Perfect sphere done with 3-axis

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Perfect sphere done with 3-axis

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Perfect 4" sphere on a 3-axis Joe's Hybrid machine.
Board thickness needs to be about 25% of ball diameter.
1/4" RN to ruff; 1/8" RN finish. White pine.
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Mike
That looks just like the kind of things I love.
Thanks for uploading the files :)
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Hey, that looks pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
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A fascinating model. On my to-do list. Thanks for posting.

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Very ingenious design, thanks for sharing.
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That is cool. :)

I am going to have a go at that.

Thanks for posting.
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Very cool. How long did it take for you to figure out. I don't think I would have thought of it. :)
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Very nice
I made two of them already.

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Thanks Mike!
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Thanks Mike.

I haven't tried making anything by starting with an stl file until now. Figured it out w/o looking at a tutorial first, and have it set up for a 3" ball which should fit a standard 3/4" board thickness. I'll use two different color woods to make it that much more interesting to show off. :)

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Thank you Mike,

I will definitely try this as well.

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Thank you very much for the file. I have to make one now.

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Mike - this is very cool. Hope to make time soon to have a proper look at it.

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Mike,
Thanks for stl and great idea!
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this may sound stupid but I assume that a STL file is a CAD file of some sort?

Speaking on that subject what is a good cad program to start learning? I am at a point where I am very comfortable with Aspire 4 but I know it's design limitations and want to start assembling things and I know I will need to use CAD to start designing the parts.

any help would be appreciated.
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