I Cut this the other day as my second attempt at 3D. I have had my PRS Standard for about 6 months now but I haven't had a reason to cut any 3D files yet.
The file came from Vector Art 3D, and was cam'd using CUT 3D. The depth was scaled from about .75" to 1.25", and cut out from 8/4 cherry.
The details.
Z Level roughing 1/4" down spiral. 2 IPS
Cut time was about an hour.
Finishing - 1/8" tapered ball mill, (xy) 2 ips, (Z) 1 ips. 6% Step-over,
Rastering with the grain along the X axis.
Cut time - Roughly 4.5 hours.
Cut out - 1/2" strait bit (left about .1", and cut the rest out with a laminate trimmer).
I changed the ramp values to those suggested by Brady Watson in a few different threads and they worked very nicely. The information I have found on this forum related to 3D was extremely helpful.
I have not sanded the carving yet, but the results were nice. At arms length you don't see any lines or fuzz. I am pretty impressed with the results, and now I am hooked on the idea of 3D machining. I will be cutting allot more 3D to build up a portfolio.
The burning on the cutout was from a bad bearing on the flush trim bit I used to cut the piece out. I left about a .1 skin on the cutout tool path.
Last edited by michael_schwartz; 05-15-2010 at 08:47 PM.
Michael Schwartz - Waitsfield VT
Shopbot prs standard 48x96. Aspire. SB Link.
it looks very nice but you will find that cherry has a tendency to burn if the speeds/feeds are not right however not too much with 3d since it isn't cutting that much at any one time. Cherry is my favorite wood to carve. Good job!
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