Using the 1:1 scale drawing to make sure the block of wood is large enough. Need 3 blocks - two halves that make up 1 full model and then another half to show the internal spout.
The discs that house the bottles should slot into the hole once both sides have been cut and glued.
The right inside on the CNC machine. One inside took around 30 mins to complete.
The CNC machine cutting the side profile outline for the right side of the model.
The right outside - the outside of the model takes much longer to machine because of the amount of material that must be removed. To make sure the model was secure when on the CNC machine, several screws held the model to the white board beneath.
Once the CNC machining was completed, there was a fair bit of work to be done to the surface of the model - filling, sanding and priming.
The discs do not fit into the hole exactly - it would be best to sand the wood to make the hole larger rather than trying to sand the disc to make it smaller.
Using a rounded file will make the hole slightly larger to house the disc.
The small block that was left by the CNC machine to allow a screw to hold the model in place intersects the spout - the inside must be chiselled out to allow water to pass through the spout.
When setting up the CNC machine to complete the outside, it was difficult to allign the second file with the one that had already been completed. This resulted in the spout wall thickness being slightly smaller than intended - I therefore needed to glue the thin spout to prevent any major breakages during the finishing stage.
The CNC machine cutting the side profile outline for the right side of the model.
The right outside - the outside of the model takes much longer to machine because of the amount of material that must be removed. To make sure the model was secure when on the CNC machine, several screws held the model to the white board beneath.
Once the CNC machining was completed, there was a fair bit of work to be done to the surface of the model - filling, sanding and priming.
The discs do not fit into the hole exactly - it would be best to sand the wood to make the hole larger rather than trying to sand the disc to make it smaller.
Using a rounded file will make the hole slightly larger to house the disc.
The small block that was left by the CNC machine to allow a screw to hold the model in place intersects the spout - the inside must be chiselled out to allow water to pass through the spout.
When setting up the CNC machine to complete the outside, it was difficult to allign the second file with the one that had already been completed. This resulted in the spout wall thickness being slightly smaller than intended - I therefore needed to glue the thin spout to prevent any major breakages during the finishing stage.
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