Shorty Etcher
My office is a little small and barely able to contain all the machines I’ve accumulated. The 3D printer I turned into an etcher for specular holograms was obnoxiously tall, and really doesn’t need much vertical range. I chopped the aluminum extrusions so it would fit in an unused corner of the room. I’ve been doing occasional tests here and there, nothing worth showing yet. Results are very hit and miss, and finding good subjects is hard too.
Mean Lean Milling Machine
I started going through the massive amount of oak that was dropped in my driveway last Winter. It’s fun and fast.
Everything is massive with this oak. I excised some of the cool knots, not sure if I’ll ever do something with them but I figure they might be cool in some project. They need to dry a few years first so now’s not the time to think of what that could be.
Beyond the knots, we thought it’d be kind of a shame not to get a few boards out of such a special tree. It’s oak, it really stood out as a tree, it’s close to 200 years old, and we walked past it for 10 of them. So after researching possibilities, I bought a chainsaw mill with a 24″ bar and a ripping chain. The saw is a monster when fully equipped.
I haven’t taken it on its maiden ripping yet, all in due time. And now I’m dreaming of going deeper in the woods and building a cabin with lumber milled on the spot.