There is a demo part I made with cut3d. This is made from ipe with a
lot of bit overlap for a smooth finish. It still needs some sanding
but not a huge amount. It took about 1 hour to make it I used a ¼”
endmill to remove the bulk and then the final cuts were done with a
1/8 ball nose endmill. Its 10” long I think.
The inlay is done with 60 degree v cutting bit. A fellow came up with
this method as it is easier to do small pieces and you can get sharp
corners. I think I did not champ it tight enough and had a gap the
others I did were worse. It’s that or the pieces moved while cutting.
When doing the inlay you’re taking over a third of an inch off with a
vee bit. The wood needs to be held really tight.

"Steve knight" wrote in message
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| There is a demo part I made with cut3d. This is made from ipe with a
| lot of bit overlap for a smooth finish. It still needs some sanding
| but not a huge amount. It took about 1 hour to make it I used a ¼"
| endmill to remove the bulk and then the final cuts were done with a
| 1/8 ball nose endmill. Its 10" long I think.
| The inlay is done with 60 degree v cutting bit. A fellow came up
with
| this method as it is easier to do small pieces and you can get sharp
| corners. I think I did not champ it tight enough and had a gap the
| others I did were worse. It's that or the pieces moved while
cutting.
| When doing the inlay you're taking over a third of an inch off with
a
| vee bit. The wood needs to be held really tight.

Looks like you're off to a flying start!

Now I'm expecting to see the Knight Toolworks logo on every plane...
:-)

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