EId Gifts, CNC Machining

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MY MOST TIME CONSUMING PROJECT TO DATE

These frames were also some of the first things I made with CNC. I must say it became a huge project and something I don't care to repeat. Overall it probably took me 1 week spending anywhere from 3 to 10 hours per day to figure out exactly HOW to make this project come to life. The first problem was how to draw what I wanted in CAD, how do I exactly hold the plastic on the machine, how do I make it so I can repeat the same program to make multiple parts, and heck what size endmill or cutting speed do I use? After a bag full of scraps, 2 broken endmill the frames started to come to life. The end result was great but I don't plan to run this assembly line anytime soon :)

Plastic is Double Side Taped to a piece of wood which is also taped to the mill. Scotch double side tape works great!

Close up of the rose! A small air pump keeps the chips "out of the way."

One of the incredible things about CNC, multiple duplicate parts...and perfect! To make this I double sided some wood on the table so I could line up each plastic piece with it. I would run the program over again until I machined the right number of parts!

There coming together. Each frame was custom made with family names. Each frame is put together with plastic "melting" glue.

Front side of each frame

DONE. 9 pieces to Each frame!