Eagle head cnc carving

[nhjester (John Shaw)]

has anyone done an eagle head carving?

[Tmoore (Travis)]

I haven’t done just a eagle head but I have done these

[ctdodge (Stan)]

Not exactly an eagle head, though there is a head in this carve

[CrookedWoodTex (Tex (Don't Mess With My Texas!))]

@nhjester

anyone done an eagle head carving?

Why did you want to know?

[nhjester (John Shaw)]

Because I am new at this and am very interested in doing one for an old friend for a Christmas present and need help.

[nhjester (John Shaw)]

Is there more info on how it was done?

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

step 1: you need a 3D model of this. Often these are in “STL” file format.
step 2: you turn the STL file into GCODE.
Multiple options

• Fusion 360 (complex)
• MeshCam (easy)
• https://fenrus75.github.io/FenrusCNCtools/javascript/stl2png.html + Carbide Create Pro
• https://fenrus75.github.io/FenrusCNCtools/stl2nc/stl2nc.html

step 3: Cut… best results in my experience is by using a “tapered ball nose” bit, but other ball nose bits work as well.

[nhjester (John Shaw)]

Wow I guess this is over my head at this point. I only have carbide create not pro Got a lot more to learn. Thanks

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

you can onilne request a 1 year free license…

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

btw it’s not THAT complicated. at some point I made a tutorial:

From STL file to Carbide Create (PRO) [screenshots included] (outdated, please see updated instructions in tutorial section)

Today I played a bit with taking STL files into Carbide Create (PRO). This is a work in progress, but the question comes up here often enough that I figured I should show screenshots of what this process looks like Step 1: Find a suitable STL file Not all STL files you can find on the internet are suitable for machining on your Shapeoko. 3D printers can print “true 3D” objects that contain hollow areas underneath solid areas. With the Shapeoko, you can only “cut from the top”, so the hollow a…

the only update to that tutorial is that one should use STL2PNG - javascript edition to convert the STL to a PNG, and not the command line tool

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

If you find a suitable vector file you can pretty easily use Carbide Create to model it in 3D — I showed doing that at:

Carbide Create Pro 3D tutorial --- small game board piece

A replacement for a lost board game part — first draw up the part, measure it, select an appropriate piece of stock and set up Carbide Create to match: [image]

c.f., Vcarve pro wide flutes and Carbide Create Pro wavy flag - #15 by WillAdams

[MikeG]

@nhjester - Don’t be intimidated by the process John. As you can see there is an abundance of help here in the forum form very accomplished craftsman. Your quest is exactly what I set out to do and as @fenrus points out “it’s not that complicated”
Here’s a beer stein made from a piece of on old pallet:

Try searching “free stl” including the subject and you’ll be amazed what’s out there. Eventually you’ll get the hang of modifying or creating your own STLs and that’s when the fun really begins.
Enjoy!

[fenrus (Arjan van de Ven)]

I updated my tutorial to match latest tools, and tried to make it really step by step… it’s really not all that hard:

Cutting STL models with Carbide Create Pro (nearly-2021 edition)

It’s been a while since I did the previous version of this tutorial (From STL file to Carbide Create (PRO) [screenshots included]) and the various pieces of software have changed a little so I figured it’s time to do a refresher. Some of the screenshots on the forum look a little tiny, but just click on them and they should become very readable [PXL_20201127_200308347] [PXL_20201127_200343337] Step 1) Finding a good STL file Not all STL files will cut equally well on a CNC; a 3 axis CNC on…

[gdon_2003 (Guy Donham)]

Never be afraid to try. All success comes from failure. Every project you learn what to do but more importantly what not to do. Try it in mdf before moving on to hardwood.