Hobby Machinists Challenge #1

[Duuuuuuuude]

This is the voting thread for the RCC Hobby Machinist Challenge #1.

All are welcome to vote!

All entries are in no particular order and will remain annonymous until voting is over on Wednesday.

Entry 1 ~



Entry 2 ~



Entry 3 ~



Entry 4 ~



Vote for your favorite!

[rangercat23]

#3
I dig the plastic

[ZippoMan]

#3 for me too!! Looks cool!!

[iceman320]

i also like number three. looks like they have some time in it.

[dieselmudder]

Number one. Thats pretty impressive if it was all done by hand.

[Charlie-III]

#1 is interesting, especially if done on a manual machine (more pictures would also be great).

#3 is cool since it's a different material, a closer picture might help out.

#2 looks like it could use some more deburring.

#4 is a lot of holes, harder to keep them straight so everything lines up.

Hmmmm....is #1 a CNC job or manual??

[C*H*U*D]

A few of these I expected to see, but all very cool none the less...good job everyone

I won't say who I voted for yet or why, but I'm glad to finally see the pictures.

[Highlucks]

Better photo of #3 before I vote please.

[KMS]

1 has to be CNC ,but awsome any way ,there all good very good

[leg0man]

#1 looks really cool.

[Mayhem Eng.]

I voted for #3........I have one suggestion.......Deburr your work.

[Die-Laughing]

Originally Posted by Mayhem Eng.

#3........I have one suggestion.......Deburr your work.

Do you mean #2?

[Mayhem Eng.]

I voted for 3. But yeah #2 would have looked much better deburred.

Originally Posted by Die-Laughing

Do you mean #2?

[gabehunt]

another vote for #3

[JeremyH]

For those of us who don't follow that other long thread closely, can we get a description of what the challenge was and what the requirements of each competitor were?

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

For those of us who don't follow that other long thread closely, can we get a description of what the challenge was and what the requirements of each competitor were?

Contestants had to create a cube no more than 1.5" square. What they do within the points of the cube is up to them.

Either manual or cnc machines were allowed, but it was asked that if you do use cnc, that you hand write the code and not use any pre-programming.

[JeremyH]

Was the cube to start out as a solid piece of material?

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

...create a cube...

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Was the cube to start out as a solid piece of material?

Sounds like a clarification of the rules are in order. I believe the "intent" was to "create a cube". Since everyone seems to have "started" with a cube, I disqualify all of you.

Better luck next time

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

Sounds like a clarification of the rules are in order. I believe the "intent" was to "create a cube". Since everyone seems to have "started" with a cube, I disqualify all of you.

Better luck next time

Actually, I am just curious. If the cube was to start out as a solid piece, then this moves some of the seemingly simple creations up a level or two...

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Actually, I am just curious. If the cube was to start out as a solid piece, then this moves some of the seemingly simple creations up a level or two...

Yes, everyone started with a single solid piece of material, cut it into a cube no more than 1.5" square, then cut their own designs into it. Anything residing inside the cube was formed when the cuts were made, not inserted afterwards.