. I can sorta do it with math, but for strength reasons, I want it exact.
Here are a few photos that prove I did the deed.
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