Inspired by a gift I made about a year ago at the request of a good friend and, having recently learned of a method to laser engrave images onto ceramic tiles, I decided that I just needed to make a few of these: He liked it so much he ordered … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tools
New 3D printer for the shop!
I’ve got a new 3D Printer for the shop and I’m really excited about the possibilities. The printer is an Elegoo Mars Pro: The printer is a ‘resin’ type printer where the print bed is moved (rather than a print head) and is dipped into a vat of resin … Continue reading
Yard Art for the House In The Woods
I finally got around to using my CNC Plasma Cutter to make some art for our yard. The first item is something I’ve wanted to do since realizing that this tool would be able to do this. As some may recall, we created a stylized branch to decorate the panels … Continue reading
New Air Compressor for Workshop!
With the addition of the CNC Plasma Cutter to my workshop I quickly learned that the quality of air supply is critical to getting good cuts. I concluded that my 20 year old 6 Gallon compressor just wasn’t going to hack it and it was time to replace it with … Continue reading
Retirement gift for National Park Superintendent, Kate Cannon
A very good friend of mine, who has a very close association with Canyonlands National Park, realized, after seeing that I had a CNC Plasma cutter, that we could make a nice gift for the current Park Superintendent, Kate Cannon, who is retiring next week. My friend suggested that a … Continue reading