Daan Rutjes - D&M Customer Focus

Todd Bailey October 22, 2015

It is amazing to see our CNC projects being used all over the world. Dann is from Holland and is creating some very nice gifts using a couple of our projects.

Dann used the assembled layout from the Nursery Fun No.1 CNC project to create this lovely birth plaque. What a great way to remember a very special day!

This great soccer (football in the UK and Europe) plaque was made using the Pick-Up League Soccer project. I am sure the kids that received it loved them!

Daan used Vectric's Aspire 4.5 and his EAS heavy 600 CNC machine to create these pieces.

Thank you Daan for sharing these projects with us!

Hack of the Week No.74

Todd Bailey October 19, 2015

With the release of the new Thanksgiving No.1 CNC Project we thought it might be nice use it in this week's Hack of the Week! This hack uses the candle holder from the Home for the Holidays No.2 project and the holder has been sized to accept a standard 1" tapered candle (info on how to do that is on the Home for the Holidays No.2 project page). The overall size of this hack is just under 5.75" across.

This "Thanksgiving" candle holder was created using models from these CNC projects:

Fall Wreath and Plate - Thanksgiving No.1
Candle Holder and Round Ribbon - Home for the Holidays No.2

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

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

Fall is always a time to be thankful.

Todd Bailey October 16, 2015

The seasons have changed once again and here in North America the cooler nights are starting and the the leaves are turning color. Before you know it Halloween will be here and so will Thanksgiving in the US. Family and friends will be getting together to share what they are thankful for over a table filled with food.

This latest CNC project has a fall theme with it's wreath built of leaves and homey feel. The plate with its hammered tin texture harkens back to the older simpler days of times past and the pumpkin and wheat speak to the fall harvest. All that is missing is a slice of pie and a good friend... and maybe a football game to watch on the TV.