Success!!!!

[Smitty911]

Well after a somewhat painful journey, I was able to make something usefull.

It's a Keychain or will be. it's for SBG Clan (Saved By Grace) a HALO 3 group I run with.

Used Alibre to Draw it. Dolphin CAD/CAM to make the tool paths and contours. MACH 3 and my KDN Tools converted X-2.

Now after this process I feel like I can make anything. As a matter of fact I showed it to the Two Machinst and work. One has given me a job to do for him. He wants a Left Handed Muffler Bearing. Need to do some research on them first I guess.

The first photo is using MeshCam 3d profiling. It didn't make smooth arcs or lines.

The second Photo is cutting

The third is where I am still having trouble setting up starting points. The first layer is the points from 0.00 to -0.10 the second layer should have cut from -0.10 to -0.20. Well it cut from 0.00 to -0.20.

The Fourth photo is success. I started the program to find out where it was going to cut first and than moved and reclamped the material.

Suggestions?

Smitty

[ATV]

Smitty,

Congrats! Looks great!

Be careful on that Left Handed Muffler bearing. They can be really tricky. Right Handed muffler bearings are much easier.

[tauntdesigns]

Making chips.... looking good

Them machinist keep those next to their left hand allen wrenchThem guys

Jack

[Smitty911]

Originally Posted by ATV Smitty, Congrats! Looks great! Be careful on that Left Handed Muffler bearing. They can be really tricky. Right Handed muffler bearings are much easier.

I didn't think they were giving me the easy one to make. Still researching. LOL

Smitty

[Ken_Shea]

Nice job on that emblem Smitty, I always liked those little witness marks from the tool paths.

Left Handed Muffler Bearing, are not a problem after you have made a few, I 've made plenty of them, it is what I call all those jobs I screwed up on, although I now refer to them as custom parts.


Ken

[_taz_]

Originally Posted by Smitty911 I didn't think they were giving me the easy one to make. Still researching. LOL Smitty

oh, and you'll need a metric crescent wrench to make them. I have one if you need it.

[ataxy]

you might want to consider a fix bubble level to level it

[BZER1]

The truth is that if you make a right handed muffler bearing and flip it over you'll have a left handed version. just remember to chamfer on the opposite side.

[cjdavis618]

I have been looking for a g code file for this. I have been out this week snipe hunting and when I got back, I saw this. Oh, and we didn't get any snipe for those wondering.

Maybe the left hand muffler bearing is what I need to attach my exhaust manifold on with?

[blades]

Originally Posted by BZER1 The truth is that if you make a right handed muffler bearing and flip it over you'll have a left handed version. just remember to chamfer on the opposite side.

Hey now!!! That's supposed to be a trade secret!! Mum's the word....

[SpeedsCustom]

Smitty, I have Meshcam As well. I did a Jpeg picture and the cut was defiantly not what I wanted. I got pretty much what you got your first time around. I would like too start using Meshcam for 3-d types, but need too start small before I go big.

Here is how mine turned out.



The Lettering is bubbly and the logo looks smooth, but there are lots of little lines and gaps and bubbles.


Still figuring it out.



-Jason

[blackbeard52]

Ahhhhhh the wandering tool.