5 Materials For Your CNC Router
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Exploring new materials can be fun and potentially profitable. If you own a CNC Machine, you need to explore these today.
In the Carbide 3D Materials Store:
Richlite: shop.carbide3d.com/collection...
Large Two-Tone HDPE Packs: shop.carbide3d.com/collection...
Small Two-Tone HDPE Packs: shop.carbide3d.com/collection...
RenShape: shop.carbide3d.com/collection...
Ultem: www.mcmaster.com/ultem-sheets/ - Věda a technologie
"Morning!!" LMAO!! ...that might leave a mark.🤣
I’ll keep my spinning end mills away from my morning wood
This is really the best plan.
Ahh, that sneaky morning wood reference!!! 🤣
There is ONE material that I've been 3D carving for a while, though I've never seen ANYONE mention it on
CZcams, and that is Plaster of Paris. I got the idea a couple of years ago, and I've worked up a pretty good
process. Carving the plaster blank rather than making a mold and casting the item will give MUCH better fine
details. Plus, it's so fast and easy to carve, it's a TON of fun! :) If you have artistic skills, you can paint or
color the pieces to your liking.
You can get started very simply, just buy a bag of DAP at your local crafts outlet and cast some blanks in
plastic cups or food trays, doesn't get much cheaper than that!
You'll get better results and enjoy the process more with a few upgrades.
Regular plaster does OK, but trust me and splurge for some good quality HydroCal plaster. It will hold
AMAZING detail, offers extra strength and heft, and has a totally non-dusty finished surface. Avoid "Light
Weight" Hydrocal, it's much too soft and flakes a lot.
Also useful are some of those silicone molds used for casting epoxy drink coasters, I have a bunch of 100mm
squares, 100mm rounds, and a few larger ones for bigger pieces. Spritz the molds with some water with a
few drops of dish soap mixed in to make sure the plaster flows into corners.
The next useful tool is a vacuum pump with a 2 gallon pot, for degassing the liquid plaster to make sure no
bubbles are trapped inside the blank. I pull a vacuum, and then bump and swirl the mixing container in the pot
to bring the bubbles to the surface. Let stand for two minutes, release vacuum, and do it once more.
It helps to put the molds onto a flat, movable surface, then level it with shims. Vibrating the molds after pouring
can help a lot too, I press an orbital sander against the bench to do that, but you can just jiggle it by hand.
HydroCal will 3D carve EXCEPTIONALLY well, and since the blanks I make are less than 10mm thick, I
simply run a 3D Finishing pass at upwards of 100 mm/second and a 10% stepover. I let the blanks cure for at
least a week before carving. I'll typically use Tapered Ball-Nose endmills, 1mm diameter tip for most jobs
including the ones shown in the photo, and 0.5mm for super-fine detail.
If you have any questions, I'll be happy to try to help you!
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David, This is very interesting. Thanks for the info. I see the photos you linked. Do you have any other photos to share? If so, send them to: Support@Carbide3d.com Attn: Kevin
Morning.... Now that was funny! Well played Carbide 3D!
You said morning wood....that just made me love this channel even more!!!!!!!
"The Larch, the Fir, the mighty Scots Pine!" - MP :)
😂
I just learned something in a 3 min video. Please keep the material suggestions coming
Alright. That was actually awesome. More of this, por favor.
Very Very Very nice information and straight to the point. Thanks a Lot.
Nice! I haven't even heard of most of these. I'll have to give them a try... I frequently machine aluminum, carbon fiber, and epoxy resin. It carves all 3 really well... With aluminum, you just have to go slow and some sort of spray/lube system helps (I used the air nozzle system that Carbide 3d made a video a few months back, and it works great for spray liquids too). Carbon Fiber is also amazing. I get good, clean, crisp cuts on all. Epoxy Resin (preferably fully cured) is a lot of fun to work with too. I've found, even if it's only partially cured (the consistency like soft rubber), I can still get pretty good results (I'm not patient enough to wait a couple days to wait for it to fully cure before I carve the next shape).
Patient? We're not familiar with that word.
@@carbide3d HA! Yeah, that's why I have 2 shapeoko's. If my budget would allow, I'd get a 3rd :).
Great info, thanks! We also use Ultem in our 3d printers, not worth the trouble there imho. It looks like a really interesting material to CNC though.
Yes. We came across a bunch of 3D printed Ultem items. None had the beauty of a machined sheet.
Also, wouldn’t a Circle of Owls also be considered a Parliament?
@@carbide3d Ha! It would be but these owls are kettling. They circle above, like vultures, looking for bits of wisdom.
Might be fun to add soapstone to this list as well. Not sure if you've covered this before, but it's something that can be machined on a CNC and can be made into interesting items.
Perhaps some chess pieces. - Andy Dufresne
@@carbide3d I modified mine to mount to a concrete wall. Definitely need the quiet VFD spindle in my workspace. Special ordered a Raquel Welch poster to fit over top.
Does anyone have tips on where to purchase corian?
Good video, I wish you would have provided a link to the other items mentioned.
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@@carbide3d Thank you !!!
Have y’all done anything with soapstone yet? Video if you do please
That's been suggest a number of times. We'll get a video done.
Do you have a dxf of that key clip?
Nope. That is a real product made on a NOMAD 3 by one of our favorite designers, Adam Brackney. In fact, I (Kevin) own one of those hooks. www.wkrmn.com
Now I want to find two tone HDPE!
shop.carbide3d.com/collections/materials/products/copy-of-two-tone-hdpe-8-x-8?variant=29456215801917
@@carbide3d thanks, but way too expensive to ship to South Africa, I'm sure I can find a local supplier.
Renshape seems pretty expensive for larger sizes. Anybody have good resource for renshape? Or maybe a better material for mold casting?
It's definitely not cheap, but it works really well. Maybe a dense wood would be an alternative, though not necessarily cheaper.
See my reply above about HydroCal. :)
Corian - wear a mask as that stuff (and similar composite materials) can cause silicosis (which is the new asbestosis)…
lol, morning
I have a literal truck load of Corian scrap. Can anyone comment on suggested feeds and speeds before I start experimenting with it?
We've had good luck treating it like Delrin or acrylic.
@@carbide3d Thanks! That surprises me, given how hard/dense it is.
It cuts really well. You'll probably have no trouble with it at all.
I just ran some for the first time and the feeds and speeds on my machine were similar to what I'd use on a hardwood. I thought it was going to be too hard, but the tools went through it easily. It does make a lot of dust, so be sure to use a dust shoe. Quite jealous that you've got a lot of scrap. I've looked up the price recently and it's gotten crazy expensive. You could probably make good money selling the scrap pieces to fellow CNCers. It's a fun material to work with and can be made into pretty parts.
@@gizmobowen Thanks for the feedback. All of mine was inherited from my parents, and they collected it from a local countertop installer. As far as I know, they simply asked if they could have their off-cuts/trash, and got it all for free.
could you please go into more detail on importing an image? You just gloss right over that and I'm not finding anything (maybe I'm not looking in the right place) to get specific with that. file format for the image? I'm using the latest stable version of pro.
Never mind - I just found it!
Morning.. .hahahahahah
That video title just doesn't ring right to me. Worded wrong.
We don't English good.
Thanks for the fix. I can live in peace.
Love this video!🎉
What kind of bit should I use for ultem??
Ultem is not something we have any experience with.
@@carbide3d oh ok, I was curious since it is one of five of the materials listed on your video and was also mentioned to be easy to machine..