Steering wheel - 2 sided estlcam carving

[Dreyfus]

Starting with the end result:

This was my first time doing a 2 sided carve in estlcam. I made a separate job which drilled 4 concentric holes in the 4 corners of the block as estlcam thought it was. This registered the cut when I flipped it over pretty well.
It was only after I started I realised my spoilboard had lifted on one side - I corrected it for the back side cut. I didn’t bother with a routing pss just a 15% finishing pass step over, 3mm DoC and 12mm/s feed. Speed 2 on the router which is not only easier to listen to but keeps the chips from flying too far.

[Dreyfus]

Properly flat spoilboard on the backside cut make it properly round all the way.

There was a slit in the grain, I’ve glued it up, in case you’re wondering what the tape is for. This is to replace a steering wheel that’s too big

[vicious1 (Ryan)]

We don’t see to many flips around here. Looks great, and makes me really really want to try.

[DougJoseph (Doug Joseph (design8studio))]

Great job

[Dreyfus]

Ah not so great. Today’s lesson is in material selection and the inherent weakness along the grain of white wood.

Still, it’s an opportunity to try it again, slightly beefed up and in plywood this time….

[Bigchepin (Gato)]

Nice job! But you installed it on the wrong side of the vehicle.

[RockinRiley (Riley)]

Get you a piece of aluminum!

[Dreyfus]

Oh no, not got the stones for that, not yet. A year or 2 maybe.

[Dreyfus]

I did wonder when I fired the steering wheel how much abuse it could take.

The answer was: some.

If at first you don’t succeed have some cake try try again

No fancy double sided carving, just straight cut, pocket in the back and a round over bit - the first job on the router table I made. Finished with Superior Danish oil.

Still using that one sheet of 3/4 faced ply I used for the boot rack (amd router table)

[Fabien]

I like the look of this ply with a roundover, it looks very nice