Hello again everyone!
To start, I decided that a CNC spade piece would be the design I would make for my project. I went to nounproject.com, found a spade piece design that I liked, and downloaded the SVG file from the website.
I then imported the file into Carbide Create on my laptop to edit the design. I changed the general settings of Carbide Create so that the exact width, length, and height were taken into account for the wooden piece I was going to cut. I then arranged the file so that the spade design fit in the center of the wooden piece while also maintaining a 3 in. x 3 in. minimum measurement. I then added an offset vector to the spade design, 0.25 inches in measurement. I also added 0.1 in. x 0.1 in. nodes to the file so the piece would be secure and then added the pocket and contour cut commands.
I then sent the file to Carbide Motion, following all of the steps to cut my wood piece.
After my two spade piece were cut, I went to the back ODEK to stain both of them.
Cost Type | Cost | Price | Source | Quantity | Total |
Materials | Wood Board
6 in x 3ft |
$13.99 | homedepot.com | 1 board | $13.99 |
Labor | Woodworking Operator | $21/hr | ziprecruiter.com | 1 person | $42.00 |
Prototyping Engineer (You!) | $36/hr | ziprecruiter.com | 1 person | $72.00 | |
Overhead | Facility Cost (Machine Time) | $3,000.00 >
(Shapeoko) |
carbide3d.com | 1 unit | $5,150.00 |
Design | Engineering and Development | $0.00
(Spade) |
nounproject.com | 1 file | $0.00 |