Materials needed:
computer for designing and sending the code to the milling machine
milling machine
wood (16x5 minimum)
Process:
Create a sketch in Fusion 360
create the name wanted and customize
add connections into the text to make one piece
explode text
create the model for the piece of wood its going to be cut out of (16x6)
create the set up (set the orientation of the project and tell the program what's the model of the wood and what's the model of the name plate)
create the 2D contour with the correct settings for the CNC machine
create the .nc file for the project
email that file to the makerspace email
load into the CNC milling machine
drill out the name
cut out the tabs
sand it down
use finisher
let dry
<---These are the finished projects
and the first that went wrong --->
^ The depth of the cut was too far so I canceled the job and fixed the problem
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Here is where I sanded down the product for a smoother finish
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Here is the milling machine milling the final version of the product