Some of my latest stock artwork. Purple & Charcoal Birch laminated with Purple Heart.
AEA Zeus in Custom Wood Stock
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Nice looking rifle! Sorry, right now I will have to pass. I CNC cut my stocks so there is quiet a bit of up front CAD & programming work that goes into the first stock and that looks like it would be a one and done with the rifle already having a nice looking factory stock.
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I fully understand. It would likely be a single build for you and that's definitely not an effective business practice... Your work is beautiful and thank you for sharing it with us.
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@Loren what if he provided a 3D scan of the stock, wouldn’t something like that be able to directly or with some ( slight i assume ) modification go strait into the program.
CNC have changed a lot since they tried to teach it to me in the mid 80ties,,,,,, dident like it then dont like it now, or that is i like what you can do, almost get damn aroused watching a 5 axis machine work,
But in my last job i have at times manned a CNC lathe when one of the guys have been sick, and its just so boring i feel.
And today 1 guy is supposed to run several machines it seem.
Hell i also had to run my grinding machine and a track making machine, 2 different lubes all over the god damn place.
CNC have changed a lot since they tried to teach it to me in the mid 80ties,,,,,, dident like it then dont like it now, or that is i like what you can do, almost get damn aroused watching a 5 axis machine work,
But in my last job i have at times manned a CNC lathe when one of the guys have been sick, and its just so boring i feel.
And today 1 guy is supposed to run several machines it seem.
Hell i also had to run my grinding machine and a track making machine, 2 different lubes all over the god damn place.
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No, a custom built 4 axis machine I designed and built. Most factory built "off the shelf" machines do not have enough Z axis travel, especially over a 4th axis using long cutters needed to reach down into the inletting.
I have a new 3D scanner and going through the steep learning curve of scanning and point cloud cleanup. Even once an STL file is in hand there will still be quiet a bit of CAD work and CNC programming. I would like to get all that time down to less than 8 hours but right now I am no wear near that. Even then 8 hours of overhead design time is a tough $$$ to swallow before even cutting any chips. For direct copies a duplicator would have an advantage for one offs.
You are right many shops want a operator to be running more than one machine, especially if the cycle time is longer.
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wait like you added a rotary chuck or you legit built the gantry, etc? Either way I’m consistently impressed with what AGN members. Please keep posting pics I love seeing what people are able to do and your stuff looks great! May the g code gods be ever in your favor
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I'm the senior Airgunsmith/Technician for pyramyd air. I also do a lot of custom work in tuning. If there is ever a stock you'd like so you can measure/scan/CAD... whatever you need let me know. I still don't expect a favor and would be thrilled to help you with growing your business. I did a lot of CAD in the late 90's early 2000's. I'm sure it's not any faster now and still hard earned work none the less.
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Loren, as always just beautiful work.
Being a machinist for the last 50+ years I know how much work goes into scanning, create a surface out of a point cloud, program and cut an actual part. You are truly a talented individual. I hope you can pass your skills on to another generation. And continue to share with us your lovely creations.
Mike
Being a machinist for the last 50+ years I know how much work goes into scanning, create a surface out of a point cloud, program and cut an actual part. You are truly a talented individual. I hope you can pass your skills on to another generation. And continue to share with us your lovely creations.
Mike
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Thanks!wait like you added a rotary chuck or you legit built the gantry, etc? Either way I’m consistently impressed with what AGN members. Please keep posting pics I love seeing what people are able to do and your stuff looks great! May the g code gods be ever in your favor
I designed and built the machine. It was my second CNC build.
I kind of chronicled the machine build here. https://airgunguild.com/index.php?topic=4013.195
Thanks! No, the CAD is not any faster and I have been at it a LONG time.
Thanks Mike!
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I’m literally blown away. I don’t think I’ve ever come across someone who’s built their own room-scale machine tool. Bravo
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Some more Zeus eye candy. Tiger Wood birch laminate with Peruvian walnut and ebony cheek riser.
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