Make A Customized CNC Clock | Onefinity, VCarve Pro & Woodworking

[@LYTOMIZE_Woodshop]

None of us are perfect and I'm quite happy you shared all of this with us. Great work as always!!

[@SothpawDesigns]

Thank you

[@les264]

I really appreciate you sharing your fails. As you said, that’s where the true learning takes place!

[@SothpawDesigns]

So true! Thank you!!

[@jacooosthuizen402]

Next time tri to v-carve the initial in the center. I have made the same mistakes with the painting a few times. Greate video 14:22 He

[@billysmether6237]

I have years of experience with V carve and cnc, as well as other design software and 3D printing. It is pretty rare to get everything right on the first time with a new project. I think that is what kind of keeps it interesting!

[@SothpawDesigns]

Great point! Well said!

[@davidmccandless3580]

A compression bit would help with the burrs/pigtails. You just have to make sure that you cut deeper than that uncut portion of the bit.

[@Taliesen.]

That bookcase wood looks a lot like a western red cedar. You may want to try an adhesive mask to help prevent some of burrs (still use downcut). It also helps with your painting. Do the surface paint, mask, cut, paint the letters, pull mask off. Also, as you found, hardwood works better than softwood. A small nylon brush can also help with removing burrs quickly.

[@SothpawDesigns]

Good call on the brush. That's a good idea. I have some oramask, but I wanted to try it without. The big thing is to get that downcut, which has been ordered. Getting better with painting is at the top of my priority list this year. And you may be right with the western red cedar. It was a simple shelf built by the shop class in my school probably 25 years ago, so I know it's nothing expensive. I figured it was just weathered until I started cutting and sanding, then realized it was that color throughout. It's definitely a soft wood.

[@silvansilva8939]

Muito bom Parabéns e obrigado pelas dicas

[@SothpawDesigns]

Muito obrigado!

[@maverickdesignswoodworking]

Another great video, Damian. I had the exact same result using the upcut bit to cut the pockets for the white stripes on my American flag video. You just verified what I was thinking, that I should run a profile cut with a downcut bit first, then hog out the rest with the upcut. Some other people have been telling me there's no need to even use the upcut bit, that the downcut bit will leave just as good of a flat surface but I haven't tried it. Have you? Maybe I'll do a video comparing all three ways.

[@SothpawDesigns]

I’ve found that the upcut helps, but the difference is negligible. Still needs a little sanding either way.

[@billwisdom3356]

Turned out nice.

[@SothpawDesigns]

Thank you.

[@jimbembinster]

Nice video. It's always good to see the failures while trying to get to the final product. I wonder if the areas where you had the chip out with the soft wood could have benefited from an application of thin ca glue to soak in and harden up wood fibers after making the initial cut? I am new to these small cnc machines and tiny bits quite a learning curve. Your final project looked very nice, well done.

[@SothpawDesigns]

Could be. The final clock was done with walnut, which is stronger, so that helped too.

[@bbbbbbbbbbbdghRStrJA]

Should have watched your video first... went one to one with the same amount of problems you had, I mean its still good to have learned something, worst annoying for me was the paint sinking into the wood.

[@billbaggins9961]

I'm assuming you didn't machine the clock mechanism pocket on the other side first with the "2 sided option" because you never showed the process.

[@SothpawDesigns]

I didn't. I will do that moving forward, but at the time, I didn't really know much about the 2 sided option. This is turning into a pretty popular build in my area, so I'm gonna add that to new clocks so that I can refine the process. Good call.

[@karlriley1314]

At 7:07 or 7:06 looks like you lost a screw from some where.

[@SothpawDesigns]

Yup. Looks like it. I made this one so long ago that I can't remember what happened.

[@pear5778]

You should shout me out

[@SothpawDesigns]

Another shout out!!!

[@SothpawDesigns]

Design this clock yourself by following this VCarve Pro video tutorial, though it can easily be created in Easel, Carbide Create, or Fusion 360. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqG2i5J6er6ggqc You can download this design, both with roman numerals, as well as with standard numbers, at www.sothpawdesigns.com/store/p/roman-numeral-clock-design-file