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Post by dare on Oct 28, 2017 13:18:02 GMT
I made a set of wooden animal-shape napkin rings for a gift -- based on the antique bakelite ones that can be found on eBay, etc. - .dxf made in Adobe Illustrator.
- Gcode generated by Fusion 360.
- Box store 0.5" Poplar.
- Lots of hand sanding (and some dremel sanding).
- MinxWax "Special Walnut" stain, wiped off immediately.
- Waterlox Satin finish.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Oct 28, 2017 14:05:36 GMT
Those came out really nicely. If you had an Etsy shop I bet you'd sell a truckload of those.
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Post by aforww on Oct 28, 2017 14:06:56 GMT
Napkin rings... Never would have thought of that.
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Post by dare on Oct 28, 2017 18:20:51 GMT
Ha - Etsy crossed my mind. The issue would be making the sanding time reasonable. The step down passes do leave small noticeable ridges on the sides, and I went through 80 / 120 / 220 sand paper passes. I took down some areas with the dremel, but it still took too long (for a shop).
I'm sure I could bring that down with some experimentation and research.
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Post by aforww on Oct 28, 2017 20:31:36 GMT
Ha - Etsy crossed my mind. The issue would be making the sanding time reasonable. The step down passes do leave small noticeable ridges on the sides, and I went through 80 / 120 / 220 sand paper passes. I took down some areas with the dremel, but it still took too long (for a shop). I'm sure I could bring that down with some experimentation and research. Final depth Finishing passes. |
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Post by dare on Oct 28, 2017 21:25:57 GMT
Good to know. At that point, maybe I should mill in the softened edges, rather than sanding for that effect. I'd have to figure out double sided if I do that. Which is something I've been wanting to tackle.
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Post by aforww on Oct 28, 2017 22:47:25 GMT
Just use a bunch of tabs that are at the middle of the piece instead of the bottom contour. That would be the way I'd do it. Which cad/cam are using? It may not let you adjust tab location along the Z axis.
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Post by dare on Oct 29, 2017 2:54:50 GMT
Ah, interesting idea. I'm using Fusion360.
So - use G10 / G54 for my origin in order to maintain accuracy over the two jobs (one per side)?
So I haven't tried this, but I am guessing I'd just extrude my .dxf shapes, and then do the chamfering, or whatever operation right in Fusion in order to get the rounded edges?
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Post by aforww on Oct 29, 2017 3:21:12 GMT
Ah, interesting idea. I'm using Fusion360. So - use G10 / G54 for my origin in order to maintain accuracy over the two jobs (one per side)? So I haven't tried this, but I am guessing I'd just extrude my .dxf shapes, and then do the chamfering, or whatever operation right in Fusion in order to get the rounded edges? I'd use a V-bit just to break the edge. A very tiny chamfer. Could round it over with a 1/8 point tip round over bit. Fusion just released a new thing called "form tools". Basically you sketch the geometry of your bit to make a custom tool. Would be useful here. If you aren't in a hurry I can do a video on this two sided technique Wednesday. |
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Post by dare on Oct 29, 2017 12:27:08 GMT
AFOR, I would love to see a 2-sided tutorial. I've watched a few - all different. I'd be interested to see your version with Fusion.
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