First project! A Maya Calendar

[cncJim]

I think that looks great Jim!
Are you sure about the Mayan origin though? That dude in the centre........ I could swear I've seen that dude walking down Hemsworth high street.

Lol - thanks andy - The geezer looks a bit dodgy to me, Looks like he has a pc monitor in his swag bag!

Jim, that looks great. No more scrambled eggs for you then!! G.

Thanks G, hopefully every shape I cut out from now on will be as intended!

Now.. that is a peace of fine work sir!. One you should be very proud of :D. Dont leave it above radiator though....

hey the trick is... make the inverse of that... fill it with cement... and you can make paving slabs!!

How much sanding was involved? did it frey on the detail? Ive looked through your previous posts no photos of your machine? lets have a look....

kepp us posted with your progress and lessons learnt etc... we are all very interested.. even though some people dont tell you how much they love looking at some pictures!

Really kind words, thank you!

Don't worry about the radiator, only stuck it there for the pic as it was the only window with enough light!

I like the inverse idea, very clever indeed, that's given me quite a few ideas.....

I used a brand new v bit and there was hardly any clean up on the detail to do after. Just a couple of sections needed a scrape with a blade. Unfortunately the flat areas was a different matter..... Very bad fraying around every edge! I do wonder if it would have been better to do the flat spots first followed by the v carving? I imagine the v bit would have cleaned it up quite a bit?

Also the flat areas really showed up the alignment issues I have the z axis. It left lots of lines on every flat area, which needed a bit of sanding. I have been looking into getting a dial test indicator to measure and sort the alignment but I also think I have an issue with flex on the gantry....the z is fixed to the gantry by two (thin) unsupported rails....yeah I know, the unsupported rails are not great and I think one of my next posts will be to ask advice on how I might approach changing them. I will strike some pics of the machine up then for everyone to have a laugh at!

Jim