Sir thank you for taking the time to record this. I am a two year old liver transplant and i am disabled for the rest of my life. I just ordered my first cnc machine and looking to make a living doing and well making things. Steve
I'm an old guy like you that's been married for a long time. I feel your pain. Great video. I'm looking at buying a CNC machine myself and have to run it by the wife as well.
I had the same experience about hesitating about accumulating another expensive fleeting interest when I got my laser cutter, but in this case it was a brilliant purchase, and it has paid for itself several times as well as given me infinite creative inspiration over the 3 years since I got it.
my wife actually said no. I still did it. my shapeoko, my lathe, and now my 60 watt laser engraver. after I bought each tool she began putting in orders for what she wanted me to make.
Nice to see someone of your age embracing this amazing technology and doing a damn good job with it. The signs look amazing. I'm building a hobby CNC and soaking up ideas. Was nice to see both sides of the actual cutting and your sincerity has earned you a rare sub from me :)
signs are an easy way to make funds. and there are so many possibilities out there. second time ive watched this . greatr vid thanks for your insight. it got me making signs for teachers and got me making a little pocket money.
Thanks for the no-nonsense and straight-to-the-point video! I loathe when people spend 5 minutes to just even get on topic, and waste a lot of time on tangents and the minutiae of their lives. Great job. :-)
It is nice to see a gent of my age having a go from scratch. One is never to old until it is too late! I am going to build one, with several uses in mind. I appreciate and endorse some of the comments, but stumbling in the dark is part of learning. To get a fine edge and surface, another person bulk cuts the material and finishes with a finer, slower pass with the same tool. He is not using pine though. To stop bleeding he also spray paints the cut area with clear coat to seal, and then applies the final paint. I subscribed.
Really enjoyed your video. I'm soon going to be purchasing a CNC to play around with and your video was very helpful. I have a tip for you if you care to consider it. I'm a painter by trade and this may save you some time and help with the life of your signs. The tip is to use a clear wood primer. This will have a couple different benefits for you. After you apply your masking to your sign and have finished cutting, brush in the clear primer. This will seal the edges of the masking preventing the finish colors from bleeding behind the masking. Once its dry you can now either brush on the finish or since the wood is now sealed with primer you can spray paint the finish and it will cover much better than it did without the primer. The signs will also last longer due to the primer. You can get a product like Killz Klear primer at Home Depot or Lowes. Hope this helps Thanks for the video, I'm subscribed and look forward to more.
Thanks for the comment. Great idea on the primer! I’ll try that on the next one I do. I’m especially worried about how long these are going to last. I’m in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina and we get snow and freezing in the winter. Will be a real pain if they all degrade quickly…I’ll have to replace all of them and that’s no fun…
To reduce or reduce the effect of seepage under the oramask make you first coat of paint black the same as your base colour then apply the white letter paint. Your came out great.
I saw my future right now :D With my acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, ukulele, fly tying kit, few fly rods, small woodworking shop and yes.. I have no CNC router, only new small 3D printer. I'm still waiting for a good time to buy CNC router :) But my wife only say "if you want it, then buy it" on new equipment every time.
I might have been exaggerating about her comment, but she’s happy I bought it now. I’ve been paying for all my tools and “toys” with money I made on the CNC for over a year. I do like my hobbies!
"You know that means no." I am not even married and I know that means no. Good video and nice warning about not dropping the bits. For something that works so hard, they can be quite brittle.
i have owned a Shapeoko for about 6 years and have made several address signs. Your video was a great help and has convinced me to get back into signs after a two-year hiatus. I had been using Inkscape but the Vetric software looks more direct from design to ready to carve. Thanks
Great video and step by step explanation. I have been woodworking for many years and am considering a CNC as a way to expand my skills and keep me busy in retirement. Thanks for sharing your process.
This is a GREAT video. And you did good. Beautiful signs. I have the same habit, got lots of hobbies. My brother always told me, pick one and stick with...😂
Clicked it for the CNC video. Sub'd for the married couple humor. :) Currently building a CNC machine from scratch myself. Nice to see some of the steps that are needed 'after' the build. Currently everything in our channel is Open Source based. So I may start off trying to do my 3D-Modeling in Blender and using LinuxCNC to drive my rig. But if I ever reach a point of trying to monetize the work I might have to spend the money for the Vectric software. Most everyone seems to agree on it being the best.
Very well explained, loved it. I'm thinking about getting into this hobby & undecided on my first CNC machine. Thank you for your efforts in taking the time & walking thru.
Very nice. And you have a great way of showing the CAD/CAM. I learnt a lot more watching this than many other channels put together. It’s a like and subscribe from me 👍
I started in 2018 by buying a used stock Shapeoko. The primary things I made with it was a better Shapeoko 3. I upgraded it pretty much as far as possible without replacing the X and Y v-wheels with linear rails. I sold it two days after the Shapeoko Pro was announced. Purchased the Pro on October 15th 2020 and have been building a new shop to have it at my house instead of 15 miles away at my previous shop. I'm not planning on making a huge deal of money but I love the hobby and I have made a incredible amount of friends through the Shapeoko community. Great job on the signs for the county club. Keep up the good work and look into Carveco software before you dump another $350 just to be allowed to use your entire machine with Vetric.
Marty - that is most impressive! Wow. Your wood working, your narration, your video production skills! Completely impressive and inspirational. Thank you! Now....my wife will be aghast if I tell her I may want a CNC machine.....jeez you make me think bad thoughts 🤣 👍👍
Way to go Marty, I didn't know I needed one of these until I watched this video. BTW, don't let that guitar gather too much dust, playing it more will make you a better woodworker.
I was looking at making outdoor signs but am concerned about the life of the sign. Sign companies claim 2 -3 years is not acceptable. I saw you mentioned 1.5 years so far. Any thoughts about life expectancy and what is acceptable?
Thanks for the video. I was looking for software thoughts for sign making. If I could offer a small thought: After the CNC work is done, spray the freshly cut edges with a clear coat. The clear coat will seep under the edge. As it is invisible, (or use the same colour paint that is there, looks black to me) when you paint the white, the places where it will seep under will be sealed already. This means that when you peel back the masking, it will have less seepage. I hope that makes sense. Best J
Great idea! I’ve only had a very few spots where the lettering paint seeped under the oramask, so I’ve just been doing a small touch up. I’ll try some clear finish next time and see how that works…thanks for the comment!
I run that vectric software mate and it is fantastic... the learning curve is spot on ..very intuitive and they have heaps of video's to get you familiar with it...
