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[Paul Brinkmeyer]

I have run a few projects now, mostly flat, but a couple of rotary just to test myself.
Still figuring out how I really want things setting.
I have not had a lot of time, honey do list takes priority.
I have the rotary on the right hand side, front to back. But is easy to remove if I need the space.
The way I am setting up my locating system and macros for tool height and location, moving it to where it is handy depending on jobs is pretty easy.
I can not add any photos now, but will soon.

[Paul Brinkmeyer]

Ok, I know I promised more photo's
here are a couple.
Been making a few signs here and there
and just trying to work with the rotary now.
I just am using this slow time to work out the cobwebs in my head, after all it has been about 25 years since I did this full time.
I am still working on what tooling I will need to make the things I want to sell. And looking for the raw material I want to use.
Still happy with the way I put all this together,
the machine and software just keep doing what it is told to do,
which is bad as I sometimes do not tell it the right thing to do.

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[David Buchhauser]

Nice work on the sign Paul! Glad to see you are getting it figured out.
David

[Paul Brinkmeyer]

I also did a few things for us
The tool caddy is called "Colletsium"
I have seen this on the Avid site and also inventables.
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The mirror is called "Paradise Hand Mirror"
from Vectric site

[David Buchhauser]

Nice mirror! Is that real glass? And how did you add the text to personalize it?
David

[Paul Brinkmeyer]

That is mirror material from Johnson Plastic - LBAUS106
I laser it on the back and color fill
It could just as easily be routed on the back and color filled too.
I have used other colors for special projects and they work just fine as well.

[Alex Zeller]

You could try to use a glass mirror and laser the front or back of it. If you did the back it should be a flat white color but you could paint it to make it a different color. If you really wanted to get creative you could add LED lighting behind it and a simple momentary switch on the handle so it would light up when the user held the handle.