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by james70818
Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:06 am
Forum: Cut3D - General
Topic: Mold Making Help Cutting Taper
Replies: 1
Views: 4848

Mold Making Help Cutting Taper

I want to change the way we make molds for vacuum forming. We stack layers of 3/4" material and I reduce each layer 1/8" smaller. This makes a stair step between each layer as we stack 3-6" tall. Then we use Bondo and fill in the steps. So what I would like to do is make my composite shape say at 4"...
by james70818
Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Working above the material?
Replies: 4
Views: 2357

Re: Working above the material?

We are trying to avoid having to re zero the tool. I know this is an easy process but we are running 7 machines right now and will be adding 3 more in a few months. So I want to keep it as simple as possible. Right now the easy way is for me to set the material thickness. I will look into the docume...
by james70818
Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:20 pm
Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
Topic: Working above the material?
Replies: 4
Views: 2357

Working above the material?

I have an odd question for how too do something. I make Christmas Light decorations. The lights have to be put in the holes in a proper order. I want to have a Sharpie or marker draw on the material to show the order of the lights. I have my endmill setup in the spindle but I have made a marker hold...