Another look at an inlay test

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>5 of the of 12 corner treatments I am making available to my bathroom
> countertop customers.
>
> The wood counterparts, will be engraved in the legs and/or doors.
> Pictures of those coming soon.
>
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Inlaystests.jpg
>
> (and yes, the bottom-left corner has a layer-merge error. The
> medallion should be on top. That's how you learn, eh?)

Looks a little busy to me. Also, it is awfully small for a countertop. <G>

I assume that you are using your CNC router for this. If so, how do you
position a big, heavy countertop accurately for these cuts?

On Jan 30, 4:01=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> 5 of the of 12 corner treatments I am making available to my bathroom
> countertop customers.
>
> The wood counterparts, will be engraved in the legs and/or doors.
> Pictures of those coming soon.
>
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Inlaystests.jpg
>
> (and yes, the bottom-left corner has a layer-merge error. The
> medallion should be on top. That's how you learn, eh?)

PS.. I put a quarter on the sample for size reference.

"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:98002ae7-6ac1-481b-b197-c044f5809086@d36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>5 of the of 12 corner treatments I am making available to my bathroom
> countertop customers.
>
> The wood counterparts, will be engraved in the legs and/or doors.
> Pictures of those coming soon.
>
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Inlaystests.jpg
>
> (and yes, the bottom-left corner has a layer-merge error. The
> medallion should be on top. That's how you learn, eh?)


Nice work.

jc

Lee Michaels wrote:

> I assume that you are using your CNC router for this. If so, how do you
> position a big, heavy countertop accurately for these cuts?

Lee...

There are two ways to tackle the problem. The first is to attach a fence
to the table (I have one that runs along the x-axis or long edge of the
table) and use the router to machine a true face for work to bear against.

The second (if the router control is set up to allow it) is to use a
device like the one at

http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/SuperZero/

to accurately locate a reference corner of the workpiece. For large
workpieces, I use a combination of both methods.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

On Jan 30, 8:46=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:98002ae7-6ac1-481b-b197-c044f5809086@d36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >5 of the of 12 corner treatments I am making available to my bathroom
> > countertop customers.
>
> > The wood counterparts, will be engraved in the legs and/or doors.
> > Pictures of those coming soon.
>
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Inlaystests.jpg
>
> > (and yes, the bottom-left corner has a layer-merge error. The
> > medallion should be on top. That's how you learn, eh?)
>
> Looks a little busy to me. Also, it is awfully small for a countertop. <G=
>
>
> I assume that you are using your CNC router for this. =A0If so, how do yo=
u
> position a big, heavy countertop accurately for these cuts?

The CNC's travel will handle a piece 50" x 100". When the table's
spoil-board is leveled by the router-spindle itself, the boundaries
(The X,Y ) are established. Repeatability is .004 over the whole area.
As far as big and heavy is concerned..I eat a lot of Wheaties. I slide
the slab onto the table from the open end, stick on some big honking
suction cups (really) and I have my way with any slab. My CNC is not
set up to deal with granite or quartz. I only machine dry.