Machine Your Own Gifts on Your Haas! - Haas Automation Tip of the Day, Holiday Edition

In this special holiday edition Tip of the Day, Mark shows you how to make simple but unique gifts on your Haas machine. You know you’re going to wait until the last minute to buy your family gifts, so avoid the malls and the hassle of the crowds entirely, and make something totally unique that your friends and family will love! As an added bonus, be sure to check out the selection of holiday hats Mark models in this video!
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[@fatmachinistfataman5360]

the only gift i want is the hass machine

[@SteinErikDahle]

I wouldn't mind one either... Happy new year!

[@jrolands]

I got two of them for christmas ^_^

[@haasautomation]

Hey all! I'm at the Performance Racing Industry Show (PRI Show) here in Indianapolis, and was randomly asked by a stranger (viewer, I hope?) where I got the door handles I used. In case you were wondering too, I got mine on sale at Hobby Lobby. Nice selection. Enjoy! -Mark, Haas Tip of the Day

[@KlaversFMTBreda]

House numbers are also a great thing to give! You can engrave the owners names on it so its a bit more personal gift.

[@lhbeau1]

Back in trade school, we would make gifts every year for the school staff. Card holders, multi-bit screwdrivers, and tape dispensers, to name a few. Usually in batches of 600 or so.

[@jacksonledford6874]

Machine a full size Christmas tree out of aluminum

[@cedi98]

Jackson Ledford why not titanium :)

[@Wrenchmonkey1]

Why not tungsten?

[@SteinErikDahle]

Too brittle I guess? :-)

[@Wrenchmonkey1]

Platinum, then...

[@mechmotion]

I made engraved custom keychains a few years ago. Everyone loved them, and some of the family still uses them! I'll send a photo if I can find one.

[@blob_87]

I made some wine bottle stoppers out of 304 stainless last year and laser engraved the ends the recipient's initials.

[@timothymeininger6003]

poofire.

[@WCGwkf]

I made golf divot tools with initials engraved

[@PetesShredder]

Hi Mark, Great to meet you the other day and see round your enormous factory. I have to say I did wonder what the random blue plastic egg was on your work bench, but now I know! Pete. (from England).

[@haasautomation]

Hey Pete, it was great meeting you too! The most fun part about this job is meeting people and talking about the cool things that they are making. Thanks for watching our videos! -Mark, Haas Tip of the Day

[@JohnDoe-kh4bg]

Thanks for the laugh. I laughed at every scene you showed up wearing a different hat. Cool idea too.

[@darkhawk4190]

I made my girlfriend a ring out of stainless, still am in high school learning on a Haas tm1 vertical mill.

[@Steve-uy9lj]

Nothing yet, Im still learning at my local makerspace with a Tormach!

[@jonathanblaser3170]

This year I'm making salt and pepper resting plate

[@joep72143]

Engrave names and logo's onto Mag Lights.

[@KikeLifeStyle]

you need to do two, one for the present and another one to seal the box of the present!

[@bbarker5766]

Great stuff Mark! You just gave me an excellent idea for something other than gifts... THANKS!!

[@s28400]

Those festive hats though. Haha, great video as always!

[@fattyinger]

Love your hats! Made my day.. :))))))))

[@ericwolf5874]

I liked the tip of the silly putty.

[@Eggsr2bcrushed]

I do custom engraved business card holders.

[@emanuelwaldhart6965]

Great Idea Mark , really !!!! :D

[@stoikgramadanski7401]

Nice outfit, dude :) !

[@CNCMachines]

So cool, just picked up a VF2YT today. Thanks for the great video!

[@xTheDuffmanx]

What a great idea. Love the video!

[@camilewis87]

Im making spinning tops for christmas :-)

[@Machinedconcepts]

Great idea guys! loved the video!

[@yitzfinch9747]

Hi Mark - still waiting for a video showing how to got from line are to CNC!

[@beydlercnc]

Cool and fun watching video!

[@DesignDynamicTactical]

What a great idea! Thanks!

[@johnbodmer5645]

Thanks Mark. Great video.

[@yitzfinch9747]

Hi Mark - I need a good workflow to engrave company logos and other artwork onto my parts. What's the best way? I'm a Solidworks user, or I can use other software to make DXF files, I think. This is more than just engraving letters and numbers. Thanks, and please keep more TOTDs coming! And, where can I get a signed Mark Terryberry 8x10 photo to hang in my shop?

[@emanuelwaldhart6965]

Great Idea Mark , really !!!! :D

[@geertpietermolema8095]

i love the Dutch translation: using a screw machine(lathe) for turning, a engraving machine(engraving tool) presumably on top of the milling machine, and a head drill(spot drill) and so on.. - that aside - keep up the good work on the Haas machines. Nice workpieces. Merry Christmas!

[@Hendreh1]

Nice hats

[@주진-b8n]

Marry christmas~

[@kapilpatel4849]

We just ordered the VF-2 at work, im a complete beginner. Is it very difficult to learn how to operate this machine?

[@johnh9507]

Great videos

[@danhubbard8214]

I also make custom engraved pool stick chalk holders and put them on a retractable key chain holder. Custom made (for my neighborhood bars) quarter holders to stick on their pool table with the bar name engraved.

[@massimonobili8253]

Ciao...scusa non conosco l inglese vedo il vostro canale e lo trovo interessante. Vi chiedevo se capita un incidente esempio una punta che si blocca nel pezzo che si lavora o vari inconvegnenti come ci si comporta ? Grazie...

[@bobdiazGuitar]

How many hats do you have? LOL

[@pvtimberfaller]

Definitely the green hat.

[@thex4v13rslair]

key chains would be an awesome holiday gift. Please Sir can you do it?

[@artemkrokhalev7996]

Where can I get the advice of the day with the Russian translation?

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

Lovin all the crazy hats! Being I created the #instamachinist tag eons ago on Instagram i may make up a few keychains in brass and give them away to some machining buddy's time permitting!

[@dmarkieb]

could you stamp chocolate? Custom cookies :)

[@earth111]

You should show a mean metal bird!

[@danhubbard8214]

I make posted sign templates

[@JustinSeiffert]

The crazy hat killt me

[@JohnHolmestheSecond]

i love the tongue in cheek

[@gokulgaags1232]

come on man doing good

[@andres154525452]

Fantastic Idea!

[@CarstenBe]

Love the hats 😁

[@chadkrause6574]

I'm making my dad a custom box for his badges and metals from being a police officer

[@philipraats575]

this is cool and all , But I made something people actualy use on every day , I made bottle openers out of stainless and engraved the name on with a keyring hole worked out great

[@wranglertr]

That was good. Waiting for your tip of ramadan bairam

[@bowen1100]

I have a huge interest in cnc machining but had the chance to work them, only ever worked on manual machines in toolrooms. when at work before there was some titanium gr5 in the scrap bin, I asked the boss if I could have some to make a bait punch set for fishing as a gift for my dad, next thing I knew I was making the boss a set too.

[@trolltv1282]

what haas got to do with cam programming?

[@bonyface]

Merry Christmas!!