Fluted Vase Column in 15 minutes

[rcnewcomb]

This started out as a 2x2 and within 15 minutes it was a fluted vase column. All done with a 1" ballnose. The shape was made with a 2 rail sweep. The flutes were done with a conventional fluting toolpath projected onto a 3D surface.


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[myxpykalix]

Randall it's kind of funny how you find this nice design hiding inside a square piece of wood.

Is that correct a 1" ballnose?
Tell me how you made the "teardrop" flutes? I assume you gave the 3d surface a upwards taper and had the toolpath follow that, which created the teardrop design?

Did you have any issues with thin stock support?
very cool randall

[cabnet636]

jack if you look in the "fluting" tool paths you will see that the entrance and exit of the flute has some options.

jim

[rcnewcomb]

quote:Did you have any issues with thin stock support?I was starting to see some deflection in the middle as the piece was nearing completion. I may have to try the kid's roller skate trick.

Jim is correct about the fluting toolpath. Projecting 2D toolpaths on a 3D surface is very powerful, faster, and frequently gives better cut results than if the flutes were embedded in the 3D image.

[pfulghum]

what software?

A two rail sweep projected onto radial axis, followed by flutes from "ShopBot Tools->Indexer" ??

-- pat

[rcnewcomb]

See this link:
->Link (http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/messages/33571/47794.html?1257481287)

[myxpykalix]

Randall " I may have to try the kid's roller skate trick" -the guy who came up with that must be a frickin GENIUS...right?

[pfulghum]

(im) patiently waiting for aspire v2.5....

-- pat