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Pentagon Hot Plate

The Guru

Project by

The Guru

General Information

In honor of memorial day, a Pentagon hot plate/cutting board with wood inlays.

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Material Description Price
Carbide Tip Straight 2 Flute - 1/8 in Cutting x 1/8 in Shank

Carbide Tip Straight 2 Flute - 1/8 in Cutting x 1/8 in Shank

Quantity: 1, Shank Diameter: 1/8 in, Cutting Diameter: 1/8 in

$5.99

Hard Maple

Hard Maple

6" × 12" × 3/4" Hard Maple

Padauk

Padauk

6" × 12" × 1/8" Padauk

$8.47

Walnut

Walnut

6" × 12" × 1/8" Walnut

$9.09

This project's Bill of Materials is not complete.

$23.55
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File Description Unit Price

pentagon_main_pocket_35.nc

Main Top Pocket

$0

pentagon_outside_35.nc

Pentagon Outline (0.9 deep)

$0

pentagon_ring13_35.nc

Walnut Rings

$0

pentagon_ring24_35.nc

Padauk Rings

$0

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1

Main pocket

20 minutes

Attach wood to cutting surface using double sided tape.
Zero machine
Load gcode – main pocket – and start machine.

2

Outline

15 minutes

Load outline file (pentagon_outside_35.nc) and cut outside of board.
Remove board from cutting surface when complete and discard leftover pieces.

NOTE1: 1" or greater cut length on router bit is required.

NOTE2 – maintain board orientation after removing. Otherwise, when you add the overlays you will have to rotate everything until it lines up.

3

Walnut Rings

10 minutes

Attach walnut to cutting surface using double sided tape.
Zero machine
Load ring13 file and start machine.
Carefully pull up rings when complete.

4

Padauk rings

Attach Padauk to cutting surface using double sided tape.
Zero machine
Load ring24 file and start machine.
Carefully pull up rings when complete.

5

Assemble

5 minutes

Place inner most ring on main board.
Continue placing rings by working outward until complete

6

Sand and Finish

Sand with 100, 150, 200, 400 sand paper until smooth.
Finish with a coat of bees wax or your favorite polish.