Below you can find some of our custom-made starter projects. We’ve made these to help you start cutting many types of materials on your Mill One. If you’ve got similar materials on hand, use our provided g-code to cut your own! If not, you can still get the 3D model and put it through CAM yourself. We hope that they’re both informative and inspirational for whatever projects you end up making next!
Tons of members in our community have gotten straight to making on their Sienci Mill One. Their projects can be found on our Community Facebook Group where members share their machine experiences, endorse projects that they think are neat, and post projects that they’ve made.
If you have no experience with 3D modelling, another great online resource for downloading freely available models is Thingiverse.com! Search and download whatever you want to make on your Mill One without requiring a membership.
Happy making!
Wooden Box
A great starting project for the woodworker at heart. The hardness of wood varies by species and other factors, however most commonly available woods such as pine, oak, cedar, maple, or cherry are quite easy to work with. A depth of cut of about 2mm at around 700mm/min works well with soft to medium hardness woods, but you should reduce the depth of cut to around 1mm if you’re working with a very hard wood. Medium speed on the router at around 20,000RPM works well.
The following box was designed by Andy. It’s beautiful in its simplicity and fits together nicely. Refer to our Feeds and Speeds table to set up your machine based on your choice of wood.
Material: Any species of wood you wish, at least 22mm tall for the base and 13mm tall for the lid
End Mill: 2-flute, 1/4″ end mill
Cutting Time: 25 minutes
