Hey there. I recently upgraded from a small belt driven Foxalien machine to a pro5 4x4. Wow! What an upgrade. I’m a 5 axis machinist by trade and do hobby/ small business woodworking on the side. Now that I’ve got the machine built and a few projects cut i wanted to share and get more involved in the community page.
I went with the popular kreg 64x64 table with notched cross braces and maple ply top and shelf. Gym rubber flooring under machine.
Jewelry boxes for the second project for my wife and 2 daughters. Curly maple engraved lids and walnut bottoms. Lots of steps and tools on these. Surfaced one side of the curly maple on the pro 5 before running through my planer. Engraved and profile cut, flipped, cut pocket and lip on lids. Then for the bottoms cut pockets, lip and profile. Then bandsaw and flushcut bit on router table to finish the profile I couldn’t reach with my longest endmill. Still need to add some edge profiles, sand, and finish.
Nice work! Do you have a picture of the 3D after CNC work and before sanding? How much sanding was needed after the 3D cut? What did you use to sand it so nice?
Again … great job!
Thank you. Those pictures are straight off the machine, well still on the machine technically. No sanding just brushed with a stiff nylon bristle brush.
I haven’t decided on a finish yet. My go to finish is spray lacquer but i’m thinking a simple oil or wax finish on the boxes. Also wanting to try lining the box compartments with flocking.
Watco dark walnut danish oil top coated with shellac looks really good on Walnut for things that don’t need protection from water. I have done many furniture products using that method.
Thank you! I’m very happy to be able to take on more ambitious projects now that I upgraded from my other machine. I was too limited on depth of cuts and feed with my other machine, constantly worried about missed steps.
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