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
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.
Lit-up, Live-edge
Customer: Shank’s Clubhouse
Its gratifying (and a little nerve-racking) to work with high quality materials. We started this project with a gorgeous piece of live-edge cherry. Shank’s logo was routed out on our CNC machine machine, and then casted using black-dyed epoxy. After finishing the wood, we back-lit the cut-through segments with super-bright LEDs.
Bright is beautiful!
Customer: Kwality Kiz
Up until this point in our journey, we hadn’t done too much by the way of LEDs or back-lighting but it seems obligatory when your customer is a dance studio. We are now obsessed and inspired to integrate them into our future work.
We loved Kwality’s logo, and while we wanted to design something that still looked beautiful with the lights on, we wanted to make the “K” come to life and make it’s detail stand out. Did we mention the lights play with the music?
Admittedly we are somewhat envious of the outcome and might steal some of the construction to make one for our shop, once we nail down a logo…. stay tuned.
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