MakerCave Stories

While cutting wood with my DEWALT DWS780 Compound Miter Saw, I noticed chunks of plastic flying off the saw. I discovered that DEWALT had a safety recall on the rear…

I realized how long it has been since my last post, how much I have neglected this website. Recognizing that, I put some considerable amount of work refreshing the look…

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…

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…

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”…

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