3 Axis CNC router

**JoeHarris** · 20-06-2020

Little video showing the machine cutting the map for anyone interested in seeing it!

https://youtu.be/xxuR7IvlSUg

https://youtu.be/xxuR7IvlSUg

**AndyUK** · 20-06-2020

Looking great! It's quite satisfying watching the work appear out of a block, isn't it?

How have you found using the tapered ballnose? I've only got standard ballnose currently, but the tapered look interesting and looks like you can get much longer shaft lengths which is something I've been struggling with.

Also love the Ash; finding a supplier of wood that isn't DIY/Building trade focus is something I'm also struggling with.

**JoeHarris** · 21-06-2020

Originally Posted by AndyUK

Looking great! It's quite satisfying watching the work appear out of a block, isn't it?

How have you found using the tapered ballnose? I've only got standard ballnose currently, but the tapered look interesting and looks like you can get much longer shaft lengths which is something I've been struggling with.

Also love the Ash; finding a supplier of wood that isn't DIY/Building trade focus is something I'm also struggling with.

It sure is, hard to leave it alone! The tapered ballnose worked better than I expected. It was a ‘cheap’ Chinese one from SpeTool on Amazon so I wasn’t expecting great things, but couldn’t fault it really. For hardwood, have you tried local sawmills? A couple near me (within 40mins) have offcut sheds with some decent lumps available for quite reasonable prices