A few signs i made for family and friends. one made in easel and the other made with fusion 360.
The first sign was coated with 3 coats of high temp engine enamel then sanded to give it a weathered effect.
The second was stained all but the lettering then giver 3 coats of poly.
Do you spray the engine coat on first then cnc it?
yes. And i use engine paint because it dries fast and makes a thick hard coating that is harder to sand off for certain effects. So far VHT has been the best brand for me I can apply 3 coats in 10 minutes and be ready to cut in about half an hour.
Ok was this done in easel? What kind of bit did you use?
bits used were .077in. and .25in.
and i use these diamond cut endmills on the detail cut because they leave no tear out and very little fuzz
Well done! I love the first sign!
Thank you.
Lay down and play death, she is right behind you. 
where do you get that kind of bit. do you have a link?
Nice! Thanks
Do you have a link or more info for that bit? (looks awesome)
Google image search works well for finding things like that.
Yeah, not sure if it’s a uncommon router (for the XC) or if it was a “close enough” picture from the OP.
Those should be nice, in six week when you get them
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When do you want to use a straight shank vs a flat nose spiral?
Yeah oops on my part was just looking for a photo of the type of bit i used. By the way I use them for milling aluminium to easy to resharpen to. They do chatter a bit more cutting metal but the metal does not bind up in the bit either like some milling bits
Each to their own but i use them for just about everything soft metals, plastic, wood. My take on it they were made to be used in a high speed cutting tool unlike the milling bits we use on the xcarve. Dont get me wrong I do use milling bits to but the 2 flute router bit is my go to bit in most cases. And on the plus side they are pretty common and easy to find at local hardware stores
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-pc-1-4-Shank-Straight-as-1-4-5-16-3-8-1-2-5-8-3-4-Router-Bit-Set-sct-888-/182205074663?hash=item2a6c44cce7:g:tt0AAOSwRgJXhrcS
close enough lol
