Excellent. Thank you very much. I will try these options and see if they will do what I’m trying to do. I have a 30 and 60 degree V so should be able to work that.
I’m still not sure how “Copper Cross” from above was able to get a design like that around the edge of the coaster. I understand using text but not how to get a design in that manner.
THANKS for all the input.
If you can find an SVG of a border circle you like then you should be able to scale it to whatever size you need.
Or draw it in some package and convert to SVG.
Someone commissioned me to make them a time capsule for their baby which is turning 1 soon. They will fill the box with keepsakes and lock it for the next 20 years before opening it together down the road.
I used blender modeling software to create the 3D objects (flowers) used on the lid.
Personalized message inside the lid and lined the bottom with cork.
Since the ideal is to lock the box for 20 years I didn’t want them to lose the key so I created a badge underneath be box and on the backside machined out the key shape in order to store it in there secured to the bottom of the box.
Edit: The grain also follows around the box and I used the shapeoko to cut everything. Had to run the job diagonally in order for it to fit.
For these coasters, I used the USMC Seal in the Carbide Create Library.
In Carbide Create, it’s under Library > Show Library > US Armed Forces > USMC Seal.
The engraving itself was a 0.01" Contour toolpath using the #302 V-Bit.
The coasters I make are 4" or 5" across to accomodate extra-large mugs.
I like using 3/4" thick wood for my coasters, it makes them really beefy.
Beautiful work! Great talent
I love the chunky and the hex.
Nice! Found some patterns on Etsy that will work. Didn’t know they were there so info really helped.
Thanks everyone and I’ll post results as soon as I get some time to cut them.
Which box file did you use? Or did you create your own?
I created my own in Fusion360. If you use Fusion360 I dont mind sharing it. Just PM me and ill send it when i get back home.
How do you convert SVG to something we can use directly in CCPro?
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I didn’t actually cut anything on my Shapeoko today, but I did make a table for the new s5 pro. Unfortunately I need to wait til my router arrives before I can use the s5. I had ambitions of using a Makita that I had on hand, but the cord is far too short for the travel of the 4x2. Tuckered out the shop pups in the process!
Have you gotten any SVG to import into CC?
If not, try importing a simple one like Sixteenth musical note | Free SVG
just to prove out the process.
That NOTE file imports with a box around it and small, but does load.
Nice looking table. My only thought about is it does not have wheels. With the weight of the table and machine it will be hard to move around. I like to have everything in my shop on wheels so I can do maintenance, cleaning or repairs.
Your dogs look very excited about your new table. I guess they were just waiting until you were through with the building to wake up and inspect the work.
I have wheels on my other cnc, but this one I have on leveling feet. The feet slide ok across the garage floor. That may change once I add the weight of an enclosure. Wheels may be something I eventually put on, but I don’t find myself moving the machines very often. In fact, my other machine only has wheels because I bought another house and it was easier
to move it that way.
Brian, where did you get those black corner brackets for your table? They look purty beefy.
I ordered them from Amazon. They’re made by a company named Bell Forge and made in the USA. The material is 3/16” thick steel so they are pretty beefy, but they aren’t exactly cheap. I wanted stability so I was willing to pay the premium. I paid $120 for the brackets.
