David Markus | Milling Project Update

I was extremely pleased with how my milling project came out. I was afraid that the channels might be too deep or that odd angles might be difficult for the CNC to fabricate, but was surprised to find that everything came out extraordinarily well

I decided to use metallic gray automotive paint, but before that I had to prime and fill the porous yellow foam to prepare it for spraying.

I then put down my base coat of BMW metallic grey.


Before finally spraying a heavy layer of clear-coat to complete it.

Jeff Pruitt Project 1 CNC Mill

For this project I wanted to create a modular design that could be unique depending on how you placed each piece but still able to flow smoothly from piece to piece. Using a triangle as my base object I used a single curve on each of the sides of the triangle in order to make all sides able to connect to each other. Using an edge surface tool I created a top. Disliking this I started again on a different design that I could actually stack on top of each other to create small caves within. Disliking this design as well I started fooling around with the two models and decided to combine the two directly on top of each other to create my form.

What I would like to do with it would be to vacuum form it so there is a hollow shell with more open spaces in between.

My only concerns at this point are the vacuum forming and removing the pieces once this is done. More posts will follow as more progress is made.

Jeff P

David Markus | Milling Project

I decided to work on a modular surface for my milling study. Each module is a hexagon made up of a smaller array of 7 full hexagons and 6 subsections. The hexagons were first offset and then projected onto a concave and convex shaped to create a dynamic surface.



Since every point touches 3 modules, it is difficult to create a standard repeating modular unit. Instead, I decided on a radial pattern, using convex modules surrounded by concave modules.



One problem I may run into is my use of hard convex angles. These will undoubtedly lose resolution when carved by the round CNC bit, so I am using this as a test to see just how much that effects the overall appearance. Another problem I may run into is chipoff from the steep 90 degree angled edges of the channels.


I will continue exploring my options to better utilize the nature of the tool.