Early in the year 2020 I decided to purchase a Laser / Engraver to provide my customers with choices regarding marking, carving and engraving. After looking at several machine brands, I settled on Thunder Laser because of the machine size, quality reputation, excellent US support and cost. When you take delivery of a Thunder Laser,…
I upgraded to Vetric’s Aspire CAD/CAM software because of my interest in 3D CNC carving. This mantle clock was built from free plans provided by Vectric. I have built other items from their monthly plans and have found them to be fun and useful for learning about vector creation, component creation and tool path generation….
Brian Law’s Clock #24 is a wonderfully designed wooden clock with a gravity escapement that is fascinating to watch. This was my most challenging clock to build as of May 2016 because it required metal machining and CNC tool path tiling. Tiling was required because the clock frame was longer than the bed of my…
I was fascinated with Michael Tyler’s Paradise Box project on Vectric’s website so I decided to use his design and customize it for my wife Marilyn. Michael’s plans were modified to account for thinner stock and the sides were custom carved and given a gentle arc. Additional V-carving was done on the inside lid to…
As I gain more experience with the CNC router, I am trying different projects both as a learning tool as well as making interesting items. This blog details some of the steps in the manufacture of a Dutch clock mimicking the style of Tole painting. I downloaded the free project from Vectric’s website and modified…
