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You've all been along for the journey this whole time and have seen some of the utter garbage I've made. It just takes time and effort to learn how to do this, it's not rocket science. I'm pretty sure each and every one of you could do the same.
Tear down of the shop for winter has begun... While I clean, my only shop employee has been hard at work making these baby milestone things. These will get an epoxy fill in the letters, sanded, and finished this week.
How deep can that wood CNC you have cut? I have a problem I need to solve and having a custom piece made out of wood might be the solution. If it can do what I need maybe I will pay you to build it for me.
Probably a huge market for those, if they're quick/easy/cheap to produce, easy profits.
also, they look great
They are, the hard part is trying to find people to buy them.
Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
How deep can that wood CNC you have cut? I have a problem I need to solve and having a custom piece made out of wood might be the solution. If it can do what I need maybe I will pay you to build it for me.
They are, the hard part is trying to find people to buy them.
Originally Posted by thoiboi
Etsy!!
My thought exactly. They're a (clearly) quality made product & a keepsake. Spin up a couple sets & replenish as needed, profit
You know, since you're flush with spare time, and all that.
to Etsy. My only suggestion is maybe use a slightly lower quality wood to keep costs down. And sell them bare, with the option of having the epoxy fill.
My thought exactly. They're a (clearly) quality made product & a keepsake. Spin up a couple sets & replenish as needed, profit
You know, since you're flush with spare time, and all that.
The issue with etsy is how over saturated it is. There are a thousand people making these things and selling them on there. My product wouldn't differentiate itself to make someone buy from me vs someone else.
Originally Posted by civicdrivr
to Etsy. My only suggestion is maybe use a slightly lower quality wood to keep costs down. And sell them bare, with the option of having the epoxy fill.
So...you're saying don't use leopardwood to keep costs down?
In all honesty, this was a scrap piece that I pulled out of the garbage bin lol.
Here's the finished item, I have all but the one year done. Going to make that one a lot bigger. This one is ash filled with metallic brown epoxy. The leopardwood ones are filled with metallic white:
I have a stemmed beer glass that was a limited release item from one of my favorite breweries. My dog managed to knock it off the tab and the stem broke off. I was thinking of cutting the stem mostly off and having a wood base cut for it and make it almost more into like a rocks glass at that point.
I have a stemmed beer glass that was a limited release item from one of my favorite breweries. My dog managed to knock it off the tab and the stem broke off. I was thinking of cutting the stem mostly off and having a wood base cut for it and make it almost more into like a rocks glass at that point.
Shoot me a PM with pics and your ideas/thoughts and we can work something out.
should have a ton more time to play with your new toy now
Eh, all she does is eat and sleep for the time being and, given I can't really facilitate the eat part, I have a surprising amount of time on my hands.
I've already printed a bunch of parts for my CNC machine and some other odds and ends. It's a pretty cool machine which is surprisingly inexpensive.
The 3d printer is cool. I have so far kept myself away from them however each year the interest in them grows a little more.
Now's a great time to jump in with the winter of corona coming. I got this machine for $250 + $20 for the filament. Have been printing crap nonstop since I got it lol.
Originally Posted by rockstar143
and the cost drops a little more :
I don't think they'll get a whole lot cheaper than they are now. You can get a super crappy printer for under $100 if you want.
On another note, I shut down and cleaned out the wood shop so all three cars are under the roof for the first time since May lol. Also, I ordered a crap ton of leather to get those projects underway as well!
Yeah, I started this last year as something for me to do in the winter while I couldn't do the wood thing. It's a fairly low cost of entry hobby and pretty cool to see the outputs.
Originally Posted by thoiboi
assless chaps order incoming!
Aren't all chaps assless?
Originally Posted by rockstar143
another wallet or something. maybe a knife sheath.
I don't have a knife nice enough to sheath lol.
I have a handful of projects in the works for both myself as well as others. Making some custom wallets for people along with a long wallet for my sister and a tote bag (first shot at this) for my wife.
I have a handful of projects in the works for both myself as well as others. Making some custom wallets for people along with a long wallet for my sister and a tote bag (first shot at this) for my wife.
my co-worker found a pretty cool old one while magnet fishing that I cleaned up and I tried my hand at some restoration on it but
it looks like rusty shit...
I might go harder on it but I need to read up on tempering etc and I don't have the space for the equipment necessary. I wood love to though.
09-25-2020, 09:07 AM
While I clean, my only shop employee has been hard at work making these baby milestone things. These will get an epoxy fill in the letters, sanded, and finished this week.
