CNC Pen Making On The Rotary Indexer

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Fleming
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CNC Pen Making On The Rotary Indexer

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As a followup to my previous post about designing patterns that wrap seamlessly, the PDF below gives a step by step description on how I produce carved writing pens on my CNC rotary. The picture shows some of the pens I produced using this procedure. Please feel free to ask questions. I also will post some dxf files of some of the wrapped designs I created for you to use.
Carved writing pens
Carved writing pens
CNC PEN MAKING ON THE ROTARY INDEXER.pdf
PDF Lesson on Pen Making
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Grape Pattern.dxf
DXF Grape Pattern
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Fern Pattern.dxf
DXF Fern Pattern
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Oak Pattern.dxf
DXF Oak Pattern
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WM Floral.dxf
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Fleming! Thanks! Good to have someone who has worked with this whole concept post that info!

I doubt I will do anymore pens but I filed that PDF for reference in case someone else needs it one day.
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Thanks Fleming!!
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There is a link (here) in the PDF file that is also a good read.

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Thanks, Fleming. Can you point me to your post on creating the files for these rotary projects?

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Phil,
Download the PDF referenced above on steps to use. If you have any questions I am glad to help.
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