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CNC Robotics

If you generate a G-code file with Profiler6 usin g more passes and
a smaller bit, the resu lting carving wo uld look better and wouldn 't
req uire as muc h sanding a nd ha nd touch up work.

Master Craft Rotary Tool

This tool is the Canadian Tire version of a rotary cutting tool that
is between a Dremel and a router in size a nd strength. I decided to
use this tool to cut ha rdboard because I didn' t want to overtax the
Dremel and my router doesn't have a IIS- inch collet to hold the
cutting bit I wa nte d to use. I drew a crude looking airpla ne with
CorelDraw in th ree parts, with lines where I wa nted the body cut
for the wings. I placed the lines for the openings in the body last
so they wo uld be cut first. In Figure 12.17 you can see the res ult-
ing airplane and the foam backing I used while cutting.

Figure 12.17
Airplane cut from
hardboard.

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