3 Fun and Easy CNC Woodworking Projects
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2020
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In this video I use my new Avid CNC to cut out 3 easy projects, a sign for my shop, a couple picture frames, and a pair of toy boxes for my kids. I am a novice CNC operator, so tackling easy projects like these has really been a great way to help improve my skills and confidence. I'd like to thank the staff at Avid for their help in getting me to a place where I can run this machine. That was no easy task.
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As a 74 y.o. retired shop teacher, it warms my heart to see you bringing the kids into the shop. These days. most states have eliminated Industrial Arts "Shop" from their curriculums and the only way to introduce kids into the "shop" are parents like you. Thank you very much.
Thank you. I totally agree about shop class. The school system has abandoned teaching shop.
As a 26 year old shop teacher, I couldn’t agree more with both of you. So sad to see the decline of industrial arts! I actually came across this video because I bought the same cnc router you have except the 4848 version for the school shop! The kids are absolutely loving cnc machining!
Wanted to mention, why did you manually have to find the corner like that? You had your grooves cut for your stops, didn’t you know the coordinates of that corner?
"Medium Density Farrington" 😂😂😂 Totally caught me off guard. Touche!
Ha! Glad you liked that one.
Just had to Google 'MDF' for another meaning. Then I read your last name. Doh!
You are such an efficient person, Mike! You had a very productive sawing session while the CNC was cutting!
Ha! Thank you.
Very nice work! Enjoy those two helpers...they grow up fast 😢
Thank you, I will
Just got into the CNC world a few months ago. It is very addictive. I'm going to use that MDF idea to minimize tear-out. Machining mortise and tenons joints is very satisfying also. Love your content, Mike!
Thank you. The box joints were a starting point. I am hoping to step it up to M and T soon.
Nice little projects, Mike. At 71 I'm still learning so if I ever get a CNC, I'll definitely follow your lead on sawing wood while the machine is running. Take care and keep those assistants safe. Bill
Thank you, will do.
Loving the boardroom sign! Looks amazing! Looking forward to see some more videos of the CnC 👍🏻. Keep at it Mike 😁
Thank you. I'll do another soon.
That CNC really ties the shop together
Ha! It sure does.
Your whacky sense of humour is part of why I will always watch one of your vids...
That, the music talk, and your growing army of apprenti...
Thank you very much.
Very impressive first project with the CNC - thanks for sharing the children 😃👌❤️
Thank you.
The subtle, extremely dry humor crushes me 😂
Ha! Thank you.
Vertically cutting the box joints...Genius. Cutting them flat on my cnc yields dog-bone looking box joints that i do not care for.
Congratulations on taking the plunge. A year into owning a CNC I have my own opinion. Especially for those who say cnc isn’t woodworking. It’s certainly not the same skill set as your kumiko wall panel. But it also is no walk in the park. It takes a whole different skill set, learning curve, and many many hours to become good at.
It’s just another tool for the toolbox. The mike ferrington toolbox just got a little bit more badass.
Shop apprentice is growing! Best wishes to you and your family during these crazy times.
-Ben
Thanks Ben, I totally agree, its just another tool, and one that is very challenging to operate properly.
Congrats on the CNC and fun to watch the shop apprentice who is quite the vacuum-er! Best, Mike
Thank you. He really likes vacs these days.
"Sawing Logs" portion is the most important part of any successful project. This tool addition will become very handy in the boardroom.
Thank you.
Great starter projects! Thanks for sharing.
I did the same thing on the front of my CNCRP 60120 with dovetail-based clamps ... and then I realized the clamping surface (3/4" MDF, in my case) flexed too much! It was a bit better after backing it with a second sheet of MDF but Jay Bates really did something cool with his CNC - he's got an array of various angle settings available with a "rainbow" of dog holes for alignment. That's probably the next upgrade for me.
Thank you. Jay really knows what he's doing when it comes to CNC.
Oh my goodness your kiddos have grown so much !!! I guess I’ve been watching all your old videos !!
Ha! It seems like every time I turn around, another year has gone by and they are bigger.
I am so pleased to see "The Dude" involved in this. Your tool testing team seem quite interested in clearing up the place. A superb beginning.
Thank you. The Dude abides.
I didn`t intend to utilize this woodworking website, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but rather curious about it. I was truly impressed after trying it. I was looking to find out more about the art of woodworking, and was not dissatisfied. I found several topics such as wood types and designing your workshop.
That CNC machine looks great and it's giving you time to saw logs too!
Ha! Thank you.
Woowww! Mikes moving up in the world! This will greatly increase productivity
Thank you. I hope you are right.
This is the perfect video for relaxing on a Friday night.
Thank you.
So cool. I love your videos. Truly one of the best makers out there.
Thank you. Thats kind to