Had a bit of a wasteboard issue where it got thin and lifted slightly giving it a star wars credit roll effect but these are just some quick and dirty signs for an ih tractor show in a few weeks.
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I finally finished my van conversion last night. The final touch was adding the drawer for my puppy’s treats and toys, so I put her name on it with a v-carve. All said and done, I used my 1F for about 20 different things during the build. A couple people requested finish photos so here it is. Van is a Ford e-250.
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This is great! Did you carve it from a lino stamp blank or is it wood?
Very nice looking van.
I’d be curious to hear whether you used the CNC for structural elements.
@ryang I used a scrap piece of snap together Linoleum flooring. I peeled the top finish layer off and sanded the wood grain pattern off to make it flat.
Super job. Not just on the puppy’s treat drawer. 
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Very nice work Ryan. It turned out great!
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Same question as Ryan did you carve this out flooring Lino?? (Maybe a uk term)
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I made these super slick little kids kitchen knives sized just for toddlers. My 13 month old is having a blast with her own knife and cutting board.
I put up the SVG on my website for a buck if anyone wants to make one for a toddler in your life and skip the hassle of drawing it yourself. SVG is 96 dpi for easy import into Fusion360 at the proper scale.
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I would also like to learn more about this project. Is it lino or wood? It turned out amazing!
@MustCreateThings I made the stamp from a scrap piece of resilient snap together flooring planks. I am not 100% sure exactly what you would call the synthetic material they are made from. The planks consist of a printed wood texture on vinyl for the top finish layer, which I peeled off and sanded the faux wood grain flat. The rest of it is a hard, plastic/rubber-ish layer which was around 0.150" thick.
I used a vcarve toolpath with a 0.125" endmill for the clearing and a 30° engraving bit at a flat depth of 0.075". For speed and feed, I found the 50imp and the router at #2 (~12,000rmp) gave the best results with giving a decent chip and minimal melting. Was able to just clean up with a toothbrush after to remove melted chips.
-Kyle
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Thanks Kyle! Once things slow down for me I’ll have to give it a go.
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@ben Not any load bearing structural stuff, if that’s what you mean. I used it for the sink cutout, a ton of custom magnetic door keepers, the electrical panel cutouts, and some other things. Mostly used it for things I would have done with a handheld router and template/jig to save hours of work.
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Waiting for the epoxy flood coat to cure on this Shou Sugi Ban Boat Sign.
Torched 8/4 maple, cut out the design and then seal coat and flood coat with the UVpoxy.
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Very impressive! Was it the epoxy that brought out the shiny black? Burned wood is kinda dull so this is quite amazing. Great job.
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Excellent job, the coin being incorporated makes all the difference.
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