Nice job. Nothing more satisfying than building your own machine design and then creating art from nothing. I'm right at the beginning of that journey and it's a lot of fun.
I certainly would now that I'm a little more experienced with the machine but at the time I was worried about breaking through the thin outer veneer of the plywood
I am seeing the stain that you applied did not stick to Epoxy. What kind of stain was it and what kind of epoxy is it ? Can you share this information?
I think it was just minwax stain and Famowood epoxy the common stuff from Lowes. But I'd imagine any stain and epoxy would work like that since the epoxy doesnt absorb anything. At worst it might just need some cleaning with mineral spirits
I’ve been trying for weeks to do that exact carving minus the epoxy. I don’t understand what settings and blade to use to properly cut the stealie out without it looking horrible and I don’t know the first thing about clearing out the material and making it 2.5 d like that. Is there a resource for these kinds of questions? I’m getting super frustrated and discouraged. If I could at least know what kind of bit to use to get detail like that would be a good start. Please help.
I used a 90 degree single point cutter for all the edges so that the edges go down at 45 degrees instead of straight down then you can see in the video when I change to a flat endmill to clear the remaining material. Does that make sense? That way the finest little details that show up at the surface have some meat behind them at the full depth of cut. Sort of like a dot on the surface is the tip of a mountain. I can't really point you towards any resources I figured it out using fusion 360 but feel free to ask more questions
Also to cut the line with the 90 degree single point cutter I had to tell it to stay away from the line the same distance as the depth of cut so that the line on the surface is being cut half way up the cutter and the tip is cutting the base of the mountain
That was the stain that I stained the rest of the piece with just so that the epoxy didn't cover any bare wood. Although next time I would stain the entire surface because where the epoxy spilled over it created blotches where the final coat of stain on the surface wouldnt take even after I sanded it off
Ha! yeah if the terminator was built of plywood and duct tape. I built this myself from scrap wood and metal and stuff I had around the workshop aside from the business parts like rails and motors
Nice job. Nothing more satisfying than building your own machine design and then creating art from nothing. I'm right at the beginning of that journey and it's a lot of fun.
I like your CNC design. Seems to work really nice. I made my own CNC as well, 4x4 ft bed with four axis. Thanks for sharing n
Why not use CNC to cleanup resin back to surface instead of all that sanding?
I certainly would now that I'm a little more experienced with the machine but at the time I was worried about breaking through the thin outer veneer of the plywood
Essa tupia não aguenta 15 dias de trabalho
I am seeing the stain that you applied did not stick to Epoxy. What kind of stain was it and what kind of epoxy is it ? Can you share this information?
I think it was just minwax stain and Famowood epoxy the common stuff from Lowes. But I'd imagine any stain and epoxy would work like that since the epoxy doesnt absorb anything. At worst it might just need some cleaning with mineral spirits
beautiful work Jay!
This guy has got a CNC made of plywood and is getting better cuts than my $3k Shapoko... What am I doing wrong??
I’ve been trying for weeks to do that exact carving minus the epoxy. I don’t understand what settings and blade to use to properly cut the stealie out without it looking horrible and I don’t know the first thing about clearing out the material and making it 2.5 d like that. Is there a resource for these kinds of questions? I’m getting super frustrated and discouraged. If I could at least know what kind of bit to use to get detail like that would be a good start. Please help.
I used a 90 degree single point cutter for all the edges so that the edges go down at 45 degrees instead of straight down then you can see in the video when I change to a flat endmill to clear the remaining material. Does that make sense? That way the finest little details that show up at the surface have some meat behind them at the full depth of cut. Sort of like a dot on the surface is the tip of a mountain. I can't really point you towards any resources I figured it out using fusion 360 but feel free to ask more questions
Also to cut the line with the 90 degree single point cutter I had to tell it to stay away from the line the same distance as the depth of cut so that the line on the surface is being cut half way up the cutter and the tip is cutting the base of the mountain
What did you paint the inlay with before you poured the epoxy?
That was the stain that I stained the rest of the piece with just so that the epoxy didn't cover any bare wood. Although next time I would stain the entire surface because where the epoxy spilled over it created blotches where the final coat of stain on the surface wouldnt take even after I sanded it off
Not gonna lie. When I saw how much resin you poured j was like Noooooooo!! Whyyyyy!!! And then I watched on lol very nice.
🤩🤩🤩 dooooope
Im over here blowing on my phone to try and help you get the saw dust off and only because this project frickin matters! 😂 Totally f’n dope bruh!!!
What CNC is that you are using?
I built it from scratch myself. Haven't named her yet
Cool CNC Man! Is that the T-1000?
Ha! yeah if the terminator was built of plywood and duct tape. I built this myself from scrap wood and metal and stuff I had around the workshop aside from the business parts like rails and motors
@@jwhitestone I built one too.. I posted a few videos on my channel if you want to check it out.. Keep up the good work!
@@paramtrx9558 Nice I will! I'm into a lot of things but I think building it was my favorite project to date
@@jwhitestone Cool, it's gets easier every time you build a new one..
Amazing
thats when you substitute hand planing for a facing operation, 3:41
Yeah for sure thats the way I'd do it now that I've tried it a couple times but I wasn't about to try it for the first time on this finished piece
make a nice guitar body.
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