RabbitHole posted 6 years ago

Hello, I tried to cut this out on a piece of oak. When the maze path was cut, the whole depth was cut at once and the inner walls were torn out and chipped away. Any suggestions?

wjt posted 3 years ago

The start depth of cut is incorrect for the maze path. It should be .125" I did not catch this and because it was going too deep into the MDF the bit was pulled out of the collet. Fortunately I have a pause/feed button as well as an e-stop installed.

DonaldFEvans posted 6 years ago

I had a similar problem. The maze path was ratty and broke the walls. I changed to a brand new bit and it worked very well. I had used the old one until it was burned on the tip so probably about time. However about 90% of the way thru the maze cut, my belt on the Z axis began to slip on the deep plunges. I have to wonder if the maze path should be done in a few shallower cuts rather than one very deep one.

dreamwevre posted 4 years ago

How do you turn the maze generator file into walls that have a thickness rather than just a line?

Layton posted 3 years ago

I've made one very similar, but I'm struggling with the adhesion of acrylic to wood. My first attempt led to a very cloudy finish. The second attempt was less cloudy, but ultimately didn't hold. What did you do? It looks very good.

edwardrford posted 3 years ago

I used UV epoxy to place the acrylic into the oak maze. It dries crystal clear and is essentially permenent. You can find it on amazon under trade names like CreativeBond, Bondic, or just search for 'uv bonding tool'