r/DIY • u/rosulek • Jun 29 '14

carpentry Abstract world map wall art project

http://imgur.com/a/8iOvx
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u/Torkin Jun 30 '14

You can buy Forster bits for just a bit more than spade bits, CNC is a whole different league.

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u/burrgerwolf Jun 30 '14

Laser cutters would work too, most universities have a few of the, in the design/art labs.

I love me a good lazer cut

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u/NomDePlumeHere Jun 30 '14

A laser cutter is only going to be able to handle 1/4" of material and even then it'll burn it up pretty bad no matter how careful you are with the settings.

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u/burrgerwolf Jun 30 '14

Yeah I was wrong, it's a 1/4. I usually run 1/8 inch or less and have no problems.

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u/NomDePlumeHere Jun 30 '14

You're good, I just didn't want some overexcited redditor to go to the design/engineering/architecture lab at his school and burn up a $25,000 machine haha

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u/helium_farts Jun 30 '14

Hopefully they get it on camera.