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So, Last year I had come up with a design to make some crates out of 1/2" ply to store my 45's in.
I also recently made a set of shelves to hold the crates, but I had only made 11, and the shelves will hold 16, so I need to make some more.
Since I got the CNC put back together, I figured I'd use this as a project to learn how to use the CNC.
Basically I got it to the point where if I have the material prepped I can know out the parts in about 20 minutes on the CNC.
The biggest challenge I had was since I had taken my old laser apart and I couldn't find the files that I had used previously, and I had used different software for engraving the logo, well, I had to figure out how to do it on the K40.
The biggest problem is that the k40 does a much nicer job than the old laser, so I went through a number of iterations to try and get it to match. I've got it close, but the new ones look a lot crisper and better.
The one on the left is old, and you can see how the dadoes go through and the logo is a bit blurrier, but I think they match enough so that It won't
be noticeable, if I put them on the bottom.
So far, I'm really liking my machine now. It's reliable, strong, and usable, and I can chew through things at the recommended feed rates and not have to baby it. Fun times. Need to do a few more tomorrow.
Heck, I'm almost thinking about going on etsy and offering up custom made crates with whatever logo they want.
I also recently made a set of shelves to hold the crates, but I had only made 11, and the shelves will hold 16, so I need to make some more.
Since I got the CNC put back together, I figured I'd use this as a project to learn how to use the CNC.
Basically I got it to the point where if I have the material prepped I can know out the parts in about 20 minutes on the CNC.
The biggest challenge I had was since I had taken my old laser apart and I couldn't find the files that I had used previously, and I had used different software for engraving the logo, well, I had to figure out how to do it on the K40.
The biggest problem is that the k40 does a much nicer job than the old laser, so I went through a number of iterations to try and get it to match. I've got it close, but the new ones look a lot crisper and better.
The one on the left is old, and you can see how the dadoes go through and the logo is a bit blurrier, but I think they match enough so that It won't
be noticeable, if I put them on the bottom.
So far, I'm really liking my machine now. It's reliable, strong, and usable, and I can chew through things at the recommended feed rates and not have to baby it. Fun times. Need to do a few more tomorrow.
Heck, I'm almost thinking about going on etsy and offering up custom made crates with whatever logo they want.
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