Popular Post difalkner Posted December 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 I'm building a rifle display case and decided I would incorporate a hidden latch for the door. So I cut the feet, latch, holes, and pocket for the latch on the CNC. Sort of a different project, more just doing a little engineered machining with the most appropriate tool in our shop for that purpose. So here's a short video of cutting the pocket on the edge of the bottom board - Enjoy! David 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Nice, David! I'm still fine tuning ours, but should be ready to start cutting projects by the time the wrapping paper is cleared away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 As far as the mortise you show here, that could really be done with a router, right? What is the specific advantage the CNC brings to that step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted December 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Yes, Isaac, it could definitely be done with a router. I didn't do that because I would have to make a suitable platform to support the base to plunge on something that narrow along with the necessary guides to control the cut. The bigger reason is that the only bit I have that is long enough to cut that deep protrudes below the bottom of my router when set to the highest position, so I would have to be very careful in setting this in the correct spot right away or the cut would have been sloppy. Since I have never cut this way on the CNC it seemed like a good opportunity to give that a whirl. Turned out I probably spent about the same amount of time setting it up in the CAD/CAM program (Fusion 360) and getting the board stable on the CNC bed as I would building a fixture to do it by hand, so it was a wash time-wise. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to do another video... David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 I don't have video of it, but I used the CNC router in the technology center I ran to mortise the frame of my workbench. The overall depth of each one is 3 1/2". The second photo is all of them stacked on top looking down into the 13" of mortises. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted December 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 That's some pretty deep mortises, Mick. Nice job! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 For a second there I thought you had somehow cut a single 13" deep mortice with a CNC. Then a stack of 3 1/2" deep ones dawned on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post difalkner Posted May 4, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Finally finished the display case. The good thing about a job where they tell you there's no rush is that, well, there's no rush. But I had a break in my normal activity so I pulled the display case out and finished it. David 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 That turned out really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nice work David. I like it when they tell you no rush and then after you take the job they are in a rush because uncle Bob is coming for dinner soon.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks! Yeah, I took a while to complete this because I kept putting it aside for jobs with deadlines but the guy kept saying there was no rush. When he picked it up last night he was ecstatic over the way it turned out and how the hidden latch worked. I brought up the length of time and told him I've taken on 50 jobs since starting this case and all of those jobs had deadlines that I met or beat. But 'no rush' to me means literally that - no rush. He laughed and said, 'Well, then you hit our deadline, too!' David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post difalkner Posted May 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Build video - Enjoy! David 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Really cool video David. The more I see of cnc, the more I appreciate the fact that there’s more human intervention than I ever imagined. I really like this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wow. Very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Beautiful job, David. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Great work David! Not much more to say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Fun video to watch. Nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Just saw this. Nicely done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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