Just Another Breadbox
- Dank
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Just Another Breadbox
Here is a popular larger project (as big as a breadbox) which is of course, a breadbox. Just add me to the list of makers.
Dan'l
- mtylerfl
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Re: Just Another Breadbox
Very nice, Dank! It appears you are enjoying your retirement! I'm looking forward to seeing your other projects.
Michael Tyler
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- Dank
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:36 am
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Re: Just Another Breadbox
Thanks for the shout-out mtylerfl
I mentioned I would post about my other projects using Aspire for carving wax. I have gathered up some of my blog posts at my own sites. Here are the links:
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... /tiny-paws
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... ltic-horse
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... le-crossed
http://dimensionalart.org/art/index.php ... day-s-work
http://dimensionalart.org/art/index.php ... og-pendant
These were all created in Vectric Aspire. I have two Taig CNC micro mills that I used for creating jewelry designs in wax for lost wax casting. These projects demonstrate the accuracy of the Aspire tool path files and the quality of the Taig micro mills. I have created and run files that contain over a half million lines of code. The carving bits are tapered ball end mills with a tip diameter as small as 0.003". Yep, three thousandths. Most runs are with 0.005" Stepover is 20% so each pass cuts 0.001" of wax. Run time have been as high as 5 continuous hours.
Of course I use much larger ball and end mills when the design is less detailed.
Here is a link to a short video of my 4 axis mill cutting a pendant wax. The first machine in the video as very quick zoom by view of my homemade gantry machine using a Taig spindle set-up. That is the machine that carved the breadbox.
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... 4-axis-cnc
There are a lot of links here. Sorry for that. It is easier than rewriting the stories. I hope this helps expand the knowledge of the ability and types of projects that Vectric Aspire is being used. I love how fast I can build a new model.
I mentioned I would post about my other projects using Aspire for carving wax. I have gathered up some of my blog posts at my own sites. Here are the links:
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... /tiny-paws
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... ltic-horse
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... le-crossed
http://dimensionalart.org/art/index.php ... day-s-work
http://dimensionalart.org/art/index.php ... og-pendant
These were all created in Vectric Aspire. I have two Taig CNC micro mills that I used for creating jewelry designs in wax for lost wax casting. These projects demonstrate the accuracy of the Aspire tool path files and the quality of the Taig micro mills. I have created and run files that contain over a half million lines of code. The carving bits are tapered ball end mills with a tip diameter as small as 0.003". Yep, three thousandths. Most runs are with 0.005" Stepover is 20% so each pass cuts 0.001" of wax. Run time have been as high as 5 continuous hours.
Of course I use much larger ball and end mills when the design is less detailed.
Here is a link to a short video of my 4 axis mill cutting a pendant wax. The first machine in the video as very quick zoom by view of my homemade gantry machine using a Taig spindle set-up. That is the machine that carved the breadbox.
http://workshop.ramblindan.org/jla/meta ... 4-axis-cnc
There are a lot of links here. Sorry for that. It is easier than rewriting the stories. I hope this helps expand the knowledge of the ability and types of projects that Vectric Aspire is being used. I love how fast I can build a new model.
Dan'l
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Re: Just Another Breadbox
Hi Dan,
I've visited your links and thoroughly enjoy them! Thank you! (I'll return to read some more...)
I've visited your links and thoroughly enjoy them! Thank you! (I'll return to read some more...)
Michael Tyler
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