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This project is designed as an example of how we can produce items quicly on CNC machines. It is also designed to be a vacuum forming mould but i would drill some 1mm through holes in the bottom of the trough.

The fact that all the faces are sloped also makes it a relatively hard part to make by hand.

I would probably only use this as a teaching aid.
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I needed to place some of my Boxford business cards in the showroom for visitors to pick up should I be away.

There were a number of ways I could achieve this but my love of wood took over and i decided to machine the shape out of an off cut.

But equally the block could be a master for vacuum forming.

To achieve more success the mould would need some additional drafting.

 

Initially I designed the shape using Pro-Desktop.

Pro Desktop File - Download

 

ProDesktop

And then exported the file as an STL.

STL File - Download

The next operation was to load the STL file in 3D Geocam.

GeoCam

Using the round 6.35mm cutter the shape was then machined straight out of the master block.

 

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