Trivet - Death Star
Instructions
1
Preparing the Easel files
With the latest Easel enhancements, all of the different operations are contained in different "work pieces".
Work piece one: contains the tool path to cut the texture on the surface of the deathstar. Work piece two: contains the tool path to cut out some of the unfinished sections of the deathstar. Work piece three: contains the tool path to cut out the deeper section of the unfinished deathstar and the outline. Work piece four: contains the tool path to cut the spherical scoop on the face of the deathstar. (Using an external gcode sender is no longer required).
Estimated time: 30 minutes
2
Final Product
Sand and finish.
Comments
Please share the files for the rest of the project. Will not open in Easel.
Bob Jewell · May 10, 2016
Hello. Which software do you use to control x-carve? Thanks.
Jean-Baptiste MUTIN · April 14, 2017
At the time i made this trivet i used two programs: 1) Easel for the flat (2D) milling and 2) Meshcam to generate the 3D path for the dish and Universal GCode Sender to control the cnc.
Fernando Romero · April 14, 2017
I tried to open in easel and it says project not publicly shared.
Philip Storm · December 13, 2018
Philip, I've created a new Easel file now that the program has better capabilities and attached that to the project. Let me know if it works.
Fernando Romero · December 14, 2018
Fernando, ho do I get the Easel File? I don't see it in the zip file and the easel project link does not open.
John Smith · December 16, 2018
I only see the file for the scoop, don't see the other three
John Horgan · December 16, 2018
I just added a zip file that contains all workpieces
Fernando Romero · December 16, 2018
I also just saw that there is a "share option" on the file menu and I selected to make the easel project public. I hope it works now.
Fernando Romero · December 16, 2018
Fernando, everything worked out perfectly. Thanks for sharing!
Philip Storm · December 19, 2018
there is a zip file but i dont know how to make it do the other 3 files. only gives me the first
Wally · February 19, 2019
Fernando - Just downloaded, and I will start tomorrow. Thanks. Looks great!
David McGrew · February 25, 2019
Any idea how I would scale all workpieces such that I could cut this out of a 6.5"x6.5" piece of wood other than the 9x9 used here?
Gerald Runion · January 11, 2020
The "flat" geometry you can scale by selecting all (CTRL+A) and then going to the size tool, locking the proportions and entering a new dimension of 6.5" The "Scoop" gcode, I generated outside of easel. I can scale it down later tonight and place it on the project file.
Fernando Romero · January 13, 2020
thank you
Gerald Runion · January 25, 2020
Fernando, thanks for this. A couple of questions 1. Why multiple workspaces, seems like the same bit used for all carves? 2. Why on the scoop is it not starting at 0/0?
Charles Daily · March 06, 2021
Thanks for the fantastic projects. I used an 1/8 in downcut for the roughing and a 1.0mm flute detailing. Worked beautifully. Just the scoop that I tried with an 1/8 in ballnose didn't come out great. Thin, uncut "walls" had to be all sanded away. What tool was the scoop designed for?
Elisa Meinen · January 10, 2026
Thanks. I made this a very long time ago, before some of the current features of Easel were upgraded to what we have today. I think I used a 3/8 rounded router bit for the scoop, and then sanded a bunch.
Fernando Romero · April 25, 2026