I have been busy cutting lots of stuff. I cut some more shuttle panels today and this week I cut the plywood pieces and the ribbons out of 1/4" Sintra.

Very cool.
I'm amazed at the diverse things we do with these machines.

It has been slow in FL Mech Mate Land but today I was very busy.

I cut 3 different size of these that I have photos. I have one more large one to cut.

These MDF pieces will be used as molds. The pieces will be used for a Cell Tower at one of the theme parks.

Picture one is the rough cut, two finished cut and all the pieces together. I used 3 layers of 0.75 MDF.

Great work Nils

Nils, you get to make some interesting stuff. I always enjoy hearing about it.

Pete,

Thanks. I wish I was making more things but my new client might make that happen. I will post some more pictures when they get the pieces made.

Picture of the parts being assembled. I did not take the picture.

More 3D modeling. I cut 8 24" x 24" medallions out of 0.75" MDF. The medallions are for a upscale home in the Orlando area. I used a 0.25" Ball Nose bit and they took a little over an hour to cut. My client did not want a finished look and they will make them look even rougher.

Way Cool Nils!!

I am try to get a sense of the side profile. I see the center is the highest point but can not follow the rest of the pattern. T'is nice.

Pete

I tired to post a end view of the file from Aspire but the image is too large to post. On the outer edge there is about an 1/8".

Nils,

You can use IrfanView ( a free photo editing program) to "resize" the image. IrfanView is the package that Gerald recommended several years ago.

The last two weeks has been good for my business. I will try to share some pictures soon.

Last week I cut 28 sheets of mostly 3/4" Plywood.

This week I will cut 91 sheets of mostly 3/4" Plywood.

I cut for a company that does conventions and they provide finished product for one of the places every one wants to visit when they come to Orlando.

My machine is cutting very well.

Thank you Gerald and all those that helped me to build my machine.

As many of you know I have cut lots Acrylic for a company that supplies displays to retail stores. I have lost that business to a company that supplies Acrylic to people like us. They are cutting the finished product for less than what I have to pay for a sheet of Acrylic. I can not compete with them.

I hope every one is having success with their MechMate.

This is sweet music...!
Nice to hear some god news. Happy for you.
Hoping some are doing fine too $$ ?
Later, ;)

Sounds like the only one winning here is the customer. Sorry to hear this loss but glade to hear your doing good else where. Looking forward to seeing the photos.

Nils, Glad to hear business is good. I'm not sure of the date or dates but I will be coming down your way in early August with my family, was wondering if you would mind having a visitor stop in to check out your set up?

This week I discovered that I can cut 3/4" ply in one pass. I never could do that when I had the router and to be honest I never tired it with the spindle. But when I forgot to change the cut file to two passes and watched the machine easily cut 3/4" in one pass. I was very happy. I just cut my time in half. And I cut a lot of 3/4" plywood.

I am so pleased that I bought a spindle.

That's impressive. Glad to hear you are doing well.

As long as the heat stays off the cutter and the motor can take the amperage, I would do it. That is the great thing about a constant torque drive and compatible motor, you can drive them hard. Great to hear it, hope you have more spare time now for more business.

Ref your 3/4" ply cutting in one pass.

I get the occasional surprise as well.

I was facing some hardwood, and I mean hard.
42mm dia, 3 tooth cutter, 3mm depth, Feed 2400mm/min

I was using jog, not a programm.
On one piece I forgot to override the rapid.
It machined in rapid. Didnt even blink. Wow!!!!!!!!!

I take it as a warning how powerful and unforgiving these machines are.

People sometimes ask me to compare my first machine to the one I have now.
I reply 'My old one could break a finger or perhaps an arm. This one will kill'
Be very careful out there.:eek:

Al your safety note is duly noted, that is one of the reasons I put covers before the V wheels. I foresaw a finger crunch, would much rather lose a little pinched skin than a whole finger. Personally I feel there should be a thread all of its own on the main board that discusses safety and good safe practices. This would be especially helpful to new comers to CNC and machinery.

Recent Work
 

I cut this out of three sheets of 1" MDF. Once it is painted and put together, it will hang over the lanes in a private home with a two lane bowling alley. It is 7' 2" x 11' 6.625".

That is cool my friend:D

Nils, will we be lucky enough to see it finished and installed? I am intrigued.

Pete, I cut it for one of my clients but I told him that I wanted pictures. I had to cut a small area over because the final client did not like the radius of the small area. If I get final pictures, I will share.

What finish is going on it? Looking forward to more pix!

Jack,

They are going to paint it silver to make it look like metal. But the guys that are going to be finishing it are very creative.

Pretty...funky...nice looking piece of art there nils.
What is it for ?!
Just...hanging art ?

Very Cool.

Back Plate
 

Does this design need a back plate,:cool: or MDF will hold over the year and not drop its original shape, I don't know if you are still asking the same price for you Machine but I would like to have it for a school that I'm starting, please let me know.

Selling my machine.

If anyone is interested, please contact by email.

Price is open!
Regards,
Nils

Just curious, new machine or just new avenue in life?