Koi fish version 2.0, carved from a branch and copper-colored epoxy

Carving the Koi fish version 2.0 – Manual rotary CNC routing with the Shapeoko

This video shows the process of creating triangular-shaped stock from an old branch and copper-colored epoxy resin for 3-sided rotary 3D CNC routing of the Koi fish (version 2.0) using my modified Shapeoko XXL setup.

Software used:

• Meshmixer to create the 3D Koi fish
• Vectric VCarve to generate the tool paths
• UGS Platform to send the Gcode to the CNC

Materials used:

• Crystal Clear and Floral epoxy resin (from the Epoxy Resin Store)
• Stardust Metallic Copper Nugget Mica powder
• Surfacing bit to flatten and pocket the stock: WhiteSide #1027A
• Extra long roughing bit: Amana Tool end mill #46590
• Extra long finishing bit: Amana Tool ball nose #46490