I just finished a rather interesting project. I was commissioned to make some wood parts for an antique truck. My client is restoring a 1933 Dodge Pickup and is going to cut the truck in half and “stretch” it 4 inches. Up until the late 1930′s GM used quite a bit of wood in the manufacture of their vehicles. My task was to recreate a couple of boards that are later sandwiched between the cab and frame of the truck. I was provided with the boards from another restored truck to use as patterns from which to work and given the point at which to insert the additional 4 inches.

Following are some images of the old and new parts.

IF YOU NEED IT AND CAN’T FIND IT; I CAN MAKE IT!

JIM

I have been asked to create a base for a small chest of drawers. This particular base is to have turned legs. I thought I would share the process of creating a turned piece on my CNC machine.

I use my CAD/CAM software to design and create the necessary vectors and toolpaths for machining -

I then create a 3D simulation of the piece for review -

I thought you would find it interesting to see what the toolpaths look like. This is an image of the toolpath for roughing-out the turned leg -

This image represents the toolpath for machining the leg -

Here is the toolpath for machining the flutes, something that cannot be done on a traditional lathe -

After being roughed-out on the machine -

Here is a finished leg still in the machine -

Finished leg -

What can I turn for you?

JIM