John Mordus is now "Weekend CNC Warrior" Approved!

Todd Bailey August 26, 2015

It is always great to hear from users that are relatively new to CNC. John has only had his CNC for a short time but he sure knows how to make our CNC projects look good!

"Probotix Nebula - used it a whole 2 months already.``

Looking at John`s work you'd think he had been using his machine and software for much longer then that.

John uses Aspire V8 and used it to create these layouts and even sorted out how to cross the wrenches. Nice touch!

"Cut from pine - 5/4 x 6 - 2 2ft lengths glued together"
"This is the tool sign I was telling you about. It's ready to Vcarve"

John hacked together 2 of our projects to create this great shop sign (Pop`s Tool Shop No.1 and Dad`s Garage No.1). Like he mentioned it is just waiting to be customized with a shop name or saying!

Thank you John for sharing these projects with us!

Consider yourself... Weekend CNC Warrior Approved!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make It Team

Hack of the Week No.67

Todd Bailey August 23, 2015

If you own a cottage or live on the coast and have a CNC this hack is for you!

This "Life is Good..." cottage sign was created using models from these CNC projects:

End Tile, Centre Tile - Rose Tiles No.1
Star Fish - Under the Sea No.1
Sand Dollar - Under the Sea No.2

The font we used to simulate the v-carving on this layout is called: Georgia

Even if you don't have a cottage or live on the coast we could see this hack hanging in a beach themed restaurant or... bathroom?!

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes. It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library! For some great inspiration check out our hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Can you smell the ocean air?

Todd Bailey August 19, 2015

Introducing our latest addition to the Project Shop...

Under the Sea No.1

This is the second in a 3 part series of sea and ocean themed CNC projects that we started to release last month. With the addition of the new models in this project you can now create a much more detailed and interesting layout.

All 3 of the projects have been inspired by what you might see in the shallow pools of water you find while walking on the beach. Things like sand dollars, crabs, seaweed, smooth rocks and driftwood give you a glimpse of what you might encounter on the seafloor. Using the wavy tile and sand texture, included in this project, you can create some interesting wall art, cottage signs, coffee tables and even a headboard that will surely keep you dreaming of the surf.