Just for future reference, you should use polycarbonate instead of acrylic. acrylic is brittle, and polycarb is much more flexible. That's why we use it for signs, and it's much more weather resistant. May the Schwartz be with you!
@@scotthoward6339 It does, that's for sure. You can laminate it with optically clear orafol laminate and that prevents it. I've also sprayed it with clear polyurethane and that worked great. Generally when I do polycarb signs I always spray tha back and apply translucent vinyl with laminate on the front.
@@okiwatashi2349 Oh man, I've got some horror stories of that too! If at all possible I use cast laser cut acrylic, I've seen extruded acrylic letters just shatter in my hands. I feel ya
For future reference, don't use CA on fiber optics because it etches the plastic and makes it brittle at the joint. I build models all the time with fiber optic filaments, and I always use epoxy to secure them, because it doesn't harm the plastic.
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
‘The force is strong’ with this one. One “improvement” I could see is to have the fibre optics and the LEDs for the sides on separate switches, as I feel that in a darkened room it would be nice to watch the twinkling stars without the bright sides. Awesome build though and definitely a keeper.
I'm currently doing my own fiber optic project. I tested CA, Gel CA, Epoxy, E6000, and Elmers. By far the best at holding the fiber optics in place was the 5 min epoxy.
The Force is Strong!!! As are your building skills!!!! That was fantastic!!!! Had my birthday recently and my daughter got me a card with "I knew just what to get you for your birthday, I felt your presents" on it.
That is super cool! I love think up projects that use some sort of lights,such as lamps. Here is a good one take a leftover glass or acrylic and etch whatever pattern you like into it. Then take piece of wood or a box of some sort large enough so you the glass on edge on top. Cut a slot just big enough for the glass. On the bottom of the wood route out a space for your light source ( under the slot ) and deep enough to open up a space under the edge of your etched pattern( a friend etched a rose onto a scrap piece of 1/2 glass from a broken table top ) use what ever color light you like. I think you will like the outcome, get your wife or daughter to do the etching. I know of three ways to etch 1) is an acid solution, 2)sandblasting, and 3) using an engraver or vibrating pencil.HAVE FUN AND KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS.
The force is strong. Not sure if this helps (especially for future projects) the fiber optic lights look more realistic (stars) when you change up the angles of the holes. The star field headliners created use technique. The bow ties r really cool too.
The force is strong and may it continue stronger into your creative future. Awesome mix of imagination, wood working, new tech, old tech, materials and editing skills. Keep up the great work!
I'm really glad to see you use the CNC for custom projects. There are plenty of videos of people loading sheets of plywood all day to make mass quantities of parts. Thats not something I'm interested in, so I was doubtful about getting a CNC. Now I see how I could use it, thanks. I also like that you incorporated metal into the piece. That is something I want to do on a regular basis, if prices ever normalize!
The force is strong with this one. Dream life you're living there. Congratulations to the new apprentice, lucky maker Jedi in training. Thanks for sharing all the details of your awesome builds. Hope to have a shop like yours one day. Green with envy.
In Vectric you may be able to import photo (bitmap) of the river contours, then trace right in aspire. Then could skip the sketch up 1 inch square graphing step!
The force is indeed strong with you! I think you missed an opportunity to drop this video on May the 4th, but besides this, it's an amazing piece of work and impressive craftsmanship. I love RGB lighting and woodworking but I've never done anything with fiber optics so I might have to plan a project to incorporate those sometime!
The force is strong!! Loved this, as a fellow Star Wars geek, furniture doesn’t get much better than this!! The one thing extra I would’ve done is used the CNC to add some detail channels to the X-Wing and TIE Fighter the same way you did with the Falcon bow tie, but otherwise that is PERFECTION!! : )
I respect this because your wifes patience....my ol lady really dislikes my antics....but at least they are healthy & she really lets me express myself. not many out there like that...shes a keeper.
"The Force is Strong!" And Im not even much of a star wars fan. But this was cool! It would be better if that strip of light from the outside was hidden and if the 2 lights were seperate switches. Again SUPER impressed with this original build from you! 👏👏👏
Great build - incredibly creative. Diggin' The Jonny and Jeff show! Looking forward to seeing what a good helper will allow you to do. Keep 'em coming, JB.
As a Star Wars fan myself, there is one thing I would have done to round out the look on top. I noticed at the ends of the River top that there is some white light from the sides showing. I would have put something there to black that out. Otherwise, that looks great and I would LOVE one of those in my own home.
