Vortex Rotary Axis 3D Skull Carving Tutorial

Hang with Scott as he dives into 3D skull carving using the Vortex Rotary Axis. Learn how to tackle rotary carving hurdles, import, and position 3D models, save rotary gcode, and use gSender Rotary Surfacing. Level up your skills and carve some seriously cool skulls. Chapters 00:00 - Let’s Carve a Skull 00:25 - Three Main Lessons 02:00 - File Setup 03:00 - Import 3D Object 06:15 - Adding Tabs 09:00 - Re-Importing 3D Object 10:00 - Roughing Toolpath 11:45 - Using Selected Vector Boundary 13:00 - Finish Toolpath 14:30 - 3D Tabs Check 15:40 - Saving Toolpaths 16:55 - Vortex Material Setup 18:35 - Turn On Holding Current 19:55 - Rotary Surfacing Setup 21:30 - Zeroing 24:05 - Skull Roughing Pass 25:00 - Bit Change 27:00 Finish Pass 28:00 - Learn From Me Project Files: https://rebrand.ly/84aaf2s https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WBybu4piQg1piwM4KpXEOuSXIfWixkmZ?usp=sharing https://resources.sienci.com/view/vx-welcome/ Skull Tutorial LINK https://resources.sienci.com/view/vx-second-project/#tool-changing Vortex PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE43LQy2a1ipYsnYPEJQ8qr-eZFTpBKH9 Vortex Post Processor LINK https://resources.sienci.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Vortex-A_axis-Grbl.pp Bits used: Sienci ¼” Up Cut EM https://sienci.com/product/1-4-spiral-down-cut-end-mill/ Sienci ¼” Tapered Ball Nose https://sienci.com/product/1-32-radius-tapered-ball-end-mill/ Check Out Our Feeds and Speeds Tables! https://resources.sienci.com/view/lmk2-feeds-and-speeds/ Materials used: Block of hard maple appx 5”x1.5”x1.5” LongMill Beginners Kit: https://sienci.com/product/longmill-mk2-beginners-kit/ Add-ons Used: AutoZero Touch Plate https://sienci.com/product/autozero/ ▸ Softwares gSender l Sienci Labs https://sienci.com/gsender/ Vectric V-Carve Pro V11 https://sienci.com/product/vectric-vcarve-pro-v11/ ▸ Resources LongMill Resources Page l Sienci Labs https://resources.sienci.com/view/lm-welcome/ // JOIN US ▸ Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/mill.one ▸ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/siencilabs/ Hashtags: #rotaryaxiscrafting #hobbycnc #3dskullproject #projecttutorial #diycrafts #vortexrotaryaxis #diyart #skullsculpting #tuesdaytutorial #siencilabs