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Looking for round Correx boards
Apparently these can’t be done on a CNC and the quantity is too low for die making.
Anybody got any idea on how to get a round shape from Correx?
cheers
Warren
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6 Replies
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a zund type machine that has a knife that goes up and down might do it
well to be honest you should really be looking at other materials and not correx
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they for estate agents boards (but not for estate agents 😕 :lol1: ) they want them to almost be disposable so need cheap as chips really, otherwise might have to look at 3mm Foamex
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don’t know how it would cut with one of these, but i was looking to make some wooden signs with this technique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpeedCL0QNg
you would only need to sandwich the correx between two wooden sheets and attach the jig to the top sheet. then re-use the wooden sheets as a template to cut more with the router.
i often use hair brained ideas like this to make stuff. Not sure if it is worth the effort, depends on how many you are making.
Liam
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I presume if they cant be CNC’d then its not good making a template and routing?
They could probably be waterjet cut (they can cut almost anything) if you have enough to do. You could try calling these
http://www.tolgarengineering.co.uk/WaterJetCutting.aspx
Colin
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3mm fx on a wall ok, 3mm fx fixed to a post is too floppy
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Get someone to cnc a 10mm perspex or 18mm ply template depending on how much of them you’ve got to do and using a trimming router bit with a bearing zip round about them.
We’ve done quite a few shaped correx boards this way and leaves a wee bit of a furry edge, just needs a brush with a piece of sandpaper 😀
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