Timestamps
0:00 – Intro 0:15 – Dimensioning Lumber
4:10 – How I Glue Up Material for a Wooden Flag
6:25 – How to Apply Oramask Application
8:05 – How to Size & Import Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial
10:45 – How to cut Field of Stars Cut Out Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial: Bit Amana Tools RC-45711
12:13 – How to Import & Embed Logo Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial
14:03 – How to Cut Set-Up Logo Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial: Bits Amana Tools 45626k & 46200k
16:21 – How to Set-Up Flag Stripes Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial: Bit Amana Tools 46202k
18:27 – How to Cut Out a Flag Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial: Bit Amana Tools 46202k
20:32 – How to make a Oramask Cut Out Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial: Bit Amana Tools 46200k
23:04 – Oramask CNC Cut Out using Onefinity Journeyman X-50 CNC
24:14 – Logo CNC Cut Out
27:53 – Field of Stars CNC Cut Out
29:54 – Stripes CNC Cut Out
32:36 – Flag CNC Cut Out
33:33 – Vectric VCarve Pro Tutorial (Keyhole Set-Up) Bit Amana Tools 45626
43:04 – OMTech Laser etching
What bits do you use to make a Wooden CNC Flag
Obviously their are tons of options out there for making wooden flags or plaques. The following are the bits that I use. In fairness, I should tell you I am a ToolsToday affiliate, and I do earn a small commision if you buy from their site.
With that said, these ARE the bits I have chosen after testing many many brands. I have gone cheap, mid-priced, expensive. US made, China made, etc. These bits last and stay sharp. Whatever brand you do choose you are likely to have success with, and I will say I have only had ONE catastrophic failure that was the manufacturers fault (that was a Frued).
- Amana Tool RC-45711 This is the large 90 degree V-Bit I use for the stars. Really a must have if you are doing US flags because it really nails the angle needed for proper looking 3D stars.
Amana Tool 45626-K This bit is also a 90 degree V-Bit, but it’s cutting diameter is only a quarter inch which is more than half of the RC-45711. This makes for great detail and allows for getting in to tighter spaces. I used this for the detail on the logo.
Amana Tool 46200-K The absolutely needed eighth inch bit. I use this bit for everything I need detail with, all my tight roughing and tight corners. I used it for the roughing on the logo.
Amana Tool 46202-K The workhorse. I love a quarter inch Down Cut bit and this one just happens to be the one that I use most often. I use downcut essentially because it pushing the working material down. To me this is a benifit because upcuts pull up, which can lead to your material moving. I used this on the stripes and the overall cutout.
What CNC machine do I use?
I use the Onefinity Journetman X-50 which they don’t exactly sell anymore. Don’t fret! What they sell now is better (not that anything is wrong with mine).
I chose Onefinity for a few reasons,
- I started this as a hobby, and as such, couldn’t justify spending $50,000. I think my machine was $2,800 with all the bells and whistles.
- I am a lover of simplicity and SO many of the hobby machines were really complicated with tons of small breakable plastic (or PLYWOOD) parts. No thanks.
- Made in Canada. Not America, but also not some other country thats interests don’t share a border with me.
- Real people. It doesn’t take long to figure out once you start working with them that Onefinity is a business of real people. You call, you get a real person. Not to mention, they are Canadian, which makes them more likely than not, nicer than you!
- And last, scalability. With many CNCs you are locked into one type of machine, that can’t grow or be upgraded. Onefinitys are not that way. As you get better, you can upgrade.
What do you use for your Spoilboard?
The Spoil board itself is MDF. Huge fan. The chances of you breaking a bit with MDF are super low, you really have to be doing something wrong. That and my big box store carries it so whenever I need a new spoilboard, it’s just a 10 minute drive away.
My hold down clamps are faux Trek rails from Amazon and an assortment of nuts and screws (also from Amazon).
Nothing special. I do use XFasten Double Sided Tape a good deal and sometimes painters tape and Starbond CA glue.
Make sure to check out the rest of my website and blog! My store has many of the common items I personally use and the WHY behind it.
Have a great one!
Royce
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