Anouther Mayan Calendar
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Anouther Mayan Calendar
Well? Don't we all have to make one? LOL
I'm pretty happy with the outcome, looks really sharp!
23" diameter 3/4" thick MDF. Cut with 1/4"-60 deg vbit. About 2-3/4 hours.
I could make it alot faster now that I have some harmonic balancers installed.
Max speed was only 60ipm before the balancers, now can achieve 160ipm!
I used double sided tape insted of clamps due to table size as I couldn't get any clamps in!
As the wood was cut, it warped on me causing some cuts to be a little deeper.
Hard to tell to the untrained eye tho
Thanks for looking!
Chris
I'm pretty happy with the outcome, looks really sharp!
23" diameter 3/4" thick MDF. Cut with 1/4"-60 deg vbit. About 2-3/4 hours.
I could make it alot faster now that I have some harmonic balancers installed.
Max speed was only 60ipm before the balancers, now can achieve 160ipm!
I used double sided tape insted of clamps due to table size as I couldn't get any clamps in!
As the wood was cut, it warped on me causing some cuts to be a little deeper.
Hard to tell to the untrained eye tho
Thanks for looking!
Chris
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Very nice work! I can't open the Mayan files from the CNC website... would you be willing to share it for VcarvePro?
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Nicely done. Is that the same vector file I see floating around the cnc sites?
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Thanks guys!
Yes, it is the same one floating around...
uhm... I took out my toolpaths and zipped it, but its too large?
(Its 2.9mb as a crv and 1.2mb zipped)
PM me your email, and I'll send it to you that way.
Yes, it is the same one floating around...
uhm... I took out my toolpaths and zipped it, but its too large?
(Its 2.9mb as a crv and 1.2mb zipped)
PM me your email, and I'll send it to you that way.
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Yep, I'm getting to it in the near future. Thanks for posting, very nice.
Michael
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Mogal wrote:Well? Don't we all have to make one? LOL
I'm pretty happy with the outcome, looks really sharp!
23" diameter 3/4" thick MDF. Cut with 1/4"-60 deg vbit. About 2-3/4 hours.
I could make it alot faster now that I have some harmonic balancers installed.
Max speed was only 60ipm before the balancers, now can achieve 160ipm!
I used double sided tape insted of clamps due to table size as I couldn't get any clamps in!
As the wood was cut, it warped on me causing some cuts to be a little deeper.
Hard to tell to the untrained eye tho
Thanks for looking!
Chris
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Nice work. I think I need to make one...
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
I set my DOC to be 0.025"
If I had to do it again, I think I would go about 0.040"
(At least at this diameter)
If I had to do it again, I think I would go about 0.040"
(At least at this diameter)
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Very nice indeed.
How did you color it? Spray the whole thing then sand the surface?
Jim
How did you color it? Spray the whole thing then sand the surface?
Jim
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
My first thought was no, we don't all need to make one. Then I looked at yours and thought, crap I think I need to make one of these now.Mogal wrote:Well? Don't we all have to make one? LOL
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Thats exactly what I did.Jim Horick wrote:Very nice indeed.
How did you color it? Spray the whole thing then sand the surface?
Jim
I used some water based paints that I used for some model building.
I was worried that the waterbase colors would seep through the MDF,
but it didn't at all. I blended some metallic flakes with the gloss black I used,
and it looks REALLY nice with the glitter in the shadows.
LOL glad I could help out with the selection of your next project!! ;o)
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Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
Is it clear coated over the sanded parts then?
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No, as it sits right now there is no clearcoat on it.
I'm debating if it going to be further painted... (but I doubt it)
Chris
I'm debating if it going to be further painted... (but I doubt it)
Chris
Re: Anouther Mayan Calendar
I don't read Mayan very well, but I know this is the last calendar before the world ends....
Where is that date in the photo ???
Where is that date in the photo ???