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    Originally posted by mmoses View Post
    You are getting a big boy one right?

    I think these are a must.
    Flatting bit(for your spoilboard)
    1/4 Down cut
    90 degree v bit
    1/8 down cut
    compression bit(if your cutting plywood)


    toolstoday and bits & bits are two of the big ones.

    Thanks for the reply. My machine isn’t big but more of a commercial model than a hobbyist one.

    Got some tooling from Vortex ordered and just received a call this morning letting me know the cnc has been built, tested and ready to ship. Hopefully I can get the laser to work to do simple engraving on small things for Christmas. I’ll have my hands full learning. It comes with its own computer loaded with Vetrics V Carve Pro V 10.0

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      Originally posted by sendit View Post
      Thanks for the reply. My machine isn’t big but more of a commercial model than a hobbyist one.

      Got some tooling from Vortex ordered and just received a call this morning letting me know the cnc has been built, tested and ready to ship. Hopefully I can get the laser to work to do simple engraving on small things for Christmas. I’ll have my hands full learning. It comes with its own computer loaded with Vetrics V Carve Pro V 10.0
      What machine did you get?

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        Originally posted by mmoses View Post
        What machine did you get?
        ShopSabre 23 with upgrades notably a vfd/spindle, laser attachment and 4 axis.
        Below is a video on it. Like I said itsnot a big machine.


        [ame="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfHq5CLIDY"]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfHq5CLIDY[/ame]

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          I have a 4'x8' machine for my business. Done a few small things here and there, but mostly larger things for work. You can see some of the stuff I've made here...

          Rickey Crum, founder of Haptic Workshop, is a designer, fabricator, maker and artisan who uses his architectural training in his projects to craft immersive entertainment-based experiences.


          Instagram: @hapticworkshop

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            Originally posted by crumrw View Post
            I have a 4'x8' machine for my business. Done a few small things here and there, but mostly larger things for work. You can see some of the stuff I've made here...

            Rickey Crum, founder of Haptic Workshop, is a designer, fabricator, maker and artisan who uses his architectural training in his projects to craft immersive entertainment-based experiences.


            Instagram: @hapticworkshop
            awesome! just followed you in instagram

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              Originally posted by mmoses View Post
              awesome! just followed you in instagram
              Thanks, dude. Followed you back! I'm digging that little sailboat you made.

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                Making money!
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                  Originally posted by Spoiled_TN_boy View Post
                  Making money!

                  So it grows in the trees not on them??? Got it!

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                    Samples in the works

                    Flying duck scene
                    Deer mount board
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                      Final update

                      This will be my son's mount plaque for his first deer currently at taxidermy.
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                        My 1st completed piece.
                        1-1/8" thick solid 1 piece mesquite with 1 live edge

                        There were a lot of lessons learned and too many machine hours to list.

                        1/4" endmill roughing pass = 4.5 hours
                        1/4" ball endmill = 4.5 hours
                        1/16" tapered ball finish pass = 10 hours
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                          Originally posted by Spoiled_TN_boy View Post
                          My 1st completed piece.

                          1-1/8" thick solid 1 piece mesquite with 1 live edge



                          There were a lot of lessons learned and too many machine hours to list.



                          1/4" endmill roughing pass = 4.5 hours

                          1/4" ball endmill = 4.5 hours

                          1/16" tapered ball finish pass = 10 hours
                          Very nice, you have a lot of hours in that one. What were you feed rates and spindle speeds for cutting that?

                          Sent from my SM-N975U1 using Tapatalk

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                            Well great now I need one of these. Thank you Sir.
                            Great looking work though.

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                              1/4 rough downcut- 16k rpm, 40ipm, 0.1" step over
                              1/4 ball - 16k rpm, 60ipm, .06d" stepover
                              0.075" tapered ball - 12k rpm, 75ipm, 0.006" step

                              I'm most likely totally incorrect on the settings but this has been a good starting point on learning time vs quality.
                              Stopover and feed play a huge roll. Also I don't have an 1/8 ball so I was trying to accommodate that. Tool selection will be increasing this week. I was setting up the machine to run at night while we slept. In the morning I would clean and turn it off and repeat the next day after work.

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                                Originally posted by Spoiled_TN_boy View Post
                                1/4 rough downcut- 16k rpm, 40ipm, 0.1" step over
                                1/4 ball - 16k rpm, 60ipm, .06d" stepover
                                0.075" tapered ball - 12k rpm, 75ipm, 0.006" step

                                I'm most likely totally incorrect on the settings but this has been a good starting point on learning time vs quality.
                                Stopover and feed play a huge roll. Also I don't have an 1/8 ball so I was trying to accommodate that. Tool selection will be increasing this week. I was setting up the machine to run at night while we slept. In the morning I would clean and turn it off and repeat the next day after work.
                                I seeyou are using a Laguna machine, you didnt get a Shop Sabre?

                                Have had mine running for 2 weeks now and from not knowing nothing about cnc nor computers I feel i am getting somewhere. I tried some 3D carving but it’s meh to me, takes a lot of time. What do you sell something for that has 15-20 hours of machine time?

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