That finish looks great!
Thanks Ryan! None of this would have probably been possible if I had not came across your MPCNC design on Thingiverse. Which has in turn started off into even further stuff I’ve started getting into. Here is a pic of a hopefully very stout CNC machine that will hopefully come together in the next year. Cheers mate!
Is there an easy way to get the break in the stripes? Where you put the rifle in over the flag? I’m trying to do something similar with a music score but can’t seem to figure out how to easily have that separation, trying to use inkscape but I’m a total noob
Thanks!
Try a linked offset around what you want the break/border.
I use Carbide Create to design these. You can find some decent videos on YouTube that may give you some ideas. Interestingly enough I am unable to use the tool path part of CC to my cuts, so I just design in CC and then save as a SVG, then open in ESTLCAM.
What size do you all do your flags? Trying to figure out what best size panels to buy before I do some different ones
Mine vary, but mostly they are 16x30ish. The lenght always seems to vary by a few mm, for some reason I always have to scale down my design after I import to ESTLCAM.
Thank you!
Hot damn that is a good looking flag!
Thanks Ryan!
that looks SICK! any tips/tricks for a noob that is just starting out? ive been making flags by hand, stripes and union, was doing a design on my vinyl cutter and then gluing it all up, but im super interested in doing it all via MPCNC
Thank you! I have taken a couple different routes in my flag making endeavor. The first was to get 13 1x2 strips. I’d have to look back to see what dimensions I was using, but they did come out really nice. Here is a YouTube video that got me started on the 1x2 method. The only difference is I cnc my stars, whereas he dremels his.
Here is a guy who does some pretty good tutorials on flag making with Carbide Create. It’s free to download and use.
His name is Chris, he does some really nice stuff. It’s been a long process, but I feel like I get better and learn something new everytime. I am also using a CNC Shield running GRBL, and using the OpenBuilds controller. I’m still using ESTLCAM for my toolpaths. Feel free to ask any questions, if I can’t answer, I’m sure someone else here can. 
sweet thanks! the first video is where I got started with the strips too, Im watching the second one right now! on that last flag you posted, is that three different bits you used?
I use a 90* V-bit I picked up at lowes, and 1/4" 2 flute downcut. I dont personally bother with a 1/8" bit unless I’m doing fine work. As long as you use a downcut, you should get nice cuts.
I always see these state shaped things and think… The flag was already Colorado shaped. Same with cutting boards. 
That one is really neat. I dont think the scale or position of your North Carolina is right though
I do really like the bubble offset around the tight script on the names though.
You are correct, I was working with a piece of wood that a friend had brought me, so I was trying to work within those constraints. 