[luther]

how can i slice a thick piece into smaller slices

[TarHeelTom]

Your question is a bit vague. My first thought is to use a bandsaw first.

Another possibility is to use a slitting saw.

What kind of material are you using? Present dimensions? Desired dimensions?


Tom

[luther]

im trying to cut a 4" thick model out of 1" thick foam. i can draw it in bobcad 21 the right size but i can not mill it because i dont have a bit that long, and i dont want to buy a long bit. but i have a bit that i can cut the 1" foam with then i can glue the pieces together so im trying to slice the model in 1" slices.

[TarHeelTom]

A common cutting method, depending on the type of foam, is a hot wire knife.

Another method, if the foam is inexpensive, would be to just mill it down the whole way into 1" slabs.

And of course, a band saw of any sort would still probably do the job in a flash.

YMMV

Tom

[Boots]

Bandsaw !

[luther]

hello i need to mill this part out of foam and the part needs to be 4" thick when im done milling it out. but its to thick to mill out of 4" foam because i dont have a 5" bit to do it out of one piece. so i need to cut the model into smaller slabs so i can mill it out of 1" thick foam.

[M250cnc]

What Luther is trying to say (Rather Badly) is he wants to slice it in BobCad & make his model in 4 x 1" layers so he can assemble them after machining 4 pieces into one big piece.

I suggest some holes in the model to allow for positioning.

So come on you BC experts

Phil

[Claude Boudreau]

I m no expert but you should be able to position your model bottom at z=0
then create a cube of the right size with the top at z=1.
Using boolean substract should give you your first slice.
repeat with the top of the cube at z=2 ... and so on

[Claude Boudreau]

I m no expert but you should be able to position your model bottom at z=0
then create a cube of the right size with the top at z=1.
Using boolean substract should give you your first slice.
repeat with the top of the cube at z=2 ... and so on

I should have said boolean intersect.