Thanks for watching! In a word, no. A while back, Fusion 360 really cut back on the functionality of the program, such as disabling rapids within the gcode. That with the hassle it is to renew the non-commercial version every year made it fairly worthless to me. The learning curve for Fusion 360 was also time consuming. For fabricating parts (3D printable or millable) it is nice to work with, but otherwise I don't use it much. Thanks again for watching!
Thanks for watching! I got the Shapeoko 5 Pro CNC in the middle of this build 😆 The press is a Harbor Freight 12 ton, modified to press in inlays of course.
Could you comment on the bits used. In the notes you’ve got three tapered bits. Which one did you use for this project and what bit depths/setup? Thank you - beautiful work!
Thanks for watching! This inlay was done with the SpeTool W01005 .5mm diameter Tapered Ballnose Bit, and the Yonico 1/8 downcut bit for clearing larger areas of the inlay. The pocket for the inlay is 8mm deep, the plug was cut at 3 different toolpaths (limitation of the machine, and vectric software), with 1mm start/1.5mm flat, 4.5mm start/1.5mm flat, and 7mm start/1.5mm flat. For me, doing inlays on edge grain or face grain is much more difficult, as I usually do inlays on end-grain. Thank you for your kind words!
I am using a Harbor Freight 12 Ton shop press, modified with about 2.5 inch thick plywood to create a flat surface table, and top cover for pressing the inlays. Thanks for watching!
@@kevinrich4637 The Shapeoko 5 pro won out over a couple of different machines I was considering that were half the price and had many of the same features. It is so much more rigid than the other options, even though the other options also had linear rails and ball screws. I am so far, not disappointed with the machine at all. You have a great weekend too, and thanks again for watching!
