Pictures of things made in Home Shop CNC

Tom, I make emblems that have lettering and designs similar to the lettering on your fuel cap. The "tails" I experience are usually from wayward entry and/or exit settings of the cutter. So much so that a lot of the time I just slow the feed rate way down and do not use a ramp (helix, 3D path, etc) entry at all - just plunge at each level. For some of the fine detail I am using a high-speed spindle with end-mills in the neighborhood of 0.010", so easy entry is important.

USMC emblem is about 2.25" diameter

As a side note, I've managed to figure out ways to powder coat the designs instead of paint. Makes for a very durable product. Finish is usually either satin, burnished or polished to a chrome-like surface.

I think you hit on it. I had "tangent with a .125" radius" set as my leadout setting. I'll play with it in the morning.

Couldn't open your attachment. I get a forum failure error.

Tom S.
 
Attachment is just a picture of an emblem I made. Am I doing something wrong when I add the image to the post?
 
Attachment is just a picture of an emblem I made. Am I doing something wrong when I add the image to the post?

This is the error I'm getting.

Tom S.

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You do not have permission to view media within this album.
 
I made an album to save the picture in instead of saving it to "members area" as I have before. I just noticed that the album is not for public viewing and I don't know how to make it public. So I moved it to the members area. Can someone tell me how to make my album public?
 
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not a whole lot of CNC lathe work here. Lets see if we can change that. Finished up a stainless shift knob for my buddies GTI today.
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had to make a split collar to hold it for the second operation
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Had a slow day in the shop so I thought it would be a good idea to setup my tool rack with a numbering system. I rarely have a job that takes more than four tools but it's always in the back of my mind that I not pick up the incorrect tool. Having them in a numbered rack hopefully will lessen the likelyhood that will happen.

Tags are 1/16" x 9/16" x 1-3/8" held in with a couple of #6 screws.
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Tom S.
 
Had a slow day in the shop so I thought it would be a good idea to setup my tool rack with a numbering system. I rarely have a job that takes more than four tools but it's always in the back of my mind that I not pick up the incorrect tool. Having them in a numbered rack hopefully will lessen the likelyhood that will happen.

Tags are 1/16" x 9/16" x 1-3/8" held in with a couple of #6 screws.
Tom S.

Tom, I do the exact same thing with my tool holder. You may want to go one step further if you have a standard tool numbering and write the number of the tool on the holder as well. It's a good back-up in case "someone" puts a holder back in the wrong spot.
 
I've been watching the Fusion 360 video tutorials and playing around with it for a couple of months with the intent of learning enough to do some 3D machining. I finally got to where I can generate workable gcode. Here's a few pictures of my first attempt.

Tom S.

The two holes are not intentional. I used material from my scrap box and the holes were already there. I had tried some code at 1" total stepdown that didn't work out so well. This attempt was done at 1/2" total stepdown. That's why there are machining lines lines that show up just below the edge radius.
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I roughed out the general shape with a 1/4" carbide end mill leaving .020" all around, then followed up with a 3/8" ball end mill semi-finishing pass taking .015" DOC. Finish pass was with the same ball end mill at .005" DOC.
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The finish could have been smoother. Still learning!
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Looks good for the first attempt. :encourage:
 
very nice and inspiring.
 
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