The local woodturning club, Chapel Hill Woodturners, hosts workshops on various woodturning topics. I went to a workshop on Texturing turnings yesterday and was amazed at what you can do with this technique. I had seen texturing tools before but was skeptical on how versatile they were. Well! Let me … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tools
Upgrade to CNC Router
In my previous posting on updating my CNC Router, I replaced the mechanical system with a whole new system that was more stable structurally than my original home brew system. I mounted the new mechanical system on the old system’s frame (as it was mobile and could be folded up … Continue reading
3D Printer for the Little House in the Village!
The 3D printer that ‘Santa Claus’ brought to us in December, proved to be SOOOOO useful, I knew that I couldn’t live without one at the Little House in the Village (LHV)! So… I ordered one about 8 weeks ago and it finally arrived last week! Having built the previous … Continue reading
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Replacing CNC Router Project
I’ve been using my CNC router pretty steadily since I first made it about 2 1/2 years ago and while it’s been quite useful and productive, the old DIY version has a few ‘idiosyncrasies’ that I wanted to address. The more severe of these issues were: With the main Y … Continue reading