We thought it would be cool to let Ross (our CNC machine) have a break from the hard work and give him a chance to express his artistic self. We designed a spring loaded pen plotter for him, and……here are the results!
Ross learns to draw
By the Sheet
We love doing the super custom jobs, we really do! However, we have learned what that we enjoy most (and maybe the thing we are best at) is find the most elegant way to manufacture. We want to make 1000, and we love to think about and build that process that makes each one efficiently and perfectly. It satisfying to invest a little time up front building some fixtures and workflows to then really be able to step back and watching the machine do work.
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Keeping Score
Customer: Tennis Week-end Warrior
A friend of ours commissioned us to build a full sized scoreboard for his family as a Christmas gift. There were a couple things that made this project special. For starters, there are no plug-and-play electronics available to create the segmented LED display with the look and size we were shooting for– so we decided to make our own using some outdoor LEDs, a wireless remote control, and an arduino micro-controller. Additionally, this thing was going to live outdoors, so we had to be thoughtful about waterproofing the wood and electronics.
We did the majority of the heavy lifting with our CNC, with the majority of the components being carved out of wood and then snapped together. We made our 7-segment LED displays by diffusing outdoor WS2812b LED strip with red acrylic which we coarsely sanded and then cut on our laser cutter. Lastly, we made letters using a vinyl cutter, and coated with varnish to get a glossy, polished, water-proofed finish.