Last episode we made an applebox top, covering the four basic steps required to make cuts with a Shopbot Desktop. This time we'll cut an applebox side panel, which is slightly different from a top—rather than having rounded edges on all four sides, they only need roundovers on the two short edges. So we'll show you how to make a non-continuous profile toolpath. (It's dead simple.)
We'll also reiterate the three basic values you'll need to input when creating a toolpath. Those are:
1. How deep to cut
2. Which bit to use
3. Which side of the line to cut to
As always, later on we'll get into the more complicated micro-settings; but for now grasping these three things above will help you understand how to run one of these machines.
Here we go:
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In other words... I love this series on CNC machining and I want more sooner rather than later.
If this series of CNC post was a strip tease, Rain would 73 years old before we saw the first article of clothing drop.