Popular Post RabidAlien Posted September 22, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Been wanting to try my hand at 3D cutting. This being a "bachelor Saturday" while the wife and kiddo are out of town...why not? Power's back on after last night's storms, temps are in the 70's, Mountain Dew is at hand....'tis a good day by any reckoning! Wasn't as difficult to cut as I thought it would be. My fancy drying racks are the little plastic pieces that come on top of a stick of deodorant. I started saving them a while back, and they work well for the purpose. amazingkevin, new2woodwrk, lawson56 and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 They are fun to Cut! That is a good seller for me. Usually cut them from Mahogany. Nice job on yours! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thanks for sharing that - nice job. I haven't done them yet myself RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Nice work thanks for sharing RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thanks all! Now that the wife and kiddo are back in town, I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to try out the 3D ornaments tomorrow or not. If not tomorrow, though....there's always after work next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Very nice cutting! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 I have been eyeing the one I cut a couple of years ago, that the dog got a hold of and chipped it up some. Been thinking about cutting another one, myself. It is really fun to discover you and cut different kinds of scroll work. Keep trying more and more things. You are doing really well. Nice job on this one Dick heppnerguy RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 You did a great job. You should send your wife away more often. Marg RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Beautiful job! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Very nice, It's been a long time since I cut any 3d pieces. You may have given me incentive RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Nice cutting on that. I did a couple of those also. Not to hard to do. Just go slow. They do look good in different types of wood to. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Couple of lessons learned, for next time: 1. square the edges. His patterns are sized for 1.5"x1.5", the 2x2 piece I bought had rounded corners. I just left them like that, didn't think anything of it. Well...One side is definitely a lot closer to the edge of the block than the other. Thankfully its the lower edge of "You", so its harder to notice. I"ll trim up the edges my next go, though, get rid of the rounded corners right off the bat. Can't help but think that a planer would make this REALLY easy. 2. Try not putting the waste pieces back inside when I flip to cut the second edge. I didn't have any problems threading the holes without the waste pieces in there, actually had to remove the blade and pull the jig apart to put the waste pieces back in as his instructions suggested. Cutting wasn't an issue, but maneuvering the blade, trying to back up, trying to get waste pieces out...the interior pieces shift around with all the vibration and make this a real pain. My next cut is probably going to be some of his 3D Christmas ornaments while I work on a "The Shadow" pattern (who knows the evil that lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!), I'll give it a try with one of those. I think the wood is thick enough that as long as I don't tighten the jig down so tight that the arms start to bow, it shouldn't collapse in on itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Great job and also great use of the lids that would normally go in the bin RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 You did a beautiful job on your 3d project Kirk! Thank you for letting us see, Bob RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 17 hours ago, wombatie said: You did a great job. You should send your wife away more often. Marg Told my wife about this, she thought it was hilarious! wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nice work! I hope the wife was happy to receive this when she got home. I kind of liked the rounded corners until you told us about the possible problems they can create. God Bless! Spirithorse RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nice cut, careful though, these 3D cuts are very addictive. Jeff RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 good job RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Beautiful clean job! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 9 hours ago, amazingkevin said: Beautiful clean job! Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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