I need to built something that is 20 cm high and my Shapeoko have a Z max of 14 cm.
How would you do this?
I believe that what you need to sort out is how to do workholding on the part — once that is in place, then the problems of software and machining all fall into place.
What are the other dimensions of the part/stock?
Which machine do you have?
The official answer would be to use Gantry Shift:
and to bolt to the front of an SO5.1 Pro:
https://carbide3d.com/blog/shapeoko-51-pro/
If that’s not an option, let us know the specifics and we will look into this with you.
Even with Riser I still have the problem that the Z Axis is 14 cm max.
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Cut it in slices and glue together?
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If that’s 20cm tall, it appears to be about 60cm in dia ??
What is it? What is it’s purpose? Can it be cut in 2 pieces & assembled?
c.f.,
but note the caution at:
You could lower your part below the current table height. There’s a good bit involved with that, but perhaps its an economically viable solution.
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This is probably the best idea Since I dont want to modify my Shapeoko.
Any idea on how to slice my project?
If you have software to build/edit 3D models, like STL or faceted bodies, build or slice it in 2 pieces.
You can also use the whole model, and use boundaries and stock height to control how deep the tool goes.
Here’s a similar model I threw together, 20cm tall
A toolpath that just cuts the top half, using a 20cm stock height
And a toolpath that just cuts the lower half using a 10cm stock height
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