CNC Router build

falls · Post by **falls** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:52 pm

.. or pocket sized topo models for wayfinding in the BC!

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:36 am

Twizz - That's exactly what I was thinking! Novelty factor off the charts.

doughboyshredder · Post by **doughboyshredder** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:29 pm

Well done reliefs of the Alpental valley in nice wood with topo lines would sell like wildfire.

Or, at least elicit a great donation at the Bark ball.

Head Monkey · Post by **Head Monkey** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:55 pm

Love it, nice work!

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:13 am

doughboyshredder wrote:Well done reliefs of the Alpental valley in nice wood with topo lines would sell like wildfire.

Or, at least elicit a great donation at the Bark ball.

Good call!

I did a larger, 20"x30" version of the pass yesterday. Took a LONG time to cut - I roughed it with a 1/2" end mill, but then did the finishing passes with a 1/8" end mill doing really small passes. Looks epic though! I may try to pull a mold off of this one, so I could easily make some fiberglass ones to give to friends.

Unfortunately, 20"x30" is about as big as I can go, because I'm limited by vertical height - I've really only got 4" of realistic vertical working area. I knew it wouldn't take long before I found a limitation I didn't like with my machine

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:27 pm

After machining there was a lot of little fuzzies, so I went over the whole thing with a heat gun. It did a really nice job of melting the fuzzies away, while ever so slightly melting the top surface, giving it a glossy hard shell. Should be perfect to paint with some epoxy to seal it up.

The bummer is that the glue that is holding the two hunks of foam together (I used two blocks of 2" thick foam) didn't shrink/melt like the foam did. So I have this ugly layer that looks like a mineral deposit in the terrain

Other than that - damn this thing is cool! You can actually see a path of I-90 on the west side of the pass (for those not familiar with this area, dont' worry about it)

Trusty coke can for scale

This is a view of the entire Alpental valley. Detail is pretty damn good if you ask me.

Next up is gluing a bunch of wood together to do a wood one, with black elevation lines.

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:57 pm

I think this link will work for everyone. Short clip, nothing special, but shows the router going up and down.

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:53 am

Impressive work!!

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:10 pm

That is really cool! Any thoughts of a self portrait? :-)

holmtech · Post by **holmtech** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:46 am

Twizz that thing is sick! What a fun toy. I'm not sure what your long term plan is, but my guess is that it will be impressive. I'm sure the steel press is next. Is the CNC going to be for hire?

OAC · Post by **OAC** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:44 am

skidesmond wrote:That is really cool! Any thoughts of a self portrait? :-)

How about some skis?

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:45 pm

holmtech wrote:Twizz that thing is sick! What a fun toy. I'm not sure what your long term plan is, but my guess is that it will be impressive. I'm sure the steel press is next. Is the CNC going to be for hire?

Well this is still, and always will be, primarily hobby-based for me. I will never give up my day job, as I can't imagine doing anything cooler than flight testing (other than moving up to the front seat, test pilot).

A larger press is low-priority. I still really want a nicer press, but mine works fine for the limited number of skis I do (3-4 pair a year), and I'm already strapped for shop space.

As for will the CNC router be for hire - yes, absolutely. I still want to exercise the machine a bit more before I "officially" offer my services, but I figure if folks need templates or mold parts cut (especially locals), then I can be a good cheap source.

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:46 pm

OAC wrote:
skidesmond wrote:That is really cool! Any thoughts of a self portrait? :-)
How about some skis?

Make some skis? Now that's just crazy, why would I do something like that?

Now I've got the idea of doing bamboo electric guitar bodies!

NinetyFour · Post by **NinetyFour** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:03 pm

You should probably make a relief map of Alta and area, maybe we can locate Chad's Gap ;p

doughboyshredder · Post by **doughboyshredder** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:13 pm

twizzstyle wrote:
holmtech wrote:Twizz that thing is sick! What a fun toy. I'm not sure what your long term plan is, but my guess is that it will be impressive. I'm sure the steel press is next. Is the CNC going to be for hire?
Well this is still, and always will be, primarily hobby-based for me. I will never give up my day job, as I can't imagine doing anything cooler than flight testing (other than moving up to the front seat, test pilot).

A larger press is low-priority. I still really want a nicer press, but mine works fine for the limited number of skis I do (3-4 pair a year), and I'm already strapped for shop space.

As for will the CNC router be for hire - yes, absolutely. I still want to exercise the machine a bit more before I "officially" offer my services, but I figure if folks need templates or mold parts cut (especially locals), then I can be a good cheap source.

Well, I may just hit you up sometime, if ever start building again.

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