by Paul | Nov 2, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
FREE CNC FILES FOR THE DESIGN (SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC IN INVENTABLES PROJECTS) FREE FULL-SIZED PATTERNS FOR CONVENTIONAL WOOD WORKING TOOLS ALSO! No one (I know) wants to rush the season and start talking about Christmas before Thanksgiving has arrived. In fact, most...
by Paul | Oct 12, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
FREE CNC FILES FOR THE DESIGN (SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC IN INVENTABLES PROJECTS) No one (I know) wants to rush the season and start talking about Christmas before Halloween or Thanksgiving has arrived. In fact, most folks I know get irritated when they start seeing...
by Paul | Jun 24, 2018 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Last weekend, I finally had “all my ducks in a row” and was ready to fire up my new 1000mm X-Carve machine for my first carve using Inventables’ “Easel” software. I made a simple sign design and started carving, using a very cheap piece of ¾” plywood. Because of using...
by Paul | Jun 15, 2018 | Tools & Equipment
Near the end of the X-Carve assembly procedure, the machine must be calibrated to operate properly. The instructions provided by Inventables are clear, concise, and easy to follow. One slight inconvenience may be encountered while calibrating the machine, regardless...
by Paul | May 18, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
This wooden hanging wall sculpture was made from Hackmatack (Eastern Larch) scraps I had remaining from fabricating the quarter knees and breasthook for a dinghy I built last year. The “hack” scraps came from the natural knees of the tree where the trunk extends out...
