Nice work Mike, looks great! One word of warning though, be careful about temps on the epoxy. I dont know how even you were able to get the heat but you will certainly have issues if parts of the ski cure before others. Any way to get some thermocouples in there? And if you are going to get a CNC, spend the couple hundred for a heat blanket!
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Mike's build....
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You can look at different sizes and price them out here.*ARMADA* wrote:how much does a cnc router cost? also, how can it cut all the way through the piece you are cutting without damaging the table?
oh, and those skis look amazing.
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Mike- Excellent looking project. I really like how clean your whole process is.
I have to reiterate ARMADA's question...how DOES the cnc router cut through the material w/o damaging the table? I have been considering building my own router table for a while now (not a bad project if you have access to a milling machine), but i am not sure about the table. do you use a vac clamp method with risers? how does the piece stay in place and how do you prevent damage to the table underneath the piece?
There is a scarificial sheet of MDF that your workpiece sits on. In the picture shown each piece being cutout is screwed to the MDF underneath.mattman wrote:I have to reiterate ARMADA's question...how DOES the cnc router cut through the material w/o damaging the table? I have been considering building my own router table for a while now (not a bad project if you have access to a milling machine), but i am not sure about the table. do you use a vac clamp method with risers? how does the piece stay in place and how do you prevent damage to the table underneath the piece?