Nothing too fancy, quick simple project with just a bit of fancy carving on the roof 
Perfect alibi for trying my new 6mm ball bits 
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I really envy your Fusion skills. I wish I was like, 0.1 times as good. I am better at 2D drawing and 2.5D thinking. 3D modelling is hard. 
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Love the roof panels!
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I would say that is an 8/10 fancy, nothing simple about it. You have joinery and carving in the same project.
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Same. Although I can very easily think of 3d designs but my software skills are near a zero right now
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The initial plan was to include some dovetails for the roof top, but I’m not quite ready for this just yet 
With this, it would definitely reach an 8 or 9 though!
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Making a second/bigger one right now…
I changed the CAM to have faster and deeper cuts… sweet sweet shavings 
I also changed the CAM for the roof tiles, taking a first 3D parrallel pass with 3mm DOC and 3mm wide stepover, and then a second faster parrallel operation with a fine 0.3mm stepover
It’s 3x faster, and a lot easier on the bit
i might try to add a laser-cut inlay if I’m filling brave, just to get that extra fancy-point
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Apparently, my previous feeders were a bit too small , so… XL version time…
Parts layed out flat with the great mapboards pro plugin
My wife has been making ceramic tiles she wants to put on the roof, but we need a handful more of these
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Can you tell me what bit you used for this please? I’ve been struggling to get such a good finish on similar dished design.
Just regular 6mm ball end mills
You need to be very mindful of the toolpath though, as you need to make a 3D carve and have a good finish
As stated in the second one I made, for the tiles, I made a first pass with 3D adaptative cleaning and rough 1mm step-down and .3-.5mm stock to leave, both axial and radial, and then a second pass with a “3D parrallel” operation, 90° from the previous direction, for the finish
For the dish it’s just a 3d adaptative clearing, 3mm rough stepdown, .3mm fine stepdown, no finishing pass
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Rushed a bit to get it installed before the night
The post and bottom plates are a single unit and the feeder is just bolted onto the bottom plate so that I can dismantle it or change it if need be (eg: when we’re ready to install the roof tiles)
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