Category: Art
| Year: 2023
Santa’s Workshop (2024)
Santa’s Sleigh (2023)
Nativity Scene (2022)
Process
- Stable and manger designed in Rhino
- CNC toolpath for stable programmed in Fusion 360
- Stock for milling cut from 2×6 with jigsaw
- Workpiece milled with ⅜ inch end mill at slow feedrate
- Stable finished with sanding, wood stain, and varnish
- Figures inside stable molded from air-dry clay
- Looks more organic than 3D printed people
- Painted with acrylic paint and sealed with varnish
- Star in stable milled from brass on CNC machine
- Used very slow feedrate with .8 mm end mill
- Finished with filing and polishing
Conclusions
- I am pleased with how these ornaments turned out
- I will use clay again in the future as an alternative to 3D printing
- I was able to make seven to give as gifts
- Once the first one was done, I was able to make the rest in batches
- This process made the painting of the figures much more efficient
