i started this piece on january 15th. i have diligently recorded the process. i hope you enjoy watching this come together. i'll post a few photos over time. it starts with me gluing three pieces of white pine to make one solid block........
i started this piece on january 15th. i have diligently recorded the process. i hope you enjoy watching this come together. i'll post a few photos over time. it starts with me gluing three pieces of white pine to make one solid block........
Hi-Tec Designs, LLC -- Owner (and self-proclaimed LED guru )
Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
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the next day
trust me...it will get more interesting.
What a tease this is! It's like Biggest Loser when they show the scale ticking and make you wait until the next week to find out how much weight someone lost.
However, the payoff in this is FAR better than anything on NBC.
It's amazing that such pedestrian looking wood becomes what we've seen as the finished product. I could've found that wood in the scrap bin of my dad's shop when I was a kid, but it was destined for a much less spectacular ending.
thanks david.
i get a little frenzied in the beginning. i can see it in my head and want to make it appear in real life. my tools are so sharp i dont know i nicked myself till i notice the blood on the sculpture.....day three.
later the same day
the next day....just wondering if anyone is following along?
Absolutely! Please continue, I am in complete awe of your work. Thanks for sharing. Walt.
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Hi-Tec Designs, LLC -- Owner (and self-proclaimed LED guru )
Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
Freeware: InkScape, Paint.NET, DoubleCAD XT
Paidware: Wacom Intuos4 (Large), CorelDRAW X5
One more along for the ride Randall. Looking forward to seeing this unfold..
I'll be lurking.
Originality is the art of concealing your source.
Franklin P. Jones
Comments & criticism on postings welcomed.
I'm going to enjoy this!
Please help support the Creek.
"The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for."
Will Rogers
Watching the box unfold...
CarveWright Model C
Stratos Lathe
Jet 1014
Half-a-Brain
ok....this is near the end of the first week. starting to under cut. this is significant because there is no going back. no way to lower the flap on top for instance. also changed the configuration in the box and starting to play around with the corrugation.