Here are two Candlestick projects I’ve been working on.
One I call the Candle Scope, made of turned aluminum, steel, and glass. The candle flame is projected on to a nearby wall. It can be blurred or in focus.
The other I call Glow in the Spark, a turned walnut tea light holder with glow in the dark plastic inserts. The candlelight “charges” the plastic and they glow after the candle has been snuffed.
Had my students turn foosball players on the lathe and couldn’t resist making some of my own.
Thanks Maya for the video.
My second Milling Time article is up on Tested. This go around, the Shapeoko.
My first CNC milling article is up on Tested. I love what they’re doing over at Tested, very honored to be a small part of it.
Stay tuned for more CNC articles coming soon.
I’ve been working on some small fussy parts made out of Delrin and steel. It’s been fun to be so exacting with them.
The ability to turn what would normally be scrap material is one of my favorite things about the lathe. I’ve been gluing up small blanks of plywood with a slight slant, and then seeing what I get. So far I like the results, there might be something here.
A story on my work appears in the current issue of Popular Mechanics Russia. It is something really special to see your stuff in print.
The English translation is a little rough (I am a very cheerful person though), here it is.
Been fooling around with a linear motion prototype. The metal lathe makes life easy some times. Unfortunately, I had to kill a couple of c-clamps for the cause.
I know I’m late to the show here, but Delrin is a dream to work with. It mills beautifully. That is all.
I’ve been trying to curve small metal pieces without shelling out for a slip roll. CNC’d some male and female banks for the arbor press, and pressed some test pieces. The results were just meh.
There was some crimping that I’m not crazy about. Good in a pinch though. Maybe I’ll just break down a buy a roller.
