“Alt-imate” AltMill

If you’ve ever wanted to maximize the space under your AltMill, this is the ultimate way to do it.

• 3 sheets 3/4″ birch plywood
• 2 sheets 5/8″ birch plywood
• 2, 2″x4″x8′
• 1 quart stain
• Water based clear coat
• Piano hinges
• Drawer liner
• Magnetic push latches
• Casters
• 100lb full extension slides
• Vectric VCarve Aspire
• Onshape
• FREE gSender CNC interface software

Dragon Walking Stick

Carved back in 2024 for Vectric’s User Group Meeting in Texas, Scott shows you the incredible journey needed to create this beast, as he breaks down this helical, 5ft long, two-piece, dragon head walking stick.

• 3”x 3”x 34” Hard maple (2 pieces)
• Pool cue connectors
• Oil finish
• 1/4″x1-1/4″ Flat Downcut End Mill
• 1/4″x1-1/2″xR1/32″ Tapered Ball Nose End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-2F
• Vectric VCarve Aspire
• FREE gSender CNC interface software

T-Rex Skull

We set out to make the biggest, most bad-ass Dino skull ever seen this side of the Jurassic. Scott tapped into his CNC secrets vault and used slicing techniques for the T-Rex carve and tried his hands at shō sugi ban-style wood burning.

• 2″x12″x12′ spruce
• Handheld propane torch
• Wire brushes
• Beeswax finish
• 12.7mm Roughing End Mill
• 12mm Tapered Ball Nose
• 1/4″ Single Flute Upcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-1F
• Vectric VCarve Aspire
• FREE gSender CNC interface software

We tweaked an original, open source file on Printables.com “T-Rex Skull With Full Jaw.” https://www.printables.com/model/216450-t-rex-skull-with-full-jaw

Wooden Guitar

Ever wanted to make your own guitar/shred like a hero on your CNC? Well this is the right place to be. In this six part series Scott gives you all the files you need plus how to modify freebie files in OnShape so you can get started on making you very own, custom made solid body guitar. Buckle up, it’s time to ride the lightning!

• Body blank dimensions: 383mm x 427mm x 44.5mm (15.0787in x 16.811in x 1.752in)
• Body and Neck: Black Limba wood
• Neck blank dimensions: 80mm x 735mm x 25.9mm (3.1946in x 28.937in x 1.0197in)
• Body blank dimensions: 383mm x 427mm x 44.5mm (15.0787in x 16.811in x 1.752in)
• Fret board: Black Ebony wood
• Fret board blank dimensions (before surfacing): 69.4mm x 613mm x 10.9mm (2.73in x 24.125in x 0.43in
• Guitar Parts Links:
  • Pick ups, bridge, selector, jack, tuner keys, neck plate, strings
  • Fret wire
  • Ferrules (ours were black, but they don’t seem to be selling the exact same ones as of this posting)
  • Nut
  • Truss Rod, 440mm version
  • Pickguard
  • Fretguru Dagger 2.0
  • Fret rocker/gauge: (a nice to have, but not necessary)
  • Fret trimmers: (I already own a pair of flush cut end trimmers, so any pair similar to these should work)
  • 12” long 3/16” Drill bit
  • 1” Aluminum tube for sanding
  • Sandpaper for aluminum bar
• Crazy glue, painters tape, red sharpie (just not black),
• Oiled finish
• 1/4″ Ball Nose Upcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-2F
• 1/4″x1-1/4″ Flat Downcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-2F
• Vectric VCarve Aspire
• Onshape
• FREE gSender CNC control software

Giant Fishing Lure

If you like fishin’, take your favourite lure and go big, like real big for this one. This video is more “info-tainment” but you can see the tricks and hacks Scott used to make his favourite lure into a mega lure.

• Body: 2″x6″x36″ spruce
• Lip: Acrylic
• Acrylic paint
• Spray clear coat
• 12/0 hooks
• 6g aluminum craft wire
• 1/4″ Extra Long Flat Roughing End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-3F
• 1/4″ Ball Nose Upcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-2F
• 1/4″x1-1/4″ Flat Downcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-2F
• 1/4″ Single Flute Upcut End Mill – 1/4″ Shank-1F
• 1/16″ Flat Downcut End Mill – 1/8″ Shank-2F (10pcs)
• Vectric VCarve Aspire
• FREE gSender CNC control software