Fluting using carbide create

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

Hi community
Is there a way to do fluting using carbide create? or carbide create pro?
thanks for advice

[mhotchin (Michael Hotchin)]

Could you post a picture of the effect you want to create? A quick google showed many different types of fluting, so knowing which one you are thinking of may guide the conversation.

But, from what I saw if you want fluting on a flat surface, then a contour toolpath, no offset may do the trick.

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

Does using tools as described at:

Using unsupported tooling in Carbide Create: Roundover / Cove / Radius bits

These are usually used in routers for decorative effects in wood: https://www.whitesiderouterbits.com/products/1570 but they are potentially useful for joinery: They are also useful for rounding off parts to allow rotary motion as for a hinged lid. Unfortunately, Carbide Create does not support this endmill geometry — but using the new support for previewing a V endmill when used in a No Offset Contour toolpath, it should be possible to preview them w/ confidence by stacking a series o…

address your concern?

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

ok… I am trying to design an oar so the paddle starts at 1.5 inches and ends at 0.5 inches and I do not find a way to achieve other than creating multiple progressive toolpaths.

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

For that you will probably want a 3D CAD tool — it can be done in Carbide Create Pro, but you need a stock size twice the dimension along the axis of inclination.

If you’ll post a sketch and some rough dimensions we can walk through this with you.

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

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

Draw geometry a bit more than twice the width and length of the blade:

and model an angle on it:

and then rotate and drag it into position:

Then draw geometry to remove what is not wanted:

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

Then draw in geometry to allow defining the shaft:

and remove what is not wanted:

OK

OK

Join Vectors:

and model the shaft:

and adjust as necessary.

Probably easier to model in a traditional 3D CAD program.

[Sermft (Serge monfort)]

That is a nice approach. I’ll see if I can go that way and make it faster and cleaner.
What I did was I made multiple toothpaths using the mc fly 2 mm deeper each toolpath so I ended up with a up or down hill stairway sore of. Then I sanded the whole paddle away to make it smooth. Came out good for the project but not perfect.
Thank you Will

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

That technique is as-described at:

Spoon Possible without CC Pro?

I’d like to make a wooden spoon and was wondering if that’s possible to do with the standard CC? Can it be done with a bowl bit? I don’t have one but can pick one up. Thanks!

and

Making a base for a model

Given a prototype base: [image] How to make it in Carbide Create? First, we have a pixel image with some dimensions: [F-86 base scan with measurements] We import that into Carbide Create: [image] using “Set Background”: [image] and adjust for size: [image] [image] It’s then a matter of drawing and toolpaths and so forth (we will try to do it w/o Create Pro, but will also show that). For reference, there is an overhead view as well: [DSC00036]

Please keep us posted on how things work out!