Would anyone be willing to cut up some bits and bobs for me so I can make some miniature WikiHouses? I don’t mind playing around in the digital realm, but I think it would spark some creative juices.
I will of course pay for your time, materials, shipping, etc. My location is Port Angeles, WA, USA.
Thanks!
Matthew
Maybe check with your local makerspaces or library for some help, @matmoo. Often these places will have laser cutters that are ideal for making miniature models. If you are at a loss, then I might be able to help you out.
Good advice, but I have no local options - Small city. I’d love to start a makerspace around here, but that will require some time.
I’m not in a big hurry, it just would be nice to play around.
I believe you are looking for 1/6th scale as you can find 3mm boards that should work together well.
I can laser cut 3 mm boards easily. @matmoo if you get me a bill of materials I’ll get you some time estimates and costs. I’m in IL.
Okay, thanks! I’ll get to work on that and get back to you.
@Steve I’m still working on this btw 
I’ve been trying to model some stuff in Fusion360 and maybe the way that it’s imported created this crazy nested bodies scenario, so there was a lot of clean up to do.
I saw on the other thread that you are scaling down a model already, so you literally just need the list of materials and not a file, is that correct?
Yea I’ll do the nesting because it will depend on the size sheets for the 3 mm thickness material. All I need is a bill of materials. It’s not as simple as just scaling everything to 1/6 the size. Accuracy is still required and there is some post-processing. It looks like a laser cutter is out of the question for me at the moment so I’ll be using a CNC machine thus manufacturing will likely take just as long, perhaps half as long, as a full-scale house.
When you are ready @matmoo sent me a message and I’ll get a quote for you along with a timeframe. If this is acceptable then I’ll draw up an invoice we’ll proceed!
Hey @matmoo if you need some help with the design let me know. My CNC partner and I are very knowledgeable with Fusion 360. If you like we can do some sort of template design like a 30x30.
Hi Steve,
Thank you for that. The one hiccup that I am running into when playing with Skylark 250 in SketchUp(Fusion 360 is abysmally slow, I’ve found) is that I couldn’t see a way, with the blocks given, to incorporate a door or window into the wall end (gable side). I’ve got a bit of design paralysis, so maybe it would be nice for now just to get a few components to see/feel how it comes together.
Here is my list:
End walls g1-4,
two medium corners, six medium walls, one medium door, one medium window, one medium end, four medium floors, a verge, four roof gs, and then all the associated combs, pegs, and ties.
Combs:
A End X1 x2
A End X2 x2
A End Y1 x2
A End Y2 x2
A Mid 1 x6
G End X1 x4
G Mid X1 x4
G End Y1 x2
G End Y2 x2
G Mid Y1 x4
Let me know what your estimate is when you have the chance. No hurry
Hey guys, I’m trying to make some miniature wikihouses/parts myself.
Currently running a CNC (alleluia!) and tried it with MDF 6.35mm (I don’t think MDF is the best material but hey I’m learning.)
That being said, @lachlan what did you meant by 1/6 scale on 3mm boards? I’m using Estlcam so I would need to resize the .dfx to 16.67% of the original design and cut it on a 3mm board?
Also, I was wondering, do you engrave on the line or outside of it?
Peace! So glad to be part of this! 
Kerf is the width of material removed by the cutting tool.
This is one reason in the USA, for smaller cuts of lumber, there is a difference between nominal and dimensional (actual) sizes.
A related problem comes up with the spacing between different types of fonts.
Exactly! Unsure if you need to cut it on the outside, I recommend doing a test cut and testing the connections.