Couple signs I did for a friend.

[jaustin]

Had a request to make a couple signs from a coworker.

Closest to woodworking I have done in awhile. Been making lathe turning tools the last few months and this was a nice break.

Machine marks still show up and I sand what seems like for ever. Going to resand it after it dries and hopefully i can get them to go away.

 

[NYWoodturner]

John those are fantastic!

 

[jaustin]

Thanks @NYWoodturner

 

[Nature Man]

Awesome craftsmanship! Both are total winners! Chuck

 

[Tclem]

Nice. What cutters did you use

 

[jaustin]

It was done with a carvewright using a 1/8 carving bit.
About 3 hrs each machine time.

 

[gman2431]

Very cool!

 

[rocky1]

Not to take anything away from the bottom at all, but that top one is way cool!!

 

[CWS]

Excellent!!!!

 

[David Seaba]

Outstanding job!

 

[justallan]

Very cool. The only thing I've figured out to do to avoid tooling marks in the hard to get spots like pockets is on my final pass I make a lighter cut and run a bit slower.
I did one sign that I didn't and that ended up a lot of sanding by hand. ARGH!
Great work.

 

[Tclem]

Very cool. The only thing I've figured out to do to avoid tooling marks in the hard to get spots like pockets is on my final pass I make a lighter cut and run a bit slower.
I did one sign that I didn't and that ended up a lot of sanding by hand. ARGH!
Great work.

I've only done pockets on small projects and was able to clean it up with sand paper and I small chiesl that I drag across bottom but will try what you said

 

[rocky1]

I don't know anything about CNC, but looking at the tooling marks and thinking out loud here guys...
Is there a reason the router is cutting across the grain?
Can you tell the router which direction to travel? Maybe rotate the work left or right 90 degrees on your computer?
I ask because looking at the tooling marks; I wonder if you couldn't reduce that problem to some extent by cutting with the grain?

When we hand sand a piece, we're taught to sand with the grain, because sanding across the grain will cut into the surface and leave scratches. Would stand to reason that routing across the grain has to have the same issues with far greater impact. Even if they were there, the tooling marks would be easier to sand if running with the grain.

 

[jaustin]

The way the carvewright works it usually carves against the grain not much you can do about it.
I just have to sand more and look closer next time.

 

[justallan]

I don't know anything about CNC, but looking at the tooling marks and thinking out loud here guys...
Is there a reason the router is cutting across the grain?
Can you tell the router which direction to travel? Maybe rotate the work left or right 90 degrees on your computer?
I ask because looking at the tooling marks; I wonder if you couldn't reduce that problem to some extent by cutting with the grain?

When we hand sand a piece, we're taught to sand with the grain, because sanding across the grain will cut into the surface and leave scratches. Would stand to reason that routing across the grain has to have the same issues with far greater impact. Even if they were there, the tooling marks would be easier to sand if running with the grain.

Just from the little experience that I have, tooling marks happen when I'm taking to big of a cut or traveling to fast. Other things to consider might be tool speed and tool sharpness.

 

[JR Custom Calls]

Just from the little experience that I have, tooling marks happen when I'm taking to big of a cut or traveling to fast. Other things to consider might be tool speed and tool sharpness.

Also tramming can affect it. If your router/spindle is not perfectly 90 degrees to the table, it's going to leave marks no matter how sharp the tool is, light the pass is, etc.

I run a finish pass of .005 that all but eliminates tool marks.

 

[jaustin]

It was the quality I selected in the setting.
I selected normal instead of best. Just did another sign nd it looked better by selecting best over normal.