Machining wood to look like stone

[danfec]

We have a project that we need to do, it's to machine a sheet of mdf 1 1/8" thick so it looks like stone, so it has to be groove uneven, maximum dept of 3/4" and minimum 0", do you have any idea how I can achieve this ? I'd start with a 24" x 24" piece to test to eventually do it on a 4' x 8' sheet. It would be use as a mold. We have Mastercam Router. Thanks.

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Mastercam art can do it.

The function is called textures

 

 

Use this dialog box to apply a randomized textures operation to closed contours you select in the graphics window. You can apply the texture to the inside and outside of one or more chained boundaries, as well as between nested chains.

 

All randomized textures are built from arrayed ellipses that you modify using the fields in this dialog box. The ellipses can be stretched, overlapped, randomized, and offset to make many new and interesting textures.

 

 

You can choose from a list of standard pre-defined texture styles, including those resembling stones, hand-carving, spheres, elongated ellipses, cords in a vertical or horizontal orientation, and others.

 

Or, you can create your own texture by modifying an existing texture style to achieve a specific pattern, and then saving your settings to a preset file.

 

Tip: All of these parameters work together to produce the randomized textures Art surface operation. Try using the default settings for a standard Texture Style first, and view the resulting effect. Then use the Art Manager to edit the operation's parameters, and regenerate the Art model. Repeat until you get the desired result.

[danfec]

Do I use ballnose tools ? Do you know how much cost Mastercam Art ?

[Flycut]

I'll est interdit de discuter le prix de "software"

ici. I'll serait preferable de contacter ton distributeur de MC.

[bogusmill]

danfec said,

We have a project that we need to do, it's to machine a sheet of mdf 1 1/8" thick so it looks like stone.

 

I have a project kind of like that. How are you going to finish that once you've machined it?

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I have a project kind of like that. How are you going to finish that once you've machined it?

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[NEW2007]

I work on cnc wood shop for 6 years, most 3-axis machine centre may not work on z change .And right now i am test on Komo router ,to see if it work.I'll feed back after test.

 

 

Eric

[bogusmill]

By finish I mean paint, epoxy, laminate. You cant leave MDF exposed. It will soak up any liquid that gets on it and expand like crazy.

[danfec]

I won't finish it , it will be use as a mold.

 

My machine is a Thermwood and it can move z

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Mold for... vacuum forming plastic?

[NEW2007]

I try it yesterday, It works.Your router must be 3-axis, not 2.5-axis.