Is there a visible difference in drilling holes for fiber optics at 90 degrees from the wood to like.. 45 degrees in different directions? I feel like it would look pretty interesting if it does. Like alternating directions. Idk if that makes sense.
I didn't think I'd like it at all. It turned out so cool!!! Sweet idea for the bowties! You put a lot of time & work with the things you make. Be kind to each other. Stay safe. Love to all
This is so overbuilt, you put an over-built plywood frame inside a 1/4” welded sheet metal frame…and then kept adding more, I’m glad you’re pleased with it. So much money…so much weight.
Instead of laying up a whole graph, you can shoot a photo perpendicular and centered from about 15 feet away to minimize lens distortion and then just pull it into your CAD software and trace it as a vector path. Or if you have Lightburn ($60) and calibrate a camera to it, you can pull the image directly into the software and autotrace it.
Sealing your wood pieces with a thin brushed on layer of clear epoxy before pouring your dark epoxy into the inlays can prevent the staining you saw. Saving you the headache you saw. Just a small trick I learned from another epoxy wood pourer.
Nice project. My only comment would be that on the ends of the river you can still see the white plastic. I would have preferred that black. Otherwise a great build. Thx 😊
when you pull it apart next put some open cell foam in the gaps to block out the light that distracts from the epoxy part, hard white line of light is bright enough to out shine the tiny fiber optics
The fact that you used Parsecs as a measurement of time was fabulous. That table is AMAZING and those jokes were the epitome Dad/Nerd Hilarity. Totally subscribed. Can't wait to see more.
@@bthrash *YES BUT* it's a reference to [Ep 4, the first movie] where Han Solo claims to have made the _"{xyz}_ run" in _"{n}_ parsecs," a nonsensical statement if it were made by a real spacefarer, and a Star Wars classic "goof" for 44 years now...
I didn't see any Grievous problems while designing this. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan but dang, that's awesome. The intricacy is amazing. Good job man.
I have had the same thing happen to me with the planer. That is why I'm considering adding a drum sander for things like this. I really dislike bowties just because they are used so much and look the same. Creating Star Wars bowties was genius. Overall a very nice project.
Jonny, you are just amazing!! So creative and just for the CNC, you have all my respect! I have been trying for weeks with mine and drive me nuts! Learning curve I guess 🤣 keep amazing us!!
I could definitely sense a disturbance in the force when your wife first looked at the coffee table, but when you have company over and the table is the center of attention she'll love it.
😂😂😂 - Beautiful craftsmanship…. GREAT Star Wars jokes! Any thoughts on doing a Star Trek themed table? Something with fiber optics, working buttons, and so forth? The force is strong with this one…
That's absolutely awesome! May one day I'll have to build myself one! Also a total sci-fi fan! Especially all the shows starting with "Star", looks absolutely awesome!
This will date me but I saw the Original Star Wars the first week it was on the big screen when I was a kid. I never got that feeling out of my mind. This coffee table is really cool!
I'm new to the channel so I don't know if it's a play on people thinking a parsec is a unit of time rather than length, but for anyone that doesn't already know, a parsec is actually 3.26 light-years or 19.2 trillion miles.
This is so pretty. Honestly if you aren't really into star wars its not super in your face. its a gorgeous bridge between a standard coffee table and it being too much.
Just watched your video what an awesome table. I build Star Wars models and I have found that the best way to glue up fiber optics is with UV glue. The hot glue melt fit in the CA glue makes it brittle what causes the light to not travel through the fiber optics quite as well. I've been wanting to build a Millennium Falcon coffee table for sometime. Now I just had to find this video and it's making me want to start it.
Great build, great video; however, now you have a power cord coming out from your coffee table, which in most cases becomes a trip hazard. I really the box tie designs and the fiber lights. I'm a big Star Wars fan as well, I'm building a full functional life size R2D2 Driod in my woodshed and I'm learning a great deal as I go along the way. Thanks for making the video and making the beginning funny with the wife. She a good sport!
Just for future reference, you should use polycarbonate instead of acrylic. acrylic is brittle, and polycarb is much more flexible. That's why we use it for signs, and it's much more weather resistant. May the Schwartz be with you!
Polycarbonate will scratch very easy.
@@scotthoward6339 It does, that's for sure. You can laminate it with optically clear orafol laminate and that prevents it. I've also sprayed it with clear polyurethane and that worked great. Generally when I do polycarb signs I always spray tha back and apply translucent vinyl with laminate on the front.
