Carving a gunstock

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martin graphics
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Carving a gunstock

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A friend of mine asked if I could carve a design in his gunstock with my CNC Shark pro. I only do signs using V Carve Pro. What would I need (software & other hardware) if it is possible to do carving on gunstocks?

Thanks,
Bob Martin

BillK
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Re: Carving a gunstock

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Bob,

It would depend on what you wanted to carve. Assuming its more than initials, you would be able to do this following the steps I used to make this: http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1911

Create a 3D model of the gun stock, or scan it into Aspire. Apply your carving to the model, unload the gun, put the safety on and start carving.

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Re: Carving a gunstock

Post by 4DThinker »

At IWF NextWaveAutomation was showing a 4th axis lathe option for the Shark. I've seen gun stocks cut several at a time on industrial multi-head CNC lathes, and know that you could cut one fairly easily using that rig with your Shark. I have no idea when or if it will be available though. Cutting one without a 4th axis option could be done with Cut3D and a strategy for flipping the part over half way through, or cutting it in mirror halves that are glued together after.

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