Nick I love it! Will you show me how to make one?
just saw your further info in making it at home.
In this case we don’t have a 4th axis for either the MultiCam or the HAAS so we can’t do any 3d work. However, once the rotary on the laser is fixed I’d be happy to show you how to engrave one.
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this would make some really cool biscuits and pie crust. 
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I used the 3M picture hanging strips, just cut to size on the smaller ones.
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Thanks @Lindajdallas for a fun trick and treat chainmaille class on Friday! I loved it 
I took the pattern (silver & blue band) and tweaked it for a second bracelet to double it. Then crafted some earrings and a necklace with the left over bits.
I also beat and smushed my washer bracelet into submission and made a clasp for it. 
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You did an amazing job. Thanks for sharing this and showing your creativity.
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I reworked an old table that I had to a full fledged game table. I saved the cross beams from the legs, the walnut planks and the laser cut plywood from the old table. It then went to Central Hardwoods and bought some maple lumber and planed, jointed, cut, routed and sanded all the pieces that I would need and put it back together with a deeper “well” in the center and taller legs. I still have to make a center leaf for when we want to make it a regular table between games but I’m still working on wood and hardware for that.
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The gaming table looks nice!.
FWIW, “fun foam” EVA sheets make a pretty good play surface for the gaming area. Has enough give to make picking up cards easy, and deadens somewhat the sound of dice rolling. It’s also cheap, easy to work with, and available in a variety of colors from Hobby Lobby and Michaels in 12"x18" size for $0.99 each. Works out to about $0.67 per square foot.
A repurposed yoga mat is another option, especially if you can find one wide enough to match the space without needing a seam.
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I made leather cat ears! They were made entirely out of an eight dollar thrift store leather blazer and rubber cement. Small amounts of stitching. I made a few of them since requests for these started pouring into my inbox.
The low quality camera doesn’t do it justice. they actually look FANTASTIC in person.
Always opt for thrift store leather when possible! No sense buying brand new leather sides when all you need is a few scraps! Waste not want not~
Follow up is going to be a leather jingle bell collar and leather tail! The rest of the costume isn’t going to be family friendly to post here but i mean, hey the spirit of halloween is in our hearts and minds~
The one on the far left are actually leather bat ears for a friend of mine’s costume! They also would work as part of an Anubis costume~
this was the first failed rough draft. it took about two weeks of casual browsing and playing around to get a final design that works.
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A simple 3D illusion. Double hole line pattern laser engraved on edge grain mesquite. 5x5".
create everyday.
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Now that I have a grandson through the miracle of a stepson… Mom and dad like Nightmare Before Christmas. Vinyl on organic onesies and diapers (to make burp cloths). I see many more like this in my future.
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I love the “nightmare before nap time” onsie!
#beenthereraisedthat
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Helped a friend with a new (to her) living quarters horse trailer. Rewired a faulty GFCI outlet and created a bracket to securely hold the LP Gas tank.
Made from a repurposed scrap of aluminum yardstick.
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Design opportunity!!
This left the lathe in about ten pieces!
Thanks to @Monikat, @Kriskat30, and several others for the ideas to reimagine it for the season!
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Fantabulous 
Despite the relentless negativity of @michaelb, myself, David, @dallasmagna, and @Bryan_Smith crafted a lexan rear window for the Lemons car. First we rough cut it with our fine blades, then attempted to heat-gun mold it in to shape (with limited success), then fine cut it with our rough blades, and mounted it to the car in a moderately water-resistant fashion.
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And what else can I say, I’m impressed.
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you could not hang it in the powder coat oven??
I’ve only ever seen this done by laying the sheet on top of the ‘buck’ horizontally (like vacuum forming) and heating the plastic so it drapes over top. That’s what you see in the second picture, but heating the part evenly so it doesn’t develop waves is very difficult with heat guns.
Pretty sure if you hung it and heated it up it’d just stretch out under its own weight and thin out.