Post by Jason R on Aug 10, 2018 17:30:59 GMT
So this year was my 5 year anniversary with my wife and I decided I was going to make her a heart locket, or at least attempt to make it.
This build was also my first attempt at two sided milling/machining with my machine. I designed it all from scratch inside Adobe Illustrator and then moved to the concept.
To start, I made sure I bought extra MDF as spoilboard area to drill into for my pegs. Then I designed the project and set the toolpaths as appropriate. Overall, design time and toolpath calculation took a few hours to get it just right.
BIT WISE:
3FL 1/4” shank end mill
1/8” Ball nose
30 degree v bit
.0625 end mill for the magnet holes
WOOD:
I used purple heart wood for the project and was a bit worried about its hardness at first, but it ended up coming out fine.
NOTES:
I offset the peg holes randomly so that when I flip the piece over, it will align only one way. This allows you to stop the operation and come back a different day if you need to.
You run the same drill path in the wood as in the spoilboard after setting WCS to get the right spot.
Drilling the peg holes
Set the 3D mill of the front. You can see one peg in on the right side.
Both sides complete on the front and cut a profile cut to the halfway point with tabs.
Piece has been flipped now after drilling into spoilboard.
The locket would be too thick if I just went with the wood size so I used the 3FL bit to pocket out to the main depth.
I changed to the 1/8 and eventually the .0625 to make the inner pockets. I also failed to mention I did my vCarve and drilling on the other side before flipping.
I had to use a small saw to get the piece off the tabs as purpleheart is very tough.
Final results.
My photo printing skills and cutting need work, but hey, A for effort!
Don’t be afraid to try that two sided machining project people! It opens up so many options!
Best wishes,
Jason
This build was also my first attempt at two sided milling/machining with my machine. I designed it all from scratch inside Adobe Illustrator and then moved to the concept.
To start, I made sure I bought extra MDF as spoilboard area to drill into for my pegs. Then I designed the project and set the toolpaths as appropriate. Overall, design time and toolpath calculation took a few hours to get it just right.
BIT WISE:
3FL 1/4” shank end mill
1/8” Ball nose
30 degree v bit
.0625 end mill for the magnet holes
WOOD:
I used purple heart wood for the project and was a bit worried about its hardness at first, but it ended up coming out fine.
NOTES:
I offset the peg holes randomly so that when I flip the piece over, it will align only one way. This allows you to stop the operation and come back a different day if you need to.
You run the same drill path in the wood as in the spoilboard after setting WCS to get the right spot.
Drilling the peg holes
Set the 3D mill of the front. You can see one peg in on the right side.
Both sides complete on the front and cut a profile cut to the halfway point with tabs.
Piece has been flipped now after drilling into spoilboard.
The locket would be too thick if I just went with the wood size so I used the 3FL bit to pocket out to the main depth.
I changed to the 1/8 and eventually the .0625 to make the inner pockets. I also failed to mention I did my vCarve and drilling on the other side before flipping.
I had to use a small saw to get the piece off the tabs as purpleheart is very tough.
Final results.
My photo printing skills and cutting need work, but hey, A for effort!
Don’t be afraid to try that two sided machining project people! It opens up so many options!
Best wishes,
Jason