You didn't show the hours spent working the design on you modeling software. Running a test on inexpensive wood to see your idea fail. Then improve it, and try again. Yes, it's satisfying to just watch the cnc work, because you fixed all the problems.
Well the biggest difference is that a straight flute is probably less than a quarter the price of a down cut. I'm not really worried about surface finish so and inexpensive bit wins, I rarely use exotic bits, I prefer inexpensive and easy to get tooling.
@@TwoCherriesIns oh I see! I kind of moved to short downcut/long upcut because I was having trouble with brittle woods chipping, leading me to actually lose a few pieces, but thinking about it, a single flute bit can help me use more torque on my spindle since I can run it faster to achieve the same feed rate, also allowing me to use a larger bit without burning the wood. I guess a 1/2 inch bit can pretty much eliminate the chattering I get from my long 1/4 inch ones as well.
Beautiful work as always, James. Thank you!
Thank you, it's been a pleasure to work with you on these.
You didn't show the hours spent working the design on you modeling software. Running a test on inexpensive wood to see your idea fail. Then improve it, and try again. Yes, it's satisfying to just watch the cnc work, because you fixed all the problems.
This is true, Im not bad, but not perfect either, it's taken years to get to this point, and there are many more to go.
Awesome as always. Maybe that's a silly question, but what is the advantage of using a straight 1 flute bit instead of a downcut 2 flute?
Well the biggest difference is that a straight flute is probably less than a quarter the price of a down cut. I'm not really worried about surface finish so and inexpensive bit wins, I rarely use exotic bits, I prefer inexpensive and easy to get tooling.
@@TwoCherriesIns oh I see! I kind of moved to short downcut/long upcut because I was having trouble with brittle woods chipping, leading me to actually lose a few pieces, but thinking about it, a single flute bit can help me use more torque on my spindle since I can run it faster to achieve the same feed rate, also allowing me to use a larger bit without burning the wood. I guess a 1/2 inch bit can pretty much eliminate the chattering I get from my long 1/4 inch ones as well.
@@luislanga exactly,