Studysession's CNC Blog

CNC'ing a VW car logo

2012-03-02T12:12:00.000-05:00

Have a VW logo being cut on my machine at the moment. I reduced the velocity
to slow down my rapids and now I think I am no longer losing steps. Will cut
this VW logo and couple of other items as a test.....
Attached is a computer rendering of what the finished product should look
like.

Dust collector unit for my CNC machine

2012-02-26T19:05:00.000-05:00

I will be building a full enclose for the machine to help reduce the amount
of saw dust across the shed. Mean time this is a picture showing how I setup
my 2 stage dust collection unit.

The big stuff drops into the Home Depot bucket and then the small particles
make it into the dust collector bag.

Gecko G540

2012-02-26T19:01:00.000-05:00

We use a Gecko G540 4 axis CNC controller to control the 8020 fractional
aluminum 2 ft x 3 ft CNC machine.

Relocation of my CNC machine

2012-02-26T19:00:00.000-05:00

We relocated the machine to a better location than before. I am happy to
repot that it's up and running again. :)

Stay tuned because we will be posting lots of new updates on what we do with
the machine.

CNC machine made from 8020 aluminum

2012-02-02T20:06:00.000-05:00

We have relocated the machine from the house to a storage unit to give me
more work space.

Scroll Saw CNC Bit

2011-12-13T18:49:00.001-05:00

Many people have asked what brand and size bit am I using CNC'ing the scroll saw patterns on the machine. Here is a link to the exact bit I am using:

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Build Your Own CNC Machine

2011-12-09T21:49:00.001-05:00

I read the book "Build Your Own CNC Machine" at least a dozen times before building my first CNC machine.

2011-12-09T21:47:00.001-05:00

When I first got into CNC machining their weren't to many off the shelf units that the average home DIY machinist could afford. Now days there are more and more coming on the market and making it more affordable for everyone else.

TELE-V CAD CAM rendering #1

2011-12-06T20:35:00.000-05:00

I would love to eventually make a Flying TELE-V.

TELE-SG CAM Rendering #1

2011-12-06T20:31:00.000-05:00

Took the Telecaster electronics and neck and put them on a SG guitar body.

TELE-Mandolin CAM Rendering #1

2011-12-06T17:59:00.000-05:00

I really enjoy the sound of the Telecaster guitars but I wanted a different
look. Here is one of the looks I came up with today. It is a full sized
guitar body that fits TELE style electronics and neck but the shape of a
mandolin.

Custom hand crafted wooden pen (pen turning) #2

2011-12-04T20:12:00.001-05:00

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Custom hand crafted wooden pen (pen turning)

2011-12-04T19:08:00.001-05:00

As a hobby, I like pen turning. Like any item that is hand crafted, every item made is unique. Thank you for visiting our blog. Please check out our sponsors.

More pen making #6

2011-11-28T21:34:00.000-05:00

Here are a few more wooden pens I made on the lathe this past weekend. Hope
you like them. :)

Key chain for corian

2011-11-28T21:33:00.000-05:00

This is a 24 gold plated key chain I made with kitchen corian counter top.

More pen making :)

2011-11-28T21:32:00.000-05:00

Been hitting the pen making pretty hard. Hope you like these. I know I do.

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Making another pen #4

2011-11-20T19:37:00.000-05:00

Here is another pen that I made on the lathe this past week.

Pen made from corian (#3)

2011-11-14T20:01:00.000-05:00

Here is a pen I made from corian. Hope everyone likes it, I know I do. I
missed not having my lathe setup, this has been really nice to make a few
pens today. :)

Made another pen (#2)

2011-11-14T18:09:00.000-05:00

Once again, I know it is not CNC'ed but still worth sharing. :) I love
making pens.

Made a pen today (#01)

2011-11-14T18:08:00.000-05:00

I know this is not CNC'ed but still worth posting pictures and sharing.
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Yin and Yang / Sun and Moon

2011-11-14T18:05:00.000-05:00

I made another sun and moon yin yang today. We all need a balance in our
lives. The sun and moon reminds of the balance in mother nature.

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Celtic Knots from dover clip art

2011-11-12T18:56:00.000-05:00

Here are pics of the 2 Celtic knots I made today on the machine.

Colts foot ball team logo

2011-11-12T18:09:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine is a big Colts foot ball fan. For his birthday I made this
for him. The thing is I do not follow or really know foot ball. When making
this, I did not realize it was supposed to be just a horse shoe and not with
the horse. He greatly appreciated the gift anyway and it was cool looking
when I was finished.
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Centic Knot (006)

2011-11-12T18:04:00.000-05:00

I haven’t been posting to the blog as regularly because so much has been happening in my personal life has been keeping me very busy.

Today I CNC’ed a Celtic know from a Dover Clip Art book. I am in the process of cutting another but square.

Another pinecaster in progress

2011-11-02T22:26:00.000-04:00

Yet another pinecaster TELE / TELECASTER CLONE - Will be posting more
progress as we move forward.....

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