martyb
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I'm putting my new CNC to good use.
Had to recreate a clock plan I like in Autocad for CNC cutting, made some changes to it in the process, but its coming along nicely.
I'm calling it Clock-Zero, since its the first clock I've drawn from scratch, but its not my own design. And its already sold! A coworker is a clock nut and commissioned the first one for her husband for their anniversary.
Main contstruction is baltic birch plywood. The frames, pinions and various other parts are 1/2", the large wheels are 1/4". The colored wood you see is Padauk. Since the photo was taken, I've replaced the top and bottom plates of the frame with Padauk as well. There will also be a 12" diameter dial ring of Padauk on the front when finished.
I figure with the CNC cutting, I've saved myself about 80 hours so far. It was cutting perfect wheels in under 10 minutes, no way I could do that on a scrollsaw. And minimal sanding required.
Now to decide what price I'll put on them on my website....
Had to recreate a clock plan I like in Autocad for CNC cutting, made some changes to it in the process, but its coming along nicely.
I'm calling it Clock-Zero, since its the first clock I've drawn from scratch, but its not my own design. And its already sold! A coworker is a clock nut and commissioned the first one for her husband for their anniversary.
Main contstruction is baltic birch plywood. The frames, pinions and various other parts are 1/2", the large wheels are 1/4". The colored wood you see is Padauk. Since the photo was taken, I've replaced the top and bottom plates of the frame with Padauk as well. There will also be a 12" diameter dial ring of Padauk on the front when finished.
I figure with the CNC cutting, I've saved myself about 80 hours so far. It was cutting perfect wheels in under 10 minutes, no way I could do that on a scrollsaw. And minimal sanding required.
Now to decide what price I'll put on them on my website....
