CUTTING FEET FOR CABINETS & DOVETAILS FOR BOXES AND DRAWRES
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CUTTING FEET FOR CABINETS & DOVETAILS FOR BOXES AND DRAWRES
HI FOLKS-CAN THE CNC SHARK CUT FEET PATTERNS FOR THE BOTTOM OF DRESSERS & CABINETS? CAN THE CNC MACHINE BE USED TO CUT REGULAR & VARIABLE SPACED DOVETAILS FOR DRAWERS & BOXES? WHAT KIND OF SOFTWARE WOULD YOU NEED FOR THESE OPERATIONS? CAN THE CNC SHARK MAKE STILES,RAILS & RAISED PANELS? PLEASE ADVISE.
Re: CUTTING FEET FOR CABINETS & DOVETAILS FOR BOXES AND DRAW
Yes it could but a good shaper, moulder and router would do it faster.
Let's revisit the whole "Hope I die before I get old" Thing.
Re: CUTTING FEET FOR CABINETS & DOVETAILS FOR BOXES AND DRAW
Welcome to the internet.
You can make “feet”, we don’t know exactly what type you are referring to but it can be done. If the “feet” are simple cutouts that real easy. If it’s more like a classical ogee or something that will entail a bit more than simple 2d software but it can also be easily done.
As for dovetails or any other remotely similar joint these also can be done. I have seen a mach wizard for this but it can also be done in CAM software such as vcarve. With the shark, you’ll run into a bit of an issue as it is not natively made to cut boards on-end. A more ideal machine would be an open frame one but see http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=460 for an idea on that.
Could a shaper or router cut these more easily, maybe, it kind of depends.
PMB
http://benchmark.20m.com
You can make “feet”, we don’t know exactly what type you are referring to but it can be done. If the “feet” are simple cutouts that real easy. If it’s more like a classical ogee or something that will entail a bit more than simple 2d software but it can also be easily done.
As for dovetails or any other remotely similar joint these also can be done. I have seen a mach wizard for this but it can also be done in CAM software such as vcarve. With the shark, you’ll run into a bit of an issue as it is not natively made to cut boards on-end. A more ideal machine would be an open frame one but see http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=460 for an idea on that.
Could a shaper or router cut these more easily, maybe, it kind of depends.
PMB
http://benchmark.20m.com