One of my goals this year was to get more into wood working – specifically hand wood working. I was sort of on the fence about the whole thing. I’ve spent years accumulating power tools and had thought that, as of late, I had become pretty darn good at getting things done with them. Then…
2019 Goals
Here we are – 2019. Yikes. I’ll admit that Im anxious to start the year with a new set of goals. I’ve tried hard the last few years to come up with a set of goals and in attempting to accomplish them has taught me a few things. First off – I have historically been…
Designing and cutting hold down clamps
I finally got around to making a set of hold down clamps for my Shapeoko CNC machine. To be fair – I already had a set of these that I made in haste right after getting the machine but they weren’t what I wanted. So in this video, I walk through how I designed these…
New PLA filament test print
In my last 3D printing post, I tackled the setup and first print on my new MonoPrice select mini V2 3D printer. The print turned out great and I was excited to keep printing but that meant I needed some new filament to use for the machine. As usual – I turned to Amazon to…
Setup and first 3D print
So I’ve been spending some time recently looking into 3d printing. Before I bought my CNC machine I was on the fence between a 3d printer and a CNC machine. I ended up buying a CNC machine first since it was more practical for what I wanted to start building – but I still had…
Tracing an image to import into Carbide Create
It’s hard not to jump head first into cutting all sorts of crazy things on your CNC machine. Trust me – I fight the urge almost everyday. In this post/video, I wanted to tackle a simple project that highlighted how easy it was to use the Shapeoko and the Carbide 3d software. This project is…
Working with a pasta machine
So my first attempt at making homemade pasta turned out sort of “meh”. The noodles were way too big and they just didn’t taste very good (I assume I over or under cooked them). So I went to Amazon and bought myself the Marcato 8320 pasta machine. I made a quick batch of dough over…
Making a threaded table for the Shapeoko XL
One of the first things I wanted to get done on my Shapeoko was to come up with a way to secure the stock to the wasteboard. The most common way to do this is to drill holes in the wasteboard and put threaded inserts in. You can then use bolts and clamps threaded into…
Making Pasta – take 1
So today I made my first attempt at making homemade pasta. I bought a book a couple weeks back on making pasta. It’s been a pretty simple read and I like how the recipes are simple and straight forward. So far Im enjoying the book! So today I took a crack at the basic recipe. …