Cast acrylic is much less brittle than extruded acrylic. Ask me how I know!
@@okiwatashi2349 Oh man, I've got some horror stories of that too! If at all possible I use cast laser cut acrylic, I've seen extruded acrylic letters just shatter in my hands. I feel ya
Agreed on the polycarbonate
For future reference, don't use CA on fiber optics because it etches the plastic and makes it brittle at the joint. I build models all the time with fiber optic filaments, and I always use epoxy to secure them, because it doesn't harm the plastic.
The force is strong in this coffee table. That was awesome build. From star wars fan and collector to another. I want one
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
This promotional comment again
‘The force is strong’ with this one.
One “improvement” I could see is to have the fibre optics and the LEDs for the sides on separate switches, as I feel that in a darkened room it would be nice to watch the twinkling stars without the bright sides.
Awesome build though and definitely a keeper.
or at least properly seal the edges to avoid the light bleed from underneath. Very cool project all in all.
and cut the fibre optics at different heights to give dimension . totally cool though.
@@markstanley7251 My thoughts, while watching, too.
Just keep in mind that we are not on a ball lost in the vacuum of space tumbling towards a Black hole 🕳️ Earth is FLAT and NON ROTATING ❣️❣️
@@freefreepalestine360 bruh
Can’t believe I never seen this video!!! Kate has a acting future !!
Table looks epic too
I'm currently doing my own fiber optic project. I tested CA, Gel CA, Epoxy, E6000, and Elmers. By far the best at holding the fiber optics in place was the 5 min epoxy.
The force is strong! Love this build.
The Force is Strong!!! As are your building skills!!!! That was fantastic!!!! Had my birthday recently and my daughter got me a card with "I knew just what to get you for your birthday, I felt your presents" on it.
That is super cool! I love think up projects that use some sort of lights,such as lamps. Here is a good one take a leftover glass or acrylic and etch whatever pattern you like into it. Then take piece of wood or a box of some sort large enough so you the glass on edge on top. Cut a slot just big enough for the glass. On the bottom of the wood route out a space for your light source ( under the slot ) and deep enough to open up a space under the edge of your etched pattern( a friend etched a rose onto a scrap piece of 1/2 glass from a broken table top ) use what ever color light you like. I think you will like the outcome, get your wife or daughter to do the etching. I know of three ways to etch 1) is an acid solution, 2)sandblasting, and 3) using an engraver or vibrating pencil.HAVE FUN AND KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS.
the force is strong with you, Jonny.....
The Force is Strong with this build.
Really curious about how the painted steel will hold up under “normal” use. Lovin the Empire vibe!
Rustoleum is heavy duty, I'm sure it will be fine. I just wouldn't want to hit my head on this.
@@kedrickswain6509 DO you hit your head on coffee tables often? :O jkjk, It is a beastly piece!
Rusty metal might be more appropriate on Tattooine.
This table is so cool!! LOVE all the detailing and effects you created!
The force is strong. Not sure if this helps (especially for future projects) the fiber optic lights look more realistic (stars) when you change up the angles of the holes. The star field headliners created use technique. The bow ties r really cool too.
I'm curious how much this thing ended up weighing? It is gorgeous! Love the use of your CNC and vector-making skills as a nice touch. Beautiful work!
i bet somewhere between heavy and cartoon funny heavy.
too friken cool buddy! and welcome to your newest man on the job.....welcome! can wait to see what the man can do. AWESOME
I think it is beautiful! I love the lighting.
The force is strong and may it continue stronger into your creative future. Awesome mix of imagination, wood working, new tech, old tech, materials and editing skills. Keep up the great work!
I'm really glad to see you use the CNC for custom projects. There are plenty of videos of people loading sheets of plywood all day to make mass quantities of parts. Thats not something I'm interested in, so I was doubtful about getting a CNC. Now I see how I could use it, thanks. I also like that you incorporated metal into the piece. That is something I want to do on a regular basis, if prices ever normalize!
The force is strong with this one. Dream life you're living there. Congratulations to the new apprentice, lucky maker Jedi in training. Thanks for sharing all the details of your awesome builds. Hope to have a shop like yours one day. Green with envy.
In Vectric you may be able to import photo (bitmap) of the river contours, then trace right in aspire. Then could skip the sketch up 1 inch square graphing step!
The force is indeed strong with you!
