Just wanted to introduce myself... and post a few little projects of mine. I decided to take up woodworking not too long ago - another in my ever-growing collection of hobbies! I decided to join the forum of course for the learning opportunity and I suppose to see what kind of trouble my husband might be getting into on here... haha. (I've already found a few incriminating threads)
Anyway, I'm posting in the General category because I wanted to show some CNC and turning. I recently got a Shark Pro Plus and have really been enjoying learning Aspire. After a day or two of frustration, I finally decided to read the manual and it's been pretty smooth after that!
The Backyard Shade Craft plugs are my first paid job - a woodworker friend of mine wanted his logo carved into 3" plugs of different woods that he could then drill a hole and inlay into his pergolas and tables and such. The little round box is a 2" wide project I did out of scrap wood. The sailing sign (next post/attachment limit) was my first test-project piece on the CNC using one of the sample 3D files that comes with the software. The seahorse box was my second project on the CNC. I carved the whole box out of a large piece of butcher block just to be stubborn. I used an end mill to mill out the bottom half of the box, make the inside pocket and mill out the lid - then I flipped the butcher block over, and milled out the bottom, and milled the pocket for the inside of the lid and then cut the tabs and popped out the two halves of the box, add some magnets and a hinge and voila!
The last project here is a Russian style supported spindle for spinning yarn. This is going to be my white elephant gift for the holiday potluck at the weaver's guild. (I'm a business manager for a handweaving loom manufacturing company). I made the spindle and bowl on the lathe and then used the CNC to sign my name on the bottom.
Thanks for listening!
Amanda
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