They aren’t straight 
I’m still playing around but I think the workflow will basically be
8mm depth female/negative, 6mm depth male/positive. (Dunno the official terms if any)
It doesn’t, but @neilferreri to the rescue:
Aha!
I’ve been missing out on the 2D engrave toolpath because I’d not supplied the right tool type (the dreaded “Toolpath is not supported for the given tool and settings” error) and not persisted to see what it could do.
Thanks @neilferreri (again) 
Not bad for a first try. Need less pointy font, although it’s just pine so not very strong for tiny features and I was going fairly quickly.
It was one of those projects that seemed like a good idea at the time…
Before I went to the trouble of gluing up an end grain board I though I would test it out on some bamboo, just to make sure it worked.
Cutting the pockets wasn’t too bad but 6 hours for the plug cut was about 5 too many!
I am happy with the end result, there is some chipping of the bamboo and some very small gap repairs to the mahogany plugs but overall it came out as hoped for. It just took too long, hence the end grain one will not be happening.
Wooden sword for my kids. Cut from a cherry flooring scrap. The little guard is scrap walnut. Not sure when I’ll get around to finishing.
A childs life is not complete without weapons. Too many kids are deprived of the fun of adventure. I remember digging forts and having bb gun wars. My generation had parents that were in WWII so there was the desire to emmulate thier experience. The fun of summer sandlot baseball and riding bikes all day. We had to be home by dark. My worst memories was seeing my friends out the kitchen window while washing dishes and seeing my friends playing ball without me. I went to the Granada Theater on Saturday and watching 3 horror movies. Fun fun fun.
Well I made my first flag. I learned several things not to do and had to stop the cut so I could surface the board. I also should have uses a 90 degree v bit for the starts to make them look a little better but overall I like the way it turned out.
@jepho, not sure “honorary Brit” is a label I particularly strive for. But if it pleases you, who am I to say…
An 8x8 fixture plate for my hybrid base, first attempt at a “proper” one @jepho. Just need to tap the holes.
That surface finish looks great, Griff!
Well thanks but…it’s the as-delivered finish on cast ATP 6061. Got it from Midwestern Steel.
If you achieved that surface finish, I’d probably just sell my SO and call it a day
Hmm, challenge accepted, stay tuned, may take a while, other things to do.
Insomniac or early riser?
Holes are on 20mm centers, 5.01mm, 6mm threads. I’m hoping it’ll slot right in using dowel pins on one edge to align with my HDPE base. The MDF in the pic above is a secondary waste board I use when workholding with CA tape.
Saunders makes killer fixture plates no question. I just enjoy the challenge of making my own when I can. Says the guy who made two Mr Beaver (@Luke) HDZ’s.
In any event, my Pro with hybrid bed is pretty rigid, unlike my old XL. Which was rigid enough for all my woodworking.
@Vince.Fab and I go back a bit though I will never come close to his abilities. I backburnered aluminum a while ago, only recently have I jumped back in. You might enjoy this old 2018 thread.
Haha! Ok I see what you did there. I have a 32x16x5/8” ATP from Mid Western that I have to machine still - been sitting on that for over a year.
I am also curious if you’re going to hand tap or thread mill that.
@jepho I read an earlier comment of yours in another thread about how SMW chamfered the holes on their fixture plates. Something I’d tried with improper tooling on a few holes in the past with poor results.
Soooo, watched a video from Saunders about chamfering toolpaths Fusion 360 Chamfering: The Nitty Gritty FF111 - YouTube and decided to give it a try on my own plate. This is my first project to accomplish that.
I really like the look too but in reality, the ones I did are just ok. If you look closely they are a bit “chattery” not shiny-shiny. A function I believe of workholding and tool plus speeds and feeds. We’ll get better with practice.
@RoughDraft40 I’ll probably hand tap this plate. I’m awaiting delivery of some cheap chinese thread cutting mills to practice with. Or, I may re-read @RichCournoyer thread on making one. Seems like it wasn’t so hard to do.
