Halloween pumpkin decoration

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We made some Halloween decoration out of 1/4″ MDF and card stock.

First I cut the pumpkins out of 1/4″ MDF with a 1/16″ down cut end mill on the Longmill MK2

Watch till the end to hear the bit break.

  • Pass depth: 0.161 inches
  • Spindle speed: About 19500 RPM, between 3-4 on the makita router.
  • Feed rate: 1080 mm/min

Then I cut the pumpkin outlines out of Dolorama card stock with my  @SienciLabs  Laserbeam on the Longmill MK2

These will be glued to the back of the MDF pumpkins after they are painted.

  • Lens: G2
  • Pass: 1
  • Power: 100%
  • Speed: 5 mm/sec

Then we painted the MDF with acrylic paint and glued the backgrounds to the back.

Thanks to @TheLouisianaHobbyGuy for the free designs available on his forum with a free account.

#CNC #Longmill #Laser #Laserbeam #Halloween #HalloweenDecor

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Designing and building a dressing vanity

Louis Boulay Dressing vanity , , ,

This project has been on my to-do list for a few years and I’m very happy to finally get started on it.

The client (my wife) requested storage for her makeup and hair supplies with a mirror.

We took some measurements in the room and came up with around 18″ to 20″ wide and 40″ long. Google told me the standard height of the top should be about 30″. So with all this information on my clip board I started designing the vanity on sketch up. I made use of the Golden ratio to help decide most proportions in the design.

The next step was to choose the stock for each part. I took measurements from the model and went searching in my lumber storage. I found 3 boards of 4/4 walnut that worked perfectly for the top and drawer fronts. A few pieces of birch plywood for the sides and back. Some spalted birch for the trim and face frame. 2 pieces of dunnage I had salvaged in 3″x6″x32″ blanks for the legs.

4/4 Walnut for the top

Once the stock was selected I milled and glued up the top. Parallel bar clamps and cauls help keep everything as flat as I can.I cut the whole panel square and to length after the glue up.

I then cut the face frame and plywood parts
Then I carefully laid out and cut the rabbet dadoes and mortis in the legs and back

Next I cut the tenons on the face frame parts

Time to test fit the parts

To be continued.