Birdseye Maple CNC Scales
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Birdseye Maple CNC Scales
Trying something new and I'm really happy with how these turned out. This is fresh off the cnc with no finish. I need to figure out a tweak for the mounting pin holes since they came out slightly tapered but I can hardly wait to make a few more sets.
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Wow. Really nice work there.
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Beautiful. Want to make some for me?
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Good looking scales!
Will these be available through your site..?
Will these be available through your site..?
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Thanks guys, im super happy with how these turned out.
I'm definitely planning on making more. They take about 8 hours per set to mill at this detail and I still need to dial in the mounting hardware a bit though.
The 0.208 button head 4-40 screws that I use for my resin scales don't bite quite the same on the wood. I would love to find a 4-40 X 3/16" long stainless screw with a slightly larger taper head, but I'm not sure they exist
I'm sure I can figure something else out if I can't find different screws. (Milling slightly smaller or taper the top or something) It will just take a bit of time to dial it in.
I'm definitely planning on making more. They take about 8 hours per set to mill at this detail and I still need to dial in the mounting hardware a bit though.
The 0.208 button head 4-40 screws that I use for my resin scales don't bite quite the same on the wood. I would love to find a 4-40 X 3/16" long stainless screw with a slightly larger taper head, but I'm not sure they exist
I'm sure I can figure something else out if I can't find different screws. (Milling slightly smaller or taper the top or something) It will just take a bit of time to dial it in.
weeping minora wrote: Good looking scales!
Will these be available through your site..?
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Very cool!
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Thanks Josh.
Did a smooth set today that really show off the Birdseye in the maple. About 15 minutes of light sanding aff the cnc and a quick coat of BLO and ready to go.
Did a smooth set today that really show off the Birdseye in the maple. About 15 minutes of light sanding aff the cnc and a quick coat of BLO and ready to go.
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Strong work! Can we see a photo of your CNC machine?? Thanks.
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Love everything about this! Beautiful. Would love to see that pattern cut into micarta.
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I picked up a little Genmitsu 3018 ProVer V2. I waffled back and forth for quite a while on spending 10X as much for a larger and nicer machine but decided to get this to learn on. So far I am very impressed and look forward to expanding to a bigger machine for other stuff in the future.
I am definitely going to be cutting some other materials soon! Micarta, carbon fiber, stabilized and dyed burls, turboglow, etc.legOFwhat? wrote: Love everything about this! Beautiful. Would love to see that pattern cut into micarta.
I'm just learning and dialing it all in on basic wood first. Although I am extremely happy with my results so far.
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Oh man, those look fantastic with the grain revealed!FullScaler wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:45 pmThanks Josh.
Did a smooth set today that really show off the Birdseye in the maple. About 15 minutes of light sanding aff the cnc and a quick coat of BLO and ready to go.
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Yea, I have some even better Birdseye to work with but wanted to practice a bit before using the premium stuff.barnaclesonaboat wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:11 pmOh man, those look fantastic with the grain revealed!FullScaler wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:45 pmThanks Josh.
Did a smooth set today that really show off the Birdseye in the maple. About 15 minutes of light sanding aff the cnc and a quick coat of BLO and ready to go.
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I made up some walnut scales today using the same technique. I love the feel of lightly oiled walnut as a handle.
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Mahogany Mule Scales too.
When I first started these ones I thought, "This Mahogany Is beautiful, why don't more people make Scales with it?"
Half way through I thought, "Man, this stuff is a pain to work with, tearout, fuzzing, hard on tools. No wonder no one makes scales out of it."
Then when I was done I thought, "Wow, this stuff looks incredible! Why don't more people make scales out of it?"
(BTW , they still need another coat of oil so no screws in the binding posts in the pics)
When I first started these ones I thought, "This Mahogany Is beautiful, why don't more people make Scales with it?"
Half way through I thought, "Man, this stuff is a pain to work with, tearout, fuzzing, hard on tools. No wonder no one makes scales out of it."
Then when I was done I thought, "Wow, this stuff looks incredible! Why don't more people make scales out of it?"
(BTW , they still need another coat of oil so no screws in the binding posts in the pics)