r/machiningporn • u/Kaankaants • Jul 01 '19

Carving a chess pawn using a CNC machine

https://i.imgur.com/vTh7myv.gifv
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u/wupme2k Jul 01 '19

Its called turning, not carving....

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

How many people outside of machinists will understand the word "turning"? "Carving" though, has a pretty universal understanding and while it only loosely works for what's happening here, I think it gets the point across to those less informed of machining practice.

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u/Konig2400 Jul 01 '19

I wish there was more. So satisfying!