Playing today with my Shaper Origin
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:29 pm
I'm sticking this down here in the Community area since there are so few of us that has this tool but who knows someone might just up and decide to take a closer look after seeing some of the things they can do with a SO.
I also though I would show my mft extension table in action, this time it is holding my vertical workstation that let's you do things with the SO on the ends/edges of work pieces.
Today I was playing with mounting barrel hinges in the ends of two pieces of wood to have a folding sign. The SO did really well but the end product didn't look as good as I hoped. And to get it to fold how I wanted required the holes to be up near the surface where the lettering was going to be engraved, actually interfering so while the project was a bust it was only a prototype and no expensive wood was harmed.
The new software release for the SO added two extensions, one for on tool box joints and the other on tool text. When I finished my other play I went on to try the text. I know nothing special here but I may start adding a signature line with my name and the date the item was made or made for in the case of say a birthday.
I could have tried the box joints but I would have to have prepared the sides and wasted time and wood without a real project in mind. Besides I must have 50 ways of making box joints already. Maybe later this year??
Ed
I also though I would show my mft extension table in action, this time it is holding my vertical workstation that let's you do things with the SO on the ends/edges of work pieces.
Today I was playing with mounting barrel hinges in the ends of two pieces of wood to have a folding sign. The SO did really well but the end product didn't look as good as I hoped. And to get it to fold how I wanted required the holes to be up near the surface where the lettering was going to be engraved, actually interfering so while the project was a bust it was only a prototype and no expensive wood was harmed.
The new software release for the SO added two extensions, one for on tool box joints and the other on tool text. When I finished my other play I went on to try the text. I know nothing special here but I may start adding a signature line with my name and the date the item was made or made for in the case of say a birthday.
I could have tried the box joints but I would have to have prepared the sides and wasted time and wood without a real project in mind. Besides I must have 50 ways of making box joints already. Maybe later this year??
Ed