This is Guatemala

[carlosgmarroquin]

Hi guys. As always first of all, I'm thankful to all of you for your comments and information.

I just finished a map of Guatemala with the political divisions (like states, called departaments here).

I got the vectors from a friend, and did an inside offset of 0.02" in each piece.

It's made in 1/4 MDF and used a 1/8" compression bit.

Here I show 6 stacked maps.



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[dana_swift]

Well done Carlos! It shows how well the bot does on repeatability of its cuts.

Great map too! That would be a great educational tool in schools.. perhaps a market idea in that.

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[carlosgmarroquin]

Thank you Dana.

The idea was to show the accuracy of the cuts because is a topic often mentioned in the forum. I nested the 6 maps in a whole 4' x 8' sheet.



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Yes. I plan to sell it to schools, with a layer of water based sealant. And the idea is that each kid use it as a canvas to paint whatever he or she wants.

[dana_swift]

Carlos- The picture sure makes it look great!

If you hadn't inset the curves, it would have been a very tight fit!

Thanks

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[carlosgmarroquin]

Because the vectors were for displaying not cutting, I had to eliminate all the parts where the tool (1/8") could not go in. By generating a first toolpath I could know where it would not go in.

little by little I have been realizing what can be done between the software, the machine and my imagination. And there is where this forum is great.

thanks again.