Bonus - Hacking Help - Customer Question No.1

Screen grab Don sent.

Weekend CNC Warrior, Don Harding, was looking for a bit of help making his layouts just a little bit better.

We could have written an email but we thought it would be nice if we made a video to share, thinking other CNC project users may have the same questions.

The video is 20 minuets and includes information on text layout, component tree, adding and merging models and basic tooling setup.  

Raw wood still on the CNC.

Finished and ready for the customer!

We sent the video off to Don to check out before we posted it and the above images are his updated project.  Looks Great Don!!!

Projects used for this hack...

Graduation Day No.1
School Days No.1
Mothers Garden No.2

We sure hope it is helpful to you and please feel free to leave any comments!

Image added - Jun 22, 2015 - WOW!!! Don nice looking finished project!  Thanks for sharing!!!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make It Team

David Kelly is now "Weekend CNC Warrior" Approved!

David sent these in last year... yeah we know... that's way too long to keep something like these under our 10 gallon hat.  These 2 signs pictures he sent us pretty are sharp looking and it's obvious he has knack for creating a nice, or should we say, very nice finish.

 

"Just a simple cut. Customer loved it. Cut the boots using Cut 3D in red oak and I cut the sign from edge glued pine using V-Carve and applied a Dark Walnut stain to finish it off. I have a few of your mini projects..I just run out of time to do them... "

Love that finish!

 

"Here is another variation...Edge glued pine, stained then machined. Skull and boots, red oak and Cut 3-d. Love the designs!!!!!"

 

Thank you and we love what you did with the Western Saloon No.1 project!!!!!

We wonder what he might do with the new VCarve Pro V8 and our projects?  He could do it all in one program instead of 2.  Saving heaps of time and keep those tumble weeds from gathering around his feet... or something like that.  

 

Thank you David for sharing this project with us!  

Consider yourself...  Weekend CNC Warrior Approved!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make It Team

Weekend CNC Warriors are at it again!

We always enjoy receiving Weekend CNC Warrior submissions and we REALLY enjoy getting them from our already "approved" Weekend CNC Warriors.   It really shows the excitement they have in using our projects over and over again.  Thanks to Tom, Suzanne, Keith and Uncle Henry for submitting these projects to help inspire and keep the creative juices going!

Tom Watson
(Watson's Wooden Words)

"Here is a recent carving from the Pop’s tool shop. It is carved in 1 ½” western red cedar."

"It was painted with blended FolkArt paint. Carved on my The Pilot Pro CNC using Vectric Aspire software."

Tom used Pop's Tool Shop No.1 to create this beautifully finished layout and what a great saying!

 

 

Tom sent us this shortly after last years Vectric User Group Meeting.  Great work Tom!  We hope to see you again this year at the 2015 event!

Tom used our Halloween No.2 project for this layout.

 

Tom had a busy Christmas, last year, making trivet candle holders.  

With a finished piece looking like this you can see why.  

Tom used the Home for the Holidays No.2 project to create these festive candle holders.

If you are interested in Tom's other projects check out his official Shop Notes post where you can see more of his work and find out more about Watson's Wooden Words.

Suzanne Ramsey
(Suzanne's Woodworking)

What a great holiday decoration created using the Toy Soldier from the Home for the Holidays No.1 project!

Candle holder centerpiece hack using the Home for the Holidays No.2 project!

Suzanne has a knack for coming up with some pretty impressive layouts using our projects.

She has a great eye when it comes to hacking together some of our models with models in her library. 

Raw part just before Suzanne adds the finish.

Interested in other Weekend CNC Warrior projects Suzanne made or how to find her on the internet?

Check out her official Shop Notes post for all kinds of inspiration and other great information about Suzanne's Wood Working.

Another great hack using models from the Home for the Holidays No.1 and what a great finish!

Keith Geiger

This is a great hack from Keith.  He used the plaque shape from the Pick-Up League Basketball project and added some raised text and a logo. If you look close you can see he incorporated in a mustang car model he picked up from Vector Art 3D. 

Great work Keith!

For more of what Keith has been doing with our projects check out his official Shop Notes post.

Super job!

Uncle Henry

Rendering in Aspire

Finished Piece - NICE!

"Here is the plaque I made for my nephew. He is planning on going to study movie making in college."

Uncle Henry came up with a great layout using our Home Cinema No.1 project.  We're thinking his nephew was pretty impressed with the finished piece!

Interested in what other projects Uncle Henry has created?  Check out his official Shop Notes post for some great inspiration and information! 

Thank you to all of our Weekend CNC Warriors that keep sending in the fantastic pictures of their projects!  We appreciate all of the support and its work like yours that really shows off our projects, the power of a CNC through good craftsmanship, imagination and passion!

Get yourself officially Weekend CNC Warrior Approved... you know you deserve it!

Post it in the Vectric User Forum under Vector Art 3D / Design and Make It - Gallery or Email us an image of a project you made that uses one of our projects and a short description (try to include software used, the CNC ,finishing process and a social link... don't forget your name).  

When it gets posted we will be sure to let you know!!!!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make/CNCProjects Team