Like what I see here. More pix more pix!

Cheers

Ken

folks - I finished Z axis mod's , the reason I took it up was that i observed pitting marks on my 3d carvings, well now they have gone away by 90% , but a bit is left out - I dont exactly know where the problem lies - but sure some day i will sort it out.

Irfan, what size linear size are you using? & the stroke length?

25mm thk slides 400 mm length, i get a stroke length of just a little less than 5 inches,

you can use 20mm ones too

what a MM can do -
 

Hi Folks - this is what we recently did on our mechmate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBf5Sco6SmM

Fantastic!

Beautiful Artwork

Now this is what I like. Well done Irfan

Very good carving ! what kind of wood is it ? can you post picture once you got the finish on . thank

That is nice!

Thats teak wood slab of 2x3 ft, cost 200USD eq, rough finish took 2hrs, relief took 6 and v bit carving took 4 hrs, started 6 am finished noext morning 1 am.

roughing - 8mm router bit
relief - 3mm ball nose
v bit - 20 degree 3mm dia v bit

Irfan, didn't anybody tell you that you cannot do a job like that with open loop steppers? Were you not supposed to be using servos? How did you fix the marks caused by the lost steps? ;);)

Irfan, Very well done!

Nice
 

Top notch work!

Great work. Irfan. Well done.

:eek:

Irfan, my next tour is to Bangalore :D

awesome! what software did you used?

Irfan that looks fantastic.

Did you do the 3D model yourself or someone else?

Look forward to pics of it finished.

Greg

Ah - yes the work is fantastic - but I have just used the relief and changed a couple of tools and waited it out :)

The true credit goes to my Artcam guru for the relief and Mechmate (our beloved G') for executing it out.

RGDS
Irfan

Does your Artcam guru sell these type of files. I am sure there are a few of us that would like to buy these types of files. Let me know please.

me too....me too...:)

Beautiful carvings. ...

need some help
 

Hi folks - I am on to making a model car for a company for that they have given me a surface model, the problem is that I have use current surfaces which are curved to carve the model out, after finish the model has different heights at the bottom which needs material removal manually, I need help in the region of manual material removal conforming the the end surface of the relief,

hope some one can help me out here

RGDS
Irfan

Irfan,
Very impressive work.

If you only need to flat the other side, I would suggest using one of these. I use it for all materials including wood and MDF a lot with very good results. it has very good control over the amount of material removal. My sander is 300mm in diameter.
Attachment 7820

If you need contoured or pocketed other side, I think you can make a gypsum replica and use it as jig, in order to machine the inside.

Irfan,

When you set up the material size, did you reference the Z to the top of the material or the bottom of the material. If it is at the top, use the bottom. See if that doesn't fix the problem.

ah never tried that nils, will do that today

Nils your advice worked,

and here is the lastest Jali work done on the Mechmate

Irfan,

What will those be used for?

think above the mosque entrance doors

Looks very nice!

But..... are these holes not to big for the mosquitos?? :D

Sorry, I couldn't resist....

Ries

some more pics of the finished inlay work - the person finishing the piece filled the v groove with white metal putty - the lettering looked fabulous now - tomorrow its gonna get polished!

Irfan,

Is that a triditional design that you used or one you came up with?

Irfan, I am interested to know exactly what ' white metal putty ' is. Any trade name or website that describe it. Will it not shrink and fall out later ?

I think the white metal putty is talc mixed with GP resin,

nils thats a traditional design - art work is available over the internet

Irfan,

Doesn't putty shrink when dry ?
I am asking becoz I am using other material sometimes there is gap, which can be filled with putty or putty may be used as inlay material.
Nice work.

Actually sharma - I don't know much about why he opted for that - I am aware of the fact that putty shrinks, btw what material do you use?

I was trying to upload images when you replied.

I use bone pieces, supplied to me in sheet form glued on board. Which is then cut as inlay material. see example.

one more jali work

Nice Irfan, just to think a couple of years ago we used a fret saw to do those cutouts.Kobus I use a two part epoxy to do those type of fillings,if i work with valchromat I mix some of the dust with the epoxy and once it dries out and it is sealed you can`t notice that it is epoxy and it doesn`t shrinks ( the liquid type )