Joe's 2006 CNC in Visalia,Ca

[calgrdnr]

Already have Joe, I even carved a reimnder to remove the batteries. getting older I need notes every where I get the fun of learning how to piant the letters. I will be ordering some of the masking material for the future.I hope I learn to like painting because at this time I hate it Maybe if I learn more trick the easier it will get

[erebus]

The easiest method, if you are carviving letters into the surface (ie sunken letters) is to paint the whole top the color you want the letters then just lightly sand the top taking the paint of the surface. If you want different colors for different letters or lines just use masking tape to cover the set you don't want painted with the current color and sand after all paint layers are applied and dried. If doing this to MDF apply a coat of 'white glue & water' to the surface (the part getting sanded) to ensure the paint doesn't soak/absorb in to deep.

[ClaudioG]

That box looks great Kent. Being in the Home Automation and A/V business, I have a lot of hand held testing and programming devices so it has given me even more ideas on what to build with the router.

Thanks,

Claudio

[calgrdnr]

Thanks erbus for the painting tips,Of course I have already started it ...ALL wrong I might add I will heed your advise next time.

Claudio, I am glad my box idea can inspire creative and hopefully useful ideas.

[joecnc2006]

what i do is paint or stain top surface like erebus, but then i coat it with poly, this seals paing then when you carve and paint the letters the top is just wiped off with a rag, no sanding.

Joe

[calgrdnr]

Thanks Joe for the tip on sealing first ... Of course I was doing another project that would of worked perfectly. Hopefully it still works, if not I will know how to do it right. I decided not to paint the letters on my storage box. Here is some pictures of it . My daughter is pretty bored with my hammered silver and blue... she is in luck I used what was left up today. Time to learn to use paint that doesn't help hide mistakes

Sorry about the flash glare,it looked to gray without it and I wasn't going to try find more light

[erebus]

She may be tired of it, but it looks good.

[calgrdnr]

Thanks erebus, I guess I can see her side though ... My router table is Hammered silver the rack silver and blue, my roll away blue... my very first toolbox was refurbished and painted hammered silver... o'yeah did I mention our general use computer is hammered blue with silver accents

as you might have gathered i kinda like it. hmmm it does come in other colors ...http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp...ct_id=21&SBL=1 .....

[Jason Marsha]

Great finish on that case. I have a few tools around here to that need hard cases.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Jason

[joecnc2006]

Yea the hammered look is nice, no complaints here.

You can add some small gold looking wrap around hinges to finish it off.

I have an idea on your next one, to make a perfect fit of the tool or what ever you make a case for, take a pencil trace the outline onto paper scan it and bring that into v-carve and make a vector out of it, with the new V-Carve Pro 4 it is a snap.

Joe

[calgrdnr]

I have an idea on your next one, to make a perfect fit of the tool or what ever you make a case for, take a pencil trace the outline onto paper scan it and bring that into v-carve and make a vector out of it, with the new V-Carve Pro 4 it is a snap.

Joe great idea. As for hinges I think more then needed for this tool, hopefully it spends alot of time in storage.

Thanks Jason
hmmm Hard Case now that sounds much better then storage box....maybe it does need hinges

[calgrdnr]

Howdy Guys

My friend George got a new job and is leaving California, Lucky B______d.
Any ways I will miss him. I made this as gift for getting the job. It should go good with the Accessory kit.

Here is the carving at different stages