Ice carving on the X-Carve CNC router! Is it possible? Is it smart? Let’s find out!
Thanks to Inventables for sponsoring this project! Check out the new X-Carve here: https://www.inventables.com/technologies/x-carve?ref=wtreat
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FEEDS & SPEEDS
The bit I used is linked above. The final settings I used to carve the ice are as follows:
▶ DPP: .125″
▶ RPM: 10,000 (Setting 1 on the Makita)
▶ Feed: 100 ipm
▶ Plunge: 50 ipm (With ramp-in)
CREDITS
▶ Tauntaun image from a pumpkin-carving-template contest at ThinkGeek (website gone)
▶ Snowflake TIE fighter idea based on a model by fixumdude: https://tinyurl.com/3jy5ccvb
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