Here is a fun little project I did in honor of the new Star Wars movie. I found this stencil on the internet and brought it into Inkscape. I used the Trace Bitmap tool and saved the SVG. I imported it into Easel and cut it out. I did a shallow cut of 1/16″. It […]
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XCarve CNC Assembly
I’ve been wanting a CNC Router ever since the CarveWright came out a number of years ago from Craftsman. I was really excited about the possibilities it would add to my workshop. Unfortunately, the CarveWright had awful reviews. So I bided my time until another consumer-grade CNC hit the market. The XCarve from Inventables came […]
New Band Saw – Unboxing
The first large tool I ever purchased was a 10” Craftsman band saw. I really wanted to do some band saw boxes and scroll work. Unfortunately, I didn’t do my research before purchasing the band saw. It turns out, the band saw had a proprietary blade and only offered 2 styles of blade. So the […]
A Simple Tool Stand
Thanks to Bob at I Like To Make Stuff, I was inspired check off a project I’ve been putting off for a long time. I needed a rolling cart to hold my miter saw. Now, I can push it out of the way when I don’t need it. Eventually, the cart will roll into a slot […]
Making A Coat Rack
I don’t have a good place to put my coat when I get home from a long day’s work. So it usually ends up on the floor, or the back of a kitchen chair. In this video, I make a wall mounted coat rack at my entryway. I made 2 racks, one high and one […]