I think you missed an opportunity to drop this video on May the 4th, but besides this, it's an amazing piece of work and impressive craftsmanship. I love RGB lighting and woodworking but I've never done anything with fiber optics so I might have to plan a project to incorporate those sometime!
The force is strong!! Loved this, as a fellow Star Wars geek, furniture doesn’t get much better than this!! The one thing extra I would’ve done is used the CNC to add some detail channels to the X-Wing and TIE Fighter the same way you did with the Falcon bow tie, but otherwise that is PERFECTION!! : )
I respect this because your wifes patience....my ol lady really dislikes my antics....but at least they are healthy & she really lets me express myself. not many out there like that...shes a keeper.
Nice table. Thanks for posting the video and showing us how you did it.
big fan of your work . . . HUGE fan of this build. Love the mix of woodworking and Scifi on this. Great stuff man!
"The Force is Strong!" And Im not even much of a star wars fan. But this was cool! It would be better if that strip of light from the outside was hidden and if the 2 lights were seperate switches. Again SUPER impressed with this original build from you! 👏👏👏
Great build - incredibly creative. Diggin' The Jonny and Jeff show! Looking forward to seeing what a good helper will allow you to do. Keep 'em coming, JB.
Videos like this need more than a like button. Great work restoring balance to the force!
The force is strong...and so is this table. Well done!
As a Star Wars fan myself, there is one thing I would have done to round out the look on top. I noticed at the ends of the River top that there is some white light from the sides showing. I would have put something there to black that out.
Otherwise, that looks great and I would LOVE one of those in my own home.
my thoughts too
Right you are, but nevertheless it's really neat.
The wife and I laughed and I so wanna do one of these for my Sons. They are HUGE Star Wars fans,
Is there a visible difference in drilling holes for fiber optics at 90 degrees from the wood to like.. 45 degrees in different directions? I feel like it would look pretty interesting if it does. Like alternating directions. Idk if that makes sense.
I didn't think I'd like it at all. It turned out so cool!!! Sweet idea for the bowties! You put a lot of time & work with the things you make. Be kind to each other. Stay safe. Love to all
This is so overbuilt, you put an over-built plywood frame inside a 1/4” welded sheet metal frame…and then kept adding more, I’m glad you’re pleased with it. So much money…so much weight.
More like 1/8th inch steel.
The force is strong with this one! That is a beautiful table.
Instead of laying up a whole graph, you can shoot a photo perpendicular and centered from about 15 feet away to minimize lens distortion and then just pull it into your CAD software and trace it as a vector path. Or if you have Lightburn ($60) and calibrate a camera to it, you can pull the image directly into the software and autotrace it.
The force is strong! Awesome work Jonny!
I'm wondering if it would have looked cooler with the spiral put with clear epoxy with the first layer
Great weekend build, quick, cheap, dirty bolds like yours are great to build confidence for serious projects
Sealing your wood pieces with a thin brushed on layer of clear epoxy before pouring your dark epoxy into the inlays can prevent the staining you saw. Saving you the headache you saw. Just a small trick I learned from another epoxy wood pourer.
varnish works too, as he mentioned, and then forgot!
Verti down spots is a good idea for beginners less heat less chance for blowing holes, I can appreciate this
The force is strong with u and am loving the builds u make with ur awesome tools
I like how, instead of turning to face your wife when talking to her, you just stare straight ahead
Very imaginative and well done.
Nice project. My only comment would be that on the ends of the river you can still see the white plastic. I would have preferred that black. Otherwise a great build. Thx 😊
cant wait to see what you and jeff can come up with..
The force is strong Damn that table looks great!
The way you did the lights in the table gave me (smaller scaled) ideas for a future project!
What is the internal temperature of a tuantuan? ..... Luke warm...
Love the build man!
THE FORCE IS STRONG! Great job Jonny
very good turnout. i didnt know you can cut out the fibers and it still works. thnx
This table is the new imperial super weapon known as the shin destroyer. looks amazing though. great work!
when you pull it apart next put some open cell foam in the gaps to block out the light that distracts from the epoxy part, hard white line of light is bright enough to out shine the tiny fiber optics
Looks really cool I personally think I would like it more as a glossy finish for the epoxy but it looks really cool either way nice work
Buy one then and you can do whatever you want to it.
The Force Is Strong. Great build!
The fact that you used Parsecs as a measurement of time was fabulous. That table is AMAZING and those jokes were the epitome Dad/Nerd Hilarity. Totally subscribed. Can't wait to see more.
Except that a parsec is a measure of distance, not time.
@@bthrash *YES BUT* it's a reference to [Ep 4, the first movie] where Han Solo claims to have made the _"{xyz}_ run" in _"{n}_ parsecs," a nonsensical statement if it were made by a real spacefarer, and a Star Wars classic "goof" for 44 years now...
I didn't see any Grievous problems while designing this. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan but dang, that's awesome. The intricacy is amazing. Good job man.
Nice, I see what you did there.
The force is strong with this build Very cool
Love The Stars Wars Theme For The Table!
Never been a Starwars fan but this coffee table is amazing!
The Force is strong! Very cool. Thanks for creating and sharing this.
That thing is awesome! My oldest was always my Skywalker. He would love it.
That is the cleanest workshop I have ever seen
The force is strong in you. Nice job!
The force is strong ! Cool table
The force is strong. I definitely need one of these or something like it.
finished product looks great.
You said you will put in fiber optics link on Amazon, but there is no link :D
The force is strong, Jonny... Nice build!
the force is strong on this project,c'est magnifique
I have had the same thing happen to me with the planer. That is why I'm considering adding a drum sander for things like this. I really dislike bowties just because they are used so much and look the same. Creating Star Wars bowties was genius. Overall a very nice project.
This is amazing, what a beautiful table at the end.
the force is strong and led me to a nice chanel today ! i look forward to see your others videos !
Such a cool table and I loved the jokes throughout the video. Beautiful work as always! The force is strong!!
Thanks to your wife for being such a good sport. I really enjoyed the videos intro
Dude, that table is utterly amazing.
Jonny, you are just amazing!! So creative and just for the CNC, you have all my respect! I have been trying for weeks with mine and drive me nuts! Learning curve I guess 🤣 keep amazing us!!
Amazing coffee table! Love it
Not a Star Wars fan (I’m a 80s baby) but I can appreciate the creativity in this and enjoyed the tought process and skill. Pretty dope
I could definitely sense a disturbance in the force when your wife first looked at the coffee table, but when you have company over and the table is the center of attention she'll love it.
wow, this looks absolutely amazing :D thanks for the video! and congrats on the awesome table!
Impressive. Most impressive. Awesome build!
😂😂😂 - Beautiful craftsmanship…. GREAT Star Wars jokes! Any thoughts on doing a Star Trek themed table? Something with fiber optics, working buttons, and so forth? The force is strong with this one…
That smoke in the back for that final showcase lol🤣 looks amazing, great work🤘
That's absolutely awesome! May one day I'll have to build myself one! Also a total sci-fi fan! Especially all the shows starting with "Star", looks absolutely awesome!
Glow paint and uv led would pop so well for space
Nice tunes. Beautiful table. As a Star Wars fan I agree: mos def a keeper.
the Force is Strong! Love it!
This will date me but I saw the Original Star Wars the first week it was on the big screen when I was a kid. I never got that feeling out of my mind. This coffee table is really cool!
Wow that is so cool, my Star Wars geek is screaming “I need one of these”. Great job
You own a star wars geek? Whoa that's a whole new level of rich!
I'm new to the channel so I don't know if it's a play on people thinking a parsec is a unit of time rather than length, but for anyone that doesn't already know, a parsec is actually 3.26 light-years or 19.2 trillion miles.
This turned out absolutely AMAZING! The entire video was so much fun to watch! Great job Friend!
This is so pretty. Honestly if you aren't really into star wars its not super in your face. its a gorgeous bridge between a standard coffee table and it being too much.
Just watched your video what an awesome table. I build Star Wars models and I have found that the best way to glue up fiber optics is with UV glue. The hot glue melt fit in the CA glue makes it brittle what causes the light to not travel through the fiber optics quite as well.
I've been wanting to build a Millennium Falcon coffee table for sometime. Now I just had to find this video and it's making me want to start it.
Great tip!
The Force is Strong. That is a cool coffee table.
This is what I'm talking about. Awesome creativity and the skills to back it up. Good work
You Sir have a amazing talent. Keep on Building. Some fine work.
Nice coffee table, Jonny! This one turned out great.
Great build, great video; however, now you have a power cord coming out from your coffee table, which in most cases becomes a trip hazard. I really the box tie designs and the fiber lights. I'm a big Star Wars fan as well, I'm building a full functional life size R2D2 Driod in my woodshed and I'm learning a great deal as I go along the way. Thanks for making the video and making the beginning funny with the wife. She a good sport!