Great Dane excavating co.

[Efroeh]

Wow looks amazing. Are some of those flat peaces lazer cut?

[Zabco]

Beautiful work! Do you draw up all your plans before starting to cut metal or do you draw up individual parts as you get to them?

[Cooper]

Originally Posted by Zabco

Beautiful work! Do you draw up all your plans before starting to cut metal or do you draw up individual parts as you get to them?

I’m new to this designing in the computer stuff, I know I should draw the entire model and then see how things fit, move, etc,,, but I’m still half backwards and just can’t wait!! So I draw up most of the parts/assembly and then cut things as I’m going. Probably gonna but me in the azz before long. Hard part is trying to think ahead of what needs to have holes or additions down the road. . I’ve been using cad software for the designing and machineing stuff. Using autodesk fusion 360.

[9W Monighan]

Kitty thinks you number one.

When doing that type of profiling , you could use plywood for your base plate or between your aluminum base plate and part since you aren't worried about the Z axis being all that critical. Then bolt it down using holes you have put in part or hold down clamps.
Use several so you can move them out of the way of the cutter as it advances then put them back as needed.

[pontiacmann]

AWESOME nice work

[Cooper]

Originally Posted by Efroeh

Wow looks amazing. Are some of those flat peaces lazer cut?

Thanks man, nope I’ve been cutting them on the mill. Wish I had access to a lazer !!! I did have to make a fixture plate so I could bolt down flat stuff. It’s not ground flat but way cheaper than buying one!! I use a piece of alum sheet under parts as a sacrificial buffer so I don’t cut fixture plate.









A picture of making the plate and then cutting the flat pieces. That one in the picture is the side of front frame from other picture earlier.