Joe's 2006 in Philadelphia

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Got it! Thank you guys.

Joe

[Sbthomas13]

"Other" Joe-

The machine looks amazing! and I'm loving the bobblehead!!

The Beer Pong table looks great and very professional and the inlays are definitely a great touch! I was thinking about making one for my older brother, as he is in college, and I'm sure his dorm buddies would love it.

Also, I have to cut out the HDPE parts soon and I was wondering how your cut went for the Z Axis Bearing Block?

[tybrenis]

Originally Posted by joecnc2006 I Only drill down 0.1" this keeps the HDPE from collecting on the 1/4" upspiral and melting onto the HDPE later on, The depth is only 0.1" not all the way through. Then just take it to the drill press drill the 1/4" holes and then drill the holes for the 1/4" tap i think around 3/16" holes but alot of 1/4" taps will come with a drill bit if you buy it like that. Joe

When generating the toolpaths, couldn't you simply set the drilling method to "peck" and have it take multiple passes by pecking down, clearing material, pecking again, clearing, etc.?

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Spencer....the Z axis bearing block was a piece of cake once Joe gave me the toolpath in VCarve. I think the trick is to slow down the router a bit so you don't burn the HDPE. Everything seems to be perfectly aligned now that I replaced that part.

When you are ready to do a table for your brother, I'd be happy to pass along the .dxf file out of ACAD. I actually cut it using VCarve and if you have that I can give you the .crv file as well.

BTW....I saw in your log that you might have to buy some more 1/2" 10 ACME rod. I did my build with 1/2" 8 2 start so now I have enough 1/2" 10 to do the machine. If you need it you are welcome to have it. It's brand new and Doylestown is like 20 minutes from here.

Tyler....I'm sure you can do as you suggested above, but I think Joe's reasoning is because a) you're less likely to burn or melt the HDPE because the chips are like rice and they may not clear the hole b) I think you might have a bit more control by using the drill press once the marks are left with a single pass drill peck. Also, you are going to want a hole that is a little smaller than the tap so that you get a nice tight fit. Doing as you suggested works just fine for the 5/8" holes when using the 1/4" bit.

Hope that helps,
Joe

[PhillyCyberJoe]

First of all, I can't tell you how much I'm likin' my Joe's 2006!

We bought a cigar sampler (Arturo Fuente) as a gift for a friend and assumed that they would be delivered in some kind of cigar box...what do I know. Upon discovering that there was no box, I thought about a quick and simple CNC machined gift box.

After thinking about the design, I quickly drew it up in VCarve after measuring each cigar. Total cutting time was probably about 1/2 hour. I'm hoping that our friend will find the gift box to be equally as surprising as the cigars.

Below are a couple of pics. The curious thing is that in the picture of the lid, the flash really highlights the clear coat in the detail work which appears to show up as white in the carving. In real life, it doesn't show at all.

The wood that I used is a great story all by itself. I bought it many years ago from an Amish tobacco farmer that had a gas powered saw mill. He cut the trees down off of his own property. It Pennsylvania Black Walnut and at the time I paid $0.45/board foot. Needless to say, I took home a ton of that day.

I just thought it might spark an idea for all you cigar smokers out there.

Joe

[rdhharm]

Awesome job I wish I would have thought of that I guess next years gift for my brother in-laws

Rick

[HayTay]

Very nicely done, PhillyCyberJoe. Your friend is sure to have the cigar box a lot longer than the cigars.

I'm thinking that maybe you should send some pics to Arturo Fuente and offer your services. You never know.

Keep up the good work,

[joecnc2006]

Sweet, Looks very good, and will give people ideas.

I wish i had more time to make things like this, but alot of my time is tied up into building machines.

Joe

[PhillyCyberJoe]

Joe,
You are simply NOT ALLOWED to have too much fun with your machine. You are supposed to stay in your secret santa workshop to design, cut and build toys for all of us good little girls and boys. :-)

Thanks for the compliments guys, but it's really all about the machine...isn't it?

BTW....Here is Beer Pong table #2 which will also be a Christmas gift.

[Sbthomas13]

Joe,
Great work! I love the cigar box and the beer pong table! They would make great Christmas presents for my father and brother next year. You have some great ideas.