First Actual Cuts. It came out great!

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I finally made my first real thing!

I must admit getting started with cutting my own projects was pretty intimidating. I didn’t understand how to go from initial concept to final product, but after a short search on YouTube, I was off to the races. After one initial attempt that didn’t turn out. I went back to the drawing board and spent a little more time in Makercam and viola! a finished product! this machine is amazing and the level of precision after a little calibration is great!

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Looks good! How do you plan on finishing it?

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I think ill probably paint it. thought about using some epoxy and filling the pockets with that, then an ebony stain on top.

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@jcourrier

Belated welcome to our group. Great work! Keep it going - you’re doing great. I’m a bit behind you and probably won’t get to it until next year. The Holliday’s and all. Thanks for being inspiring.

Thank you

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That is beautiful! Was that a 1/8th inch bit?

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yes sir, I found that when i calculated the paths for the initial try they didn’t fit well with the 1/4" bit, i didn’t realize this until i went to actually cut it out. luckily I had an 1/8 in. bit handy. dropped the tool size down to 1/8" and it came out fine. i also found that it worked better to do an individual pocket profile for each letter and section saving time on the z raise and lower, not to mention travel time between cuts. Having an absolute blast with my Maslow!

@bar, what a great thing you have built!

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@jcourrier

What a great replication you have build! :smiley:

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@jcourrier would it be ok if I used this picture in the newsletter later today?

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shoot! didn’t see this till now, if I post pictures on the forum, you can feel free to use whatever you’d like @bar

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Did you do something special to mount the triangulation kit? Looks like it’s raised up off the sled?

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Yes it is raised. Depending on 1) your router and how heavy and high it is, 2) the weight you have on your sled (bricks) and 3) material/size/weight of your sled, the centre of gravity is higher then the sled base.
The original chain-mount brackets have several holes to adjust.

Ideally you have both:

  • if you hang the sled by the chains, the tilt angle forward should match the workpiece angle.
  • chains are parallel to the workpiece, so the sprockets on the motors have the matching distance.
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Sorry for the late response, Yes i raised the brackets up using a 2x2 cut in to 4 sections of equal length, I used the original stationary mounting brackets as a guide, whatever hole you were using on the stationary brackets should be the length of your spacers.

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can you point me to the youtube video?

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