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Wayne Webb
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I did this back in 2004(my how time flies)by laminating two thicknesses of 1.5" 15# HDU and then roughing out the shape with a coarse wood rasp. I then sanded it smooth, painted it green, then sandblasted the "ocean". The 'cross' is two pieces of HDU sandblasted through my home-made grain frame and lap jointed together. The "spikes" are HDU and the "blood" is epoxy with a little lettering enamel mixed in. The clients have since given both pieces to another church and want even larger ones to replace them.  -  -


They have since remodeled the sanctuary and want the new ones to match but, this time they want the 'ocean' smooth.I thought about making a 3D model in Aspire, then letting the router cut it all. But it seems like it would be easier to get it glass-smooth by doing it the old way and an adding appliques. How would you do it?
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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
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I would order a globe shape from Gemini. I would paint it and use layers of sandblast mask for the continent shapes.

Just the first thought that came to my feeble little signman brain...

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Bruce Bowers

DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design
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Interesting idea.

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Wayne Webb
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I guess my first question would be 'how big is what they're wanting'?

The Gemini idea is good, but how big can they make, or how costly would it be?

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The first ones I did were 3' diameter, 3" thick. The new ones will be 4' diameter and 3" thick

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I would let the router cut most of it, then come back and "finish" it by hand- unless you liked the other process...

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Michael Clanton
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I would still do it in pieces, though

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OK.....
Am I reading it right? The software estimates 44 HOURS and 28 minutes cutting time with a .5'' roundnose bit at a feed rate of 100 in/min? That's over 4.2 miles of tool path. I could cut it faster by hand.
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Guy H. J. Hilliard
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What is your stepover? If you make it bigger then the cutting time will decline. Make it too big and you are in for a LOT of sanding.

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Guy Hilliard
Sawdust and Noise
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Brampton, Ont.
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Stepover was .04 I think. I reset it to .125 then rest the feed rate to 250 ipm and it reduced the time to 2 hours 58 minuteds

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