3D printed knob with resin pour in center

 

Another birthday cake decoration

 Purpleheart on maple.

End table

Mel's project! This was recovered from an old junked chair. The plywood base and steel legs were re-purposed. The feet were custom designed and created using the 3D printer. 

Testing some resin pours

Epoxy resin pour into bamboo.

Custom inlayed birthday cake decoration

 

Walnut inlay in maple. Cake production credit: Melissa Berry.

Another serving board as wedding present

 

This one has purpleheart strips with walnut inlay.

Mini weather receiver

 This is a mini version of the weather receiver. It receives broadcasts from the outdoor unit over LoRa at 915 MHz and uses an ESP32 to drive a TFT display.

 

Yet another weather instrument (YAWI)

 

This one receives data from an outdoor unit which transmits data over LoRa (Long Range radio).

Serving board wedding gift

 

Cutting board for cousin

This has the clan crest in the middle. Walnut inlay in cherry base.

Mountain bike themed cutting board and serving board

 

Walnut inlay in maple. These were a house warming gift for some friends in Wakefield, Quebec.

Cutting board for the neighbours

 Walnut and maple inlay into bamboo.

Blues Brothers themed cutting board

 Walnut inlay into bamboo base.

Re-surfaced cutting board

 This was a rather beat-up cutting board that I had for many years. I planed it on the CNC machine and then applied some food grade finishing oil and wax.

First inlay in a real cutting board

Here's my first attempt at inlay in a real cutting board. It came out reasonably well but there are some flaws due to chipouts in the bamboo.

 

 

Experiments with inlay using the CNC machine

After much failure, here's an example of an inlay that turned out well. It is walnut end-grain inlaid into maple. The pocket is 0.2" deep. The vee cut was done using a 30-degree engraving bit and the flat pocket was done using a 1/8" flat mill.

 

These are stainless steel and brass inlays in walnut. The metals are about 0.015" thick.

V-Carved shop sign

 Done on the Shapeoko using the following bits:

• 1/2" 60 degree vee
• 1/4" ball nose
• 1/8" flat mill
  

DIY Dust Cyclone

 This is my home built cyclone dust collector made from 2 Home Depot buckets and some 3D printed parts.

There are two inlet ports, one on each side.

The unused port is blocked using a plastic plug with a high-tech masking tape gasket.

Learning the Shapeoko

I'm gradually getting to know the Shapeoko CNC machne. It is great at carving but can make a big mess in short order if you don't know what you're doing!

Holder for CNC bits

 From scrap bamboo flooring.

Weather Instrument with Remote Sensor

 This one takes readings from a remote sensor in the back yard. It was built for a friend who has a pool, so naturally it has a pool temperature sensor as well!

The sensor has a thermistor which dips into the pool. The sensor transmits using LoRa RF technology at 915MHz. It runs off a battery which should last about 20 years.

On the back there are buttons to switch the temperature readings from Celsius to Fahrenheit, and a little cage for the indoor sensor.

Inside, the analog gauges are run from miniature stepper motors. The main processor is an ESP32. A 240x320 TFT LCD hosts the digital readings.

The LoRa radio receiver uses an RFM95 module and an ATmega328 processor.

Experimental DIY membrane switch

 These are "membrane" buttons for an upcoming project. They work really well. The actual switches are small PCB mount momentary contact buttons. The domes are 3D printed and the labels are printed onto metalized paper and then laminated with stick-on plastic sheets from the Dollar Store.

Headlamp bracket replacement

 A friend broke the bracket on her headlamp, so I made this replacement using 3D printing. The material is PETG.

Farm house models

 3D model of an Ottawa valley farm house. Printed for a friend who designed them as Christmas gifts.