MakerCave Stories

December 22, 2021 Shop Log

Because of the size of the Big Island, I had to be a bit more creative in getting a piece of material large enough. I found some 2.25” thick black…

December 20, 2021 Shop Log

For Christmas, I made McKenzie this plywood flat-pack Christmas tree for her to decorate. I found the pattern on Etsy and carved it from Premcore plywood. However, what is a…

December 18, 2021 Shop Log

My first attempt to carve the Hawaiian Islands Chain was to have it fit all on the bed of the X-Carve Pro, so it had to be scaled within 48”x48”…

December 14, 2021 Shop Log

I made my first attempt at carving the Hawaiian island chain idea I had. https://youtu.be/g8H_2TxFZns When I first ran the carving job, I did not properly set the XY Zero (starting…

December 13, 2021 Shop Log

I got off the telephone with tech support and they told me to check my machine firmware settings, sending me the following link: Walkthrough Tutorial: Firmware Settings CheckFirmware Settings To locate your…

December 12, 2021 Shop Log

Using the laser cutter, I marked the outlines of the Hawaiian Islands on a sheet of luan. I found scraps of hardware that fit over each of the outlines and…

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