So here is my first real project on my new Shapeoko 3 that I ordered on Black Friday. I did the entire thing using Carbide Create and played around a lot with the different types of cuts. This is cut on some Western Red Cedar where I glued 2 pieces together to make it one piece.
Here are a few questions for the group. I welcome any feedback as well.
- Are the lines at the bottom normal - I know they can easily be sanded. I used the 201 bit included with the machine which I think is an upcut bit. But am hoping to see if these can be eliminated as I get more experience
- Any ideas on how best to finish it. I’d like to make the things on the surface a bit darker than the rest so the top surface stands out.
Overall, this was super fun. I am still dealing with the random disconnects but using this forum to try different things. I just put my computer and machine on the same surge supressor and now have the router on a separate outlet and will try that for a while.