My wife asked me to make her an 8” by 10” portrait frame. I didn’t have a lot of time so I slapped together a funky profile in Fusion. Turned out better than I hoped, though I realized after the initial pass that I’d made the profile so steep that I’d get ‘layer lines’ (and I’m too lazy to code another pass with a smaller bit). Side note: I’ve been 3D printing corner brackets to use in the glue up. They have a negative profile matching the frame profile, so I don’t have to stress about applying too much tension. The frame is mahogany with Odie’s dark oil.
Very nice.
For anyone looking to make a frame, @45rpm has a great walk-through video on how he made a custom frame. I really appreciate the way he explains things.
So, what angle did you cut the mitered corners?
You are incorrect. (In a woodworking environment.)
I would have gone for 51.34° and 38.66° for a perfect diagonal corner to corner.
Does that require two different profiles for the horizontal and vertical to allow them to meet on that angle?
Yes, we have CNC machines don’t we?
Got it. The hammer and everything looks like a nail.
I assume this is a spoof on the angle of the corners. Assuming the sides are equal width the miter will be 45° regardless of the aspect.
I’d like to state this is obvious but I just built a frame for my wife and had to think awhile about it terms of whether I could assemble using dowels at the corners, a related concept.
Wow! That came out great. Think I’ll try that after I complete my next watercolor painting. Thanks for sharing this.
That is a fabulous idea!
Nice excuse to start looking to add a 3printer to my arsenal, too!
I’ve really just begun to tap into the benefits of having a 3D printer. Depending on your workflow and/or the software you use, you’re already working on a 3D object–so it’s pretty easy to use that same file to make custom brackets or other work-holding tools. It’s been a game changer!
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