Interesting idea about the waterborne lacquer and I will definitely be checking it out, thank you! I love lacquer but struggle with its negatives
In my original post I debated whether to put in...
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Interesting idea about the waterborne lacquer and I will definitely be checking it out, thank you! I love lacquer but struggle with its negatives
In my original post I debated whether to put in...
I would use nothing....defocus your laser to get a nice brown etch in maple or alder and then leave em natural. If you MUST put a finish on, mineral oil, shellac, or wax are all options... But I...
Our High School here has a GREAT tech building where they use teach CAD/CAM and use both a laser and a CNC along with other very cool toyls
http://www.ohsd.net/domain/211
I've spent some time...
Powder coat is the best thing for covering steel - it is a bit more involved than painting, but makes a skin which is very durable and lasers off easily
Lawrence
Edward, I was going to send you this over PM (and I'm still happy to converse that way too!) but some of this information might help others out there too so I'll make it public. My name is Lawrence...
Thank you to the members here- I appreciate the inputs you've all given both in my questions a few months ago as well as the information I've gotten reading of others' experiences.
My new laser (a...
I highly suggest checking out your local library for business resources- mine has free classes on everything from production mediums to customer acquisition and all the classes are also EXCELLENT...
Today my family and I had a "fun" day doing whatever we wanted once our basic chores were done for the day - my wife wanted to cook all day (the freezer is full of yummy quiches), my oldest son...
I'm having fun learning the ins and outs of my new CNC and at my pretty wife's request made a few signs for our new trees and orchard - the wood for the tree tag signs are dunnowood from a stack in...
Thanks all-
The Shark HD comes with Vcarve Desktop and that is what I've been using. I also have a buddy who is local and has Aspire. He brought his laptop over and I spent a couple of hours...
After a year + without having a workshop or CNC (I retired from the USAF we traveled the US for a year and then settled in Oak Harbor WA) I am finally up and running again. I converted an old (built...
Hello All,
I've been a fairly active woodworker the last 10 years or so and that work included several (eventful) years working with a Carvewright. A portfolio of my hobby level work is here
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Robert,
I'm sorry I'm just now getting to this response- I recently retired from the Air Force and am 1/4 of the way through an around-the-US trip in an RV so my woodworking has taken a little...
looks beautiful to me
I agree and understand your situation with regards to red oak- on one hand the signature patterns are very pleasing but on the other hand the grain differentiation can...
Sorry... original pics got bamf'ed for some reason... here they are again along with some new badges in Cherry... these are turning out to be really good little sellers to local firefighters and...
very nice job- lots of fun miters on that one :)
Lawrence
Once again, another beautiful box. I love the contrast of the woods and your splines layouts are both interesting and attractive.
Lawrence
I made the following for a friend who is (obviously) a Tucson police officer. It is carved in Walnut and is a hair under 14 inches high.
This is a pic of what the badges look like...
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u313/ldr_klr/Carvewright/journals/P11403931024x768_zps57315ba0.jpg...
As end-of-the-years gifts for my children's teachers LOML and I made them small (the paper is 5 x 7) journals. The first is to be given away tomorrow so I figured I'd better take pics tonight :) ...
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) due to a few unscheduled short-timeline orders I'll be unable to participate. The examples here are both amazing looking so far and are indicative of the high level...
Excellent and thank you-- I'm in (I think)
Lawrence
I've wanted to make a sword for a friend/neighbor who has been bugging me for one for a while (it has gotten to be a running joke..."when can you make my sword?" He'll ask, "I've already made it,...
I have been toying around with an idea for a while now, it is to use my Carvewright CNC to create the bearing surface for a routered dish instead of using a template. The idea is that any shape...
I was asked by an outbound buddy to make a helmet case for him. He didn't like the standard "made in China" ones that we've been getting for folks' going away gifts and asked if I could make...