B.Light Design

I’ve been putting this little guy through its paces. Figured I’d go right to aluminum. So far so good.

Trying to get my chops back on the metal lathe. Simple turnings, facing, parting, drilling, and tapping.

Some turned walnut enclosures for a friend. There is a lot going on inside of these.

Some quick tool handles made from scrap oak. One for a lathe ram rod and the other for an auger. Should come in handy.

I’m thinking the combo of a slip ring and a caster swivel make for a great robot neck. More to come.

I recently finished this monster. Turned from a log that was originally about 20″ in diam. While it was drying out it cracked open one night (heart breaking at the time, but now I like it). The pop was so loud it woke me up.

Finished in Tung oil.

Made every kid in the family a robot rabbit this Christmas. Each kid got their favorite color. Each one sized according to age.

I turned some beer taps for my brother-in-law. One of walnut for dark beer, one of oak for a lighter, and one in colorply (remember this wonderful stuff) for a seasonal brew.

I used these great tap hardware sets from Rockler.

A simple CNC’d plywood hinged box. Donation boxes for the Red Burns Scholarship Fund actually. I wanted to make them with what we have access to on the floor, so CNC and laser were my prime candidates. Also, I probably needed to make a couple of them, so it made sense for duplication down the road.

This part started out as a quick demo on how to drill into a pipe (found on the ITP Fab site), but has morphed into something more. I’m thinking robot head (of course) or some sort of space/diving helmet.

I started with an off-cut piece of aluminum speed rail tubing (this stuff is everywhere around ITP), drilled a 1.5″ diam hole with a hole saw and jig, turned it on a metal lathe, and then made a retaining ring. I’m particularly proud of the ring: 4 evenly spaced holes, tapped for 6-32 threads, and secured by set screws.

These parts has no purpose other than getting my chops back and the pure joy of milling parts.