I’ve been working on the computer this week to figure out how to make a very large dimensional sign and also setup files for the big CNC machine to cut out shelves for the guys in the workshop. In amongst this I did also manage to cut a couple of things. First a simple black and white sign for a bar. The logo I was given is shown in the first picture below, I brought this into the software I use (Vectric’s Aspire) , fitted vectors to the main outlines and then cleaned it up a bit manually. The cutting was a combination of a v-shaped tool to get the corner detail and a flat tool for the larger areas. The material was black Valchromat MDF with a white paint coat on its surface. As you can see from the second and third pictures the effect of this is striking when its done. This will now be, sealed, lacquered and go on the front of the BCM bar.
The only other machining I did this week was the texture pieces that are going to go on the wavy shaped frame I cut two weeks ago. These are also cut in Valchromat using a large ball-nosed tool to run round and create the gouged looking texture then cut-out afterwards to fit the other pieces of the frame. You can see these being cut in the three pictures below. There will be another mirrored set of these that will go on the other side that will be cut when I get back to the workshop next week.
Otherwise I did glue up a lot of blocks of Sapele this week that I will be using to cut all the components of the large (1600mm high) outdoor sign I mentioned at the start of this post, that is based on the four-wing cherub I prototyped a few weeks ago, hopefully that will start carving next week…