Very Nice chunk of wood here
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@jtclose Nice job Jim! What are you doing for finishing on your reliefs…just a clear coat?
That is bare wood. I am putting a couple coats of thinned out Shellac.
That way if someone wants to paint, it’s good to go.
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Made 3 pairs of low-profile vises for clamping big stock over the last couple weekends. First time machining steel on the HDM (4140 HT), went great!
pile of steel chips:
6x parts done
They use Mitee-bite Talon Grip style (as in cheaper aliexpress knock-offs) clamps on the fixed side, and Pitbull-style clamps for tightening down.
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Feeds and speeds? Toolpath strategies? Coolant?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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Roughing: 3//16" corner radius end mill, 4 flute, AlTiN coated. 8200 RPM, 1100 mm/min, 10mm stepdown, 0.5mm stepover
Facing: 3/8" corner radius end mill, 4 flute, AlTiN coated. 8000 RPM, 1500 mm/min .25mm stepdown, 8mm stepover, .05mm final stepdown
Side finishing: same 3/8" end mill, 8000 RPM, 1000 mm/min, full depth (16.5mm), 0.1mm stepover + spring pass.
With mist coolant (Fusion Cool 2240). Coated tools with a corner radius help a lot over plain carbide square corner end mills.
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Finally got this sign installed today. I was dreading it, hanging it on brick and all. I decide I like the making not the installing!
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This looks great! very clean and classy
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For a guy who says he doesn’t do 3D, you are damn good at it.
You have a good eye.
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It is beautiful to behold
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So clean. A masterpiece.
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@SirGariff Amazing job Gary!!
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Wow! +1
Perhaps you need to visit that location once a week ( 
) and brush off the dust just so it stays looking like it is new.
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I’ve been laying in bed thinking about how to keep it clean! 
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What a result, great work!
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You can fool the rest but you can’t fool me, @SirGariff. You went and had that cast in brass.
by the way. Beautiful work!
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That was the look I was going for! Yesssss.
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Nice work. I am new to cnc. Could you please tell me how you got the blue background with the raised letters. Thank you, Bill
