On some projects we use our router for only small bits of the whole. A current project, a small dump truck built over a golf cart chassis is a perfect example.
Just a few details on the router
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Sign Magic Workshop – New Jersey
It is not often that opportunity knocks twice. Hurricane Sandy forced the postponement of the previously scheduled Sign Magic Workshop in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Ready to go!
This afternoon I received word the truck would arrive first thing tomorrow morning. It was time to move the sign out onto the parking lot in readiness.
The sun shines!
Today our LED lighting arrived from Heico Lighting. The LED lights they manufacture are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. They use a contactless technology, meaning there are no wires to hook up or solder.
Down to the short strokes (of paint)
The Sunshine Homes sign has been dominating our shop space for quite some time. We’ve walked and worked around it since fabrication began. Rebecca painted the rock work with blends of grey and back and then we added two colors of speckles to make it look like granite
Da plane! Da plane!
One of our current projects is a sign for a finish carpenter. The design requires an oversized woodworker’s plane perched on top of the sign.
Splash of color!
Since the last post about the Sunshine Homes sign we’ve made great progress. The last of the welding was finished and the diamond mesh was all tied to the frame
Fifty ways to build a relief – Part nine
Routing these two fish panels didn’t take very long.
Fifty ways to build a relief – Part Eight
I’ve been asked to include tool paths in this series of posts. I will be including feeds and speeds but it is important to remember that all machines are not created equal