From Mac to Machining
OK, its not machining, more like printing it out on 11×17, taping them all together, cutting with scissors, taping to wood, trimming on a band saw, then cleaning up with […]
Category Archives: cutting
Cutting away Scaffolding
Today I am rebuilding the scaffolding so I can get the space i need to spin the boat. Originally I planned to lift the boat and then move one of […]
Video: Setup and Cutting with the Hole Saw
Today I finish cutting 3 each of the lateral supports and then I moved to the hole saw to lighten each support and make a gap for the floatation foam […]
Video: Cutting Lateral Supports
Today I started cutting down the leftover pieces from the hemisphere to use for the lateral supports. Each mid-ship section needs 32 lateral supports and I need 6 mid-ship sections. For […]
Fixing cut templates
My first set of templates were created using a vector file that was converted to a CNC compatible file and then routed with a computer controlled router. It was awesome. […]
Building Another Cut Table
I need to cut a bunch of cuts on full sheets of plywood so I make a cut table. It’s really just a full sheet of plywood that has the […]
First Cuts for Mid-ship
The first cuts on the new cut table went well. There were a couple of spots where I wasn’t cutting directly over the gap, so I’ll go back with the […]
