How to create a masterpiece with SHAPEMILL

Hello everyone,

For sure, who visited MARMOMACC in Verona made a quick stop in the Hall 1 to see the “Stone Design & Technology” exhibition that was organized by Veronafiere and developed by Mr. Raffaello Galiotto. 

The goal of this event was to debate some specific aspects of the processing techniques (bridge saw with 5 axis capability, tool, diamond disk, lathe, robot, waterjet, etc.) through the exhibition of 8 major and 6 micro works of art, original and experimental, specially planned by the designer and developer Mr. Raffaello Galiotto for Italian leading companies in the stone field. 

One of these works of art is the column realized by Messrs. ODONE ANGELO using a SHAPEMILL.

Here under you can see the film sequence showing the machining phases of the column that was entirely processed USING THE DISK ONLY!
 

It is indeed a free interpretation of the traditional fluted column created using a diamond disk and milling lathe.

The disk sinks into marble following paths which are not parallel with respect to the cutting axis.

The surface is therefore modelled and brushed thus generating complex and deep shapes featuring a high finish degree.

It took about 90 hours to produce the column and 10 hours to make the base.

What else can I say? When I saw it, I stood speechless: a column with such an impressive shape made of marble!

Congratulations to Mr. Raffaello Galiotto for his project, to ODONE ANGELO for the complex execution and to Breton SHAPEMILL, the machining centre with 5 axis capability that never stops amazing me! 

I hope you’ll like it too.

Should you be interested in SHAPEMILL, write to mail@breton.it for INFO and prices: we’ll get back to you promptly.
Well, that’s all for today, thanks for your attention.
Bye-bye.

Sergio Prior

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Work cycle for realizing the head of Michelangelo’s David with “Breton Contourfive”

1 - Average dimensions of the starting block: 400x400 mm, height 600 mm. (15.7x15.7x23.6")

2 - Processed material: I do not remember the exact name of the material; it was a medium-hard marble from Georgia containing much quartz. 

3 - Rough-hewing time using the disk: approx. 2 hours.

4 - Rough-hewing speed / disk feed time:
   1.500mm/min for a depth of 25mm (climb milling)
   59"/min for a depth of 1"    
   1.800mm/min for a depth of 15mm (conventional milling)
   70.9"/min a depth of 0.6"

5 - Time required for rough-hewing with disk: approx. 5 hours.


6 - Roughing out speed / disk feed time:
   1.500mm/min for a depth of 25mm (climb milling)
   59"/min for a depth of 1"    
   1.800mm/min for a depth of 15mm (conventional milling)
   70.9"/min a depth of 0.6"

7 - Time required for finishing with disk: approx. 2 hours.

8 - Finishing speed / disk feed time: 3.500mm/min (137.8")
    step = disk thickness.

9 - Time required for working with tapered tool: approx. 10 hours.

10 - Finishing speed / tool feed time: 1.200mm/min (47.2")
       step = 1mm (0.04")

I hope these figures are interesting for who works in the sector of sculptures.
For INFO and price ask to mail@breton.it.
We’ll get back to you promptly.
Well, that’s all for today, thanks for your attention.
Bye-bye 
Sergio Prior

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Breton Contourfive - CNC stone working machine with complex column

Hello everyone, 

SHAPEMILL little brother, Breton CONTOURFIVE 5-axis machining centre is also capable of producing complex pieces starting from a squared marble block such as this column that was turned inside until obtaining a ball!

What do you think about it?
Write to mail@breton.it asking for more INFO about CONTOURFIVE: we’ll get back to you promptly. 
That’s all for now.
Bye-Bye
Sergio Prior

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