McGinn's Cribbage Board
Instructions
Prepare Stock
A stock peice no smaller than the following
16" Long 8" Wide 1/2" Thick Flatten and sand to 220 Grit, Clamp down to table.
Watch me make it here:
Clear Holes using 1/16th Up Spiral
Using the 1/16th inch upspiral bit, zero to bottom left of stock.
Run Workpeice “ClearHoles 1/16th…”
Verify cut speeds and settings
Estimated time: 60 minutes
V-Carve Tracks with 60 deg vbit
Switch to the “V-Carve Tracks – 60deg vbit” workpeice
Leave the controller running as to not move the XY position. Using the Easel controls, raise the Z axis to change the bit carefully as to not move the position If you have Easel Pro, you can use the v-carve bit, but I choose the “other” bit and just put in 0.02 and get the same results. Zero the bit testing with paper and run
Engrave Cards and Words
Using the 30 degree engraving bit, choose the “Cards & Words Engraved 30deg Engraving” workpeice.
Leave the controller running as to not move the XY position. Using the Easel controls, raise the Z axis to change the bit carefully as to not move the position
Estimated time: 20 minutes
Engrave Custom Area
Using the “Custom Area” workpeice and still the 30 degree engraving bit, zero the bit to the stock
Leave the controller running as to not move the XY position. Using the Easel controls, raise the Z axis to change the bit carefully as to not move the position Import your favorite SVG or edit your own design in Easel here to engrave on the board. If you need it, there’s another workpeice called “Custom Area Template” that can be used to position your custom design.
After positioned, you can zero the depth on the rest of the objects or you can delete them. Before making any changes, duplicate it so it’s available next time you want to customize and position.
Estimated time: 25 minutes
Fninishing
Using a Diresta Ice Pick or a lesser object of your choice, scrape the engravings and tracks. Then with an air compressor, blow the dust from the peice.
Once prepared, sand to desired grit and finish.
I use Tung Oil and sand to 320
Estimated time: 15 minutes
Comments
Nice. Can you explain why using 1/16 bit to drill 1/8 holes?
steve sherer · November 18, 2017
Yes, there are no drill operations available in Easel. Best I can do is "clear 1/8" if I do that with a 1/8" bit it will be slight larger, so I go smaller and clear. My GCode I use has pecking and just drills it, but for easel this seems to be the only option
Jason McGinn · November 18, 2017
OK. Thanks. I use Vcarve and do 1/8 holes for cribbage boards by drilling with 1/8 bit. Just wondering......
steve sherer · November 19, 2017
Yea, it would be a nice option to be added to Easel, not sure why it can't be done. Looking through the forum it's been on request since 2015 by many, so I decided not to hold my breath. That feature and Auto Save off would be a big help to adding many types of projects
Jason McGinn · November 20, 2017
Thanks Jason I'm working with a Shapeoko 3. This looks great.
Gerald Perry · December 31, 2017
hi guys, I am having trouble with the files for this project. after I unzip the downloaded file and bring it inti carbide create the file for the tracks are incomplete. pieces missing etc. anyone have this trouble or know what may cause the problem. the file for the holes seem to be ok. cheers
David Spurrell · January 27, 2019
I love this, would make a donation it ot was available in 3 rows
Joy Joy · May 08, 2019
You used a .02 bit to carve letters and cards. Where did you purchase this sized bit? I have not been able to find one.
Neil Thurston · January 16, 2020
@David Spurrell, open the project in Easel and make the modificatoins you need. Once done export it locally and open it with Carbide Motion.
Mario Turcotte · December 08, 2020
Won't let me post pictures but Thanks for the file! I used the holes and most of the paths to create some great personalized Christmas presents!
Dylan Rose · January 02, 2021
I have a shapeoko 3xxl and am using Carbide Create. I purchased the above bits, but I'm not having a luck with the wording/card section. I'm afraid I have the wrong bit settings setup. Is there anyone that has had luck with this that I could bounce my settings off?
Dee Wilson · August 14, 2021
could you please tell me how you did the out line outside of the track to cut out the oblong shape of the board,txs
Douglas Robinson · December 02, 2021
Having issues in easel resizing to get holes to line up with tracks.
joe Kos · March 23, 2022
how did u make the boxes ? i like this design but want to make it a 3 player and not sure the best way to reduce the box size .
c · February 01, 2023