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Title: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:53:44 AM
My newest addition to the shop is a nice little machine:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20131223_200555_934.jpg)

It's a 24"x24" CNC router. Capable of some really cool stuff. Right now I am getting the hang of things, sticking with 2D artwork for now. I should be moving up to 2.5D and 3d work pretty soon.
This opens up a lot of doors for making all sorts of things, as well as allowing me to easily make high quality patterns to cast parts from.
Note: This isn't what most people think of when they hear "CNC" - the term simply means Computer Numberic Control, and this applies to a massive number of pieces of modern (and at this point, some vintage) machinery.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20131228_190026_276.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20131228_195807_441.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:55:06 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140108_151535_752.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140108_154003_422.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:55:16 AM
Got some vee-carving bits. With the right software they can be used to make some very unique signs. Here's a popular "beginner" project

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/CIMG1748.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/2014-02-25_21-07-34_550.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:55:52 AM
Did this one yesterday. 10" tall

(http://i.imgur.com/L19gJlx.jpg?1)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:56:24 AM
Finally getting a hang of 3D carving. This is the type of stuff I got the machine for

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/2014-03-13_21-58-09_477.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/2014-03-14_23-16-22_797.jpg)

These are parts for a pattern that will make a ITB/base manifold to fit a BP head
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:57:08 AM
Working on a group buy on ClubProtege for GTR & GTX turbo adapters

Here's the body of the pattern & the corebox

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/2014-03-19_00-00-39_239.jpg)

Finished pattern & corebox

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/Castings/2014-03-21_22-36-00_731.jpg)

Castings made from the pattern(s)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/Castings/2014-03-25_00-31-17_661.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/Castings/2014-03-25_00-27-40_858.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:58:33 AM

Here's finished GTR / VJ20 turbo adapters for the group buy on Club Protege, the patterns & coreboxes are a few pages back.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/Castings/IMG_20140410_121212_438.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:58:47 AM
Some more projects:

12x15" v-carved wedding sign. Stained oak plywood

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140516_114933_761.jpg)

For mother's day :D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140511_173045_507.jpg)

Cut some patterns to make an e-cigarette/personal vaporizer:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140514_240052_071.jpg)

Machined them into a finished piece. Works really well!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140515_190759_173.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 04, 2014, 07:59:21 AM
V-carved another sign, this one is the logo for a local vape/e-cig shop. They loved it, it's hanging in their lounge already

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140529_110323_382.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140529_174305_362.jpg)


I made these stands for my sister, she's got into the hobby of making custom cards & such, and needed a nice way to display them.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140531_225235_598.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140531_225258_459.jpg)

And this is a turbo adapter for a Subaru VF10 turbo, the body is the same as my GTR adapters but with the VF10 specific flange. The pattern was all made on the CNC, assembled, molded & cast by hand.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/Castings/IMG_20140602_011020_358.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: greywolf27030 on June 04, 2014, 08:29:33 PM
Nice work.  The 3D stuff is what I did in the thermoform business except that I went straight to aluminum with a Haas milling machine.  You have a good eye for design and seem to be learning the mechanical end well.  I wish you the best of luck with your business.

Jack
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: Rocketman on June 17, 2014, 11:33:26 AM
Jack,

I have been making stuff for many years now (even as a kid I was!) this is just a fancy new tool for it :)

Here's a deluxe vaporizer/"e-cig" stand
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140609_160127_996.jpg)

And a deluxe vaporizer
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140610_180646_740.jpg)

Father's Day commission for a friend ( I can make more of these with any text - pm me!)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140614_124319_402.jpg)

Testing some new engraving bits:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140616_014136_472.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/LtJerryRigg/CNC/IMG_20140616_015647_367.jpg)
Title: Re: My CNC router projects
Post by: greywolf27030 on June 19, 2014, 09:10:08 AM
Really cool stuff.  You've got some real talent there.

Jack