Fishscale Wallet Back Embossing Plate

[Studio-N]

This is a new wallet back embossing plate fresh off the CNC.

I took a fishscale (or dragonscale if you prefer) checkering pattern and transfered it over.

I've added a closeup of the scales. I'm thinking of redoing this and adding just a hint of a

border to better protect thos outside scales, but otherwise pretty pleased with it.

Cheers!

[benlilly1]

NICE!

[biglew]

are you milling derin? or what is it?

thanks

Lew

[Studio-N]

correct Lew, still using delrin and cutting it on a new CNC.

Working my way up to aluminum. Already broke a bit trying to cut it.

[MonicaJacobson]

That's awesome!

[biglew]

working my way up to doing that also... what type of cmc machine are you using?

[Studio-N]

Thanks Biglew,

got the 60th anniversary CNC shark from rocker. Equivelant to a HD Shark plus.

I'm very happy with it. I've taken to it very well. Of course I already had Aspire software for the 3d stuff so

it's just been a matter of learning to generate the gCode for the machine instead of TIFF files for the laser.

Cheers!

[biglew]

thanks I have access to that type of cmc... and also do the laser and like you need to learn more about transitioning to the cmc for some things... I like to use the laser to lightly etch the design onto the leather rather than tracing before i go old school and knife cut..

thanks

Lew

[Studio-N]

well for just cutting (2d work) it's pretty straight forward transition. There is a bit of a learning curve for 3d modeling. Mostly making sure the model isn't too high/low for the material being used.

[Dan28]

Pretty cool. I really want to get a CNC machine, but I don't have the space for it right now, (in an apartment).