3D Carving from an STL File (Part Two)

[@polayer4040]

Very Nice! In Part One you set up a roughing toolpath, I didn't see you use it in Part 2... any reason why not? Also, a good suggestion for a video would be to show how to use your Mach 3 software.... Thanks

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

I realized that with these tapered ball nose bits and the soft pine wood -I didn't need any roughing pass :) - there has to be tons of Mach3 videos out there - but I could probably make one too :)

[@mariomartinez5088]

Nice how long did it take

[@CorkyGarko]

Nice job - came out looking great.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Thanks 👍

[@maxngc]

hai programmato subito con "finitura"?

[@LKMKully]

Very nice work!@

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Thanks!

[@nancej100]

Would you put part 1 back up, I would like to lean how you put the file together. I am new to cnc and was in the army. I would like to make one for myself. Thank you very nice work. I am going to fell your channel.

[@wellingtonlanganke5965]

Nice job!! Did you use paint or some kind of oil to change the pine color?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Thanks - it's a stain :)

[@hcamardelle]

Is your spoilboard 2x6 boards? That's amazing!! Curious as to what you're using to sand the piece with. What is it called and where can I find one? Both vids were great and thank you for your efforts to share and teach us noobs how to do this.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Those might even be like 2X10 I think LOL - the sanding thing is a wire brush cup or wheel - I got them from Amazon :) amzn.to/3haUiwl

[@Engineering_Science]

What kind of CNC you have?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

It's a frankenstein :) part of it was a machine from eBay and I put nearly all new parts on it, made new gantry sides, etc...

[@michaelkucharski3154]

What type of brush is that and where can one be purchased.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

I got mine off Amazon - amzn.to/41pz9jS - search for "abrasive wire brush for drill"

[@3DHP]

Excellent video, can you share a link to the type of blue wheel you used to cleanup the carving. I also subbed to you.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Thanks! The sanding thing is a wire brush cup - I got them from Amazon :) amzn.to/3haUiwl

[@guillermomartinezyg.2547]

can you help me out with which kind of bit is this ? ... thnx

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Look for "Tapered Ball Nose" - these are my favorite bits amzn.to/3dwP2li - the smaller the tip the better resolution, but also the longer time it takes to carve :)

[@tonyostoja8593]

That came out great! Where did you get the cool brush attachment for your drill?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Thanks! Those are off Amazon - amzn.to/3u9wj28

[@MichaelDavidHiltner]

New Sub here... My Q is about your Blue Bristle Brush on your drill. Can you describe that to us (Grit, etc.), and where did you pick that up from? Thanks! P.S. Beautiful machine you have there!

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

I got them off Amazon - they are nylon abrasive cup brush for drills - amzn.to/3u9wj28 it's a set of 3 different grits (might be more available too)

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

and Thanks! :)

[@MichaelDavidHiltner]

@@JamiesHobbies-GGB I guess the Light Blue that your using is the 320 Grit (Softest of the lot?)... Thanks for the link!

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@MichaelDavidHiltner Yeah the blue is the 320, grey is 120 and red is 80

[@markisherecanada]

Wholly crap that machine is huge. I l want one like that ahha. I love your clamping system is that your design?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

This is probably my third machine, maybe 4th - each one has gotten bigger and bigger LOL - the blue clamps are Kreg In Line Clamps amzn.to/3xMhMvz

[@markisherecanada]

Hello, sorry to bother you again. This has to be the newbiest question ever lol. When my machine is doing the rough tool path it is cutting way too deep making my cnc head struggle. Is there a way in aspire where I can tell the machine how many passes and how deep to go in the roughing step?? Thanks :)

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@markisherecanada No problem! When you pick the tool for the roughing job there will be some options for the tool, and the one you want to look for is "Pass Depth" - I usually set that to the diameter of the tool or less depending on how hard the material I am cutting is

[@markisherecanada]

Omg your awesome. I'll repay you some day for all your help. Thanks so much

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@markisherecanada No need to repay :) Somebody was there to help me when I needed it, it's the least I can do to pass it on :)

[@fendefilms]

Awesome! Those clamps are cool, you have a link to buy them?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Sure! these are what I bought along with the bench dogs (but really any bench dog will do) amzn.to/35bNTaR

[@fishingchallenged3056]

What spindle and axis servos do you use

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

This is the spindle kit that I bought amzn.to/30VgorW and the motors that drive the axis are stepper motors, Nema23 - like these amzn.to/3iMTyZt

[@sto2779]

What kind of CNC are u using BRand and model)?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

The original machine was one bought off of eBay, so no official brand - and then I upgraded nearly everything on it - bigger motors, stronger rails and supports, etc... so it's a "Franken" CNC ;)

[@Engineering_Science]

@@JamiesHobbies-GGB Interesting thanks. I guess I'll do the same, so what is the total budget you spent to get the work you're doing now?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@Engineering_Science I've probably spent way too much, because a lot of experiments that didn't quite work out or were swapped out later - I can't really say how much I've spent since I didn't really keep that good of a track of it

[@Engineering_Science]

@@JamiesHobbies-GGB Well that was a learning experience you had for having the time to do the experiments. I'm now considering to simply buy a precision Matthews bench mill and convert it into a CNC which the include's the CNC kit, costs about $6K shipped into the house.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@Engineering_Science Those look pretty nice! If I had any room I'd love to get a proper metal working CNC mill

[@ATN007]

ooooh.. i like those clamps :D Mind sharing where you got them? :)

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Not at all :) Those are Kreg in line clamps - amzn.to/3v0aBxh

[@manuelm2964]

Where did get the files?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Etsy :) like $9

[@eitantal726]

offset mode may have worked better than raster

[@travismurray9160]

Suggestions for where to get 3D .stl files?

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Etsy has some really good ones, and ebay has a ton as well

[@darianestebancalvoperez922]

Thanks so much, I did have luck finding this couple videos, in Spanish there’s no info.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Sorry I don't speak Spanish otherwise I'd try to make one for you!

[@mariuspanaitescu7352]

Pine wood? :(

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

Pine not fancy enough for you? LOL

[@JS-rp7qb]

Carves better than I thought it would, some fuzzies but nothing crazy. Cherry would be sweet.

[@JamiesHobbies-GGB]

@@JS-rp7qb I just got a big box of sample wood / cut offs that I'm going to try a bunch of different stuff with - pretty sure there's cherry in there!