One still on the lathe ...

[Willee]

Final coat of CA is drying before sanding and polishing.

 

[glycerine]

How do you cut such small inlays?

 

[Willee]

How do you cut such small inlays?

I use a CNC machine made by Unique Products called the CueMonster.
The end mill is .02" in diameter and cost $15 each.
It kills me to break a bit and being so small that is not hard to do.
Drop it on the floor or bump it with anything and it's $15 please.

Rather expensive at $8000+ but less than a good laser machine.
You must also learn to draw and program the inlays using software on a PC.

I will post some photos of it in action later.

 

[glycerine]

That's really cool. Do you thnk there's any way to do it with a template and dremel???

 

[Ligget]

That will make an awesome pen when built!

 

[thewishman]

Beautiful work! Love the inlays and the contrasting materials. Very sharp!

 

[Willee]

That's really cool. Do you thnk there's any way to do it with a template and dremel???

Actualy .... yes ... Unique Products
http://www.cuemonster.com/inlay_machine
makes a Pantograph style inlay machine that uses templates.

I had one and sold it to Jim Lambert
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=275
when I bought the CNC machine.

Chris Hightower also makes a Pantograph style machine.
http://www.cuesmith.com/index.php?page=inlay_machine

Should you decide to get a pantograph machine I can make the templates on my CNC.

 

[thewishman]

I had one and sold it to Jim Lambert

I thought your shark looked familiar. (The shark in another thread)

 

[glycerine]

That's really cool. Do you thnk there's any way to do it with a template and dremel???

Actualy .... yes ... Unique Products
http://www.cuemonster.com/inlay_machine
makes a Pantograph style inlay machine that uses templates.

I had one and sold it to Jim Lambert
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=275
when I bought the CNC machine.

Chris Hightower also makes a Pantograph style machine.
http://www.cuesmith.com/index.php?page=inlay_machine

Should you decide to get a pantograph machine I can make the templates on my CNC.

Man, that's still pricey. I was thinking maybe something similar could be built with an indexing wheel and a little imagination... that might be my next project!