Wood Sculpting with ⚡Power Tools⚡

[@Zeldur]

That bird turned out aweeeesome, especially with the copper wire. So happy Arbortech sent you the power carver so we could see the process ^^

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

As I've learned from watching clay sculpters do their thing, it helps to create a wire armature when trying to sculpt something, even with a 3D pen. You could have just used a stick of that filament to bend into shape, then add more around it with the pen.

[@vivilaineroosen7676]

It looks amazing, putting different materials together just gives it a real character.

[@slowdaze]

I absolutely love it! I have done whittling, but nothing on this scale. I hope to see more carving from you in the future.

[@macswanton9622]

Arbortech has captured legions of amateur and professional imaginations. We're in good company

[@Anarchidi]

Most attention capturing video Ive seen in a while. Loved seeing you try out different techniques. Have a great day duuude!

[@aytunch]

This is the creative content I love

[@magnoid]

"to capture the soulless nature of birds"... lol, my wife would totally agree with you

[@TheButchersbLock]

8:19 maybe a drill with auger or forstner bit to get the bulk of the hole would be easier in the future. 👍🇦🇺😊

[@make.anything]

Why didn't I think of that?! 🥴

[@DanteYewToob]

For future reference, you want to twist the individual wires the opposite direction of the main bundle so that it keeps itself together in tension. Try taking two shoelaces or whatever and twist them in opposite directions and you’ll see that they just twist themselves into rope automatically. That should give you an intuitive understanding of what I mean. Birb looks amazing! Hell of a first go! Damn…

[@herodoesstuff]

this is very impressive, especially considering its your first time! very awesome work, i love all the clean curves and swoopy parts. the copper wire was definitely a good choice :]

[@LordDragox412]

The transparent PLA to fill the holes was an... interesting choice. You finally finished the bird, but it made it look like someone finished *on* the bird, if you know what I mean :P

[@lanceanthony198]

Fun video to watch like always. I feel like you got carried away with all these intricate techniques on this introduction sculpture but I can relate because that’s how most of my projects end up

[@make.anything]

At some point I was thinking I really should've started with something half the size 😅

[@ailaG]

Getting carried away is Devin's staple trait

[@anthonyshivers3548]

I loved this video because I've always wanted to try wood carving but I've been intimidated till now so thank you

[@Funky.S]

yesssssss i get so excited when you try new mediums. awesome video as always!

[@asztapaszta9]

19:08 My dude, you are doing a great job keeping me inspired! After this video i decided to dig up my own dremel that i bought but never used. Cheers!

[@make.anything]

I love to hear that 🙌

[@stansteel8]

Very impressive, especially for first-time subtractive sculpt! For anyone wanting to create negative space (holes!) that gave you some difficulty, a good corded drill and a long electricians drill bit will give you a 1" base hole to start with -- or drill several together if you're seeking a very large opening -- and then you can use your grinding tools to open it up and contour it to the desired size and shape.

[@Inventorsquare]

That must have taken foreeeeeeeeeeever! That’s a long time getting covered in dust…💀. It’s also very masterful for your first carving. Btw the arbortech saw looks like it has easily replaceable round carbide inserts 👍

[@Rebar77_real]

There is a tool for pushing the rubber seal into a narrow groove for window screen repairs called a "Spline Tool". Only a couple bucks and has a 1" roller on either end with a convex and concave shape on their edges. Would be handy for smooshing molten plastic into cracks, if you had to make more than one. Or are thinking about one yourself, kind reader.

[@make.anything]

Burning my fingertips was also a part of the art. Haha jk good suggestion 👍

[@muzzammel4601]

tbh the eye should be glow in the dark red filament

[@SheepUndefined]

Oh dear gawd mate, wear safety glasses next time you're twisting wire!

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

Corded almost always beats cordless for bigger projects. Those "saws" we're never built for that much work before failure. More like the homeowner that needs them once or twice and then they sit on a shelf or in a closet for years.

[@johboh]

Impressive perseverance :)

[@shamardaniel4819]

You might be new to carving… But you ain’t no spring chicken!😉😆

[@xyzcreate]

I've tried the 3D Pen fill technique as an inlay before, but it ended up lifting in the corners over time. I think that the cavity walls were too smooth and it didn't have enough to bite into to hold it into place. Something like these jagged beetle holes would probably be perfect.

[@make.anything]

Good point. I think it definitely helps when the cavity opens up a bit beneath the surface, and I hope the polyurethane coating also helps fix things in place. Time will tell!

[@P8FPV]

I would have used resin and paint pigments in the holes 😊 V cool project

[@make.anything]

Yea, that would be cool, but I imagine it would be tricky to fill all the holes at all their different angles 🤔

[@SheepUndefined]

It's likely that directly powering it failed because of the motor having startup current. Motors may only take up a certain amount of current while they work, but getting one to go from off to on can take like, 8x the amount of current, which your little laptop charger is...likely not equipped to handle, haha.

[@NKCubed]

I think this is my fav rejected animal so far

[@DinoSpidersTV]

As someone who runs a youtube channel, I'll request you add more cheese in your videos

[@make.anything]

In another dimension Cheese Anything is killing it ⚡🧀⚡

[@NathanielCorneliusBrown]

Hi, I'm doing a school project on 3d printers, and was wanting to ask one of my fellow 3d printers some of their preferences.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

You’ll probably get more response if you go into more details on the project.

[@NathanielCorneliusBrown]

first off, what would your favorite type of extruder/features be?

[@migueldonascimentofarias6578]

Pdf ambiguos shapes?

[@dmartinr41]

First like, then watch

[@maxhadanidea]

Hi!

[@darren990]

MUTANT CHICKEN LOL

[@Virolaxion]

16:44 haha wtf

[@dimension3dyt]

First!

[@Nevio_024]

You were the second…. @dtmartinr41 was faster than you…

[@kmlivelifeadventure]

Lol!

[@uglypinkeraser]

a common technique for hole filling is to fill the hole with sawdust and drop superglue onto it. I have to wonder if you were to force some sawdust into the PLA as it was cooling if you could have matched the wood color exactly

[@make.anything]

Interesting... I probably could've just dropped super glue onto the original material left behind by the beetles

[@kevinscott684]

@@make.anything thats what I did on our cedar table

[@dmartinr41]

First like, then watch