this helps me a lot

Cool project..

a Cool thank you!

Great show

Thanks for the tip!

Great ideas

Great stuff!

Nice

I'm still working up the nerve to pull the trigger on a quality CNC!

Ill defiantly be adding these to the work load.

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Thanks for the projects

Still haven't set up my machine yet but excited to do so

Awesome

Nice projects

I'm going to have to make some of these

You do great job

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Thanks for the info!

His products are so cool! Thanks!

Great information thanks for always sharing the knowledge

Always hardest getting started

Nice

That’s a warehouse

Thanks Mike and Andy great video I'm exploring options on the same ideas

Hey Andy new viewer here what programing are you using and like u I'm not a programmer so to speak i find that the projects i have done are profitable but only on large scale if i were to do 10 or under the cost to pay a programmer doesn't make it profitable so if i can do that myself would be a great asset

Great video, Andy!! I'm a leather worker ~ essentially an experienced novice... I have several pieces that would probably be best completed with a laser engraver versus me using my hand held wood burner ~ I don't want to cut, just burn an image...Which brings me to this question: I currently have a customer who wants an image burned into an oval patch for the side of the purse I'm making her ~ the image she provided is a photograph of horses that is not an image found on Clipart sites and such....With this engraver, is it possible to have that specific image loaded into my computer and that image engraved onto my leather??

A lot of people have two grand to drop on a cutting board? Interesting

Links don't work. I guess it's no longer available.

I'm a cnc machinist as my day job though I work with metal; longer tools you have to worry about deflection and slow down so you don't snap the tool. I've used 1/16 ball em ground back .75" and you are taking max .0003 in metal. A 1/4 long bit I think you could get away with, with minimal deflection just slow your feed. cut your stepdown by 30% to 50% depending on material hardness.

You actually can laser mirror with a CO2 laser. You do it in reverse on the back side lay the mirror on a wet towel to absorb the heat!

Andy the rabbit holes i have been going through are absurd I currently dont have a CNC yet and have been researching everything from large to small what I need to what I might need Looking at manufacturers that have better warranties, better rigidity better software faster spindles ... ugh. Should i buy my second machine first buy once cry once I am sure I will enjoy it but taking that first step is a step I am super cautious about... In your opinion what would be the best second machine to navigate to I know I am asking the question that is probably unanswerable but I figured since I was watching your vids like a groupie. my current interest is between shapeoko, onefinity, altmill and Nextmill. Any ideas you have would be great. I know im asking the impossible but hey giving it a shot

...18 k par mois.... Ça sert à quoi de gagner autant mec ?

Hey just wanted to know what depth did you set for vcarve

If we're really lucky, one day we'll be able to eliminate human interference entirely. Just build an app that scours Etsy and other platforms for other peoples' products, (they probably copied them from someone else, so it's ok) and then digitally transfers that data to your CNC. Hook up a packaging machine at the end of your CNC, have it interface with your customer data, and farm out the shipping to a big corp. Before you know it, you're a woodworker.

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Great video and thanks for taking the time to visit at the Texas Woodworking Festival.

How do you figure your time/labor in your cost when you are working for yourself? That's where I struggle with expense/costing since tax code says I can't deduct my time since I'm not "getting paid". My expenses are only materials, consumables, and estimated electricity/heat.

Dude. Great advice.

Thank you Andy!

Do the edges still paint Well if I use a router to bullnose them?

The tea lights holders look awesome! I would just worry about the relationship between wood and fire. Typically doesn't end up well.

I have an XCARVE machine- 750mm X 750mm. I use long reach tools all the time. I also have upgraded the SNOT out of my machine. Longer depth on the Z axis, bigger motors, wider belts, etc. Long reach, deep depth tools work great if you know how to set up your speeds correctly.

I used to know a table top maker.... He turned out to be just another Judas. Put me off the whole deal.

I like the ornaments. People are tight for money, but a small ornament would fit into most people's budget.

Since I have so many scarp pieces laying around I think the tea candle designs would benefit me more. But all great ideas

As a monthly weekend warrior, these are great Ideas. I love how you scale the difficulty levels! I’m going to make them all…when I find time.

We make ornaments, but I use a 1/16 downcut bit from spetool, and it works out great. That tree would be cool with round wooden beads as the spacers.

Lots of ideas come to my mind when I see the products you make. I will make them in different shapes. Have a nice day

No oil. It will impact the first impression of the smoke.