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Carving?

Postby Woodster » 03 Aug 2018, 15:29

What would you use to carve something like this rather than hand gouges?
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Re: Carving?

Postby TrimTheKing » 03 Aug 2018, 15:43

An Arbortech held in a hand held grinder is my bet...

Or a smaller grinding/cutting tool in a Dremel type tool.
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Re: Carving?

Postby Woodster » 03 Aug 2018, 15:45

I would have though an Arbortech would be too big for some of those contours wouldn’t it? Thinking about it maybe something like a 1/2” ball burr in a drill would do it.
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Re: Carving?

Postby TrimTheKing » 03 Aug 2018, 15:54

Yeah I wrote that before I twigged it was a clock face and would be too small. I think a burr ball or similar is probably not far off.
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Re: Carving?

Postby Robert » 03 Aug 2018, 21:37

Angle grinder with flexible backing pad and sanding disc. Grit to suit how quick you want to remove material.

I use one quite regularly for crude material removal wood or metal. left overs from when I had a metalworking business where they were used to blend metal after welding. Nothing like the solid discs you normally associate with grinders.
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Re: Carving?

Postby Malc2098 » 03 Aug 2018, 22:23

Is it me?

Can I see working marks circulating from the centre of the face. Does that mean a CNC machine was employed to carve it?
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Re: Carving?

Postby Woodster » 03 Aug 2018, 23:20

Malc2098 wrote:Is it me?

Can I see working marks circulating from the centre of the face. Does that mean a CNC machine was employed to carve it?


Yes, you could be right. ;) I had actually thought before that this would be an easy job for CNC.

I did also think that it could be done with a bull nose bit in a router but planning it and controlling it may be difficult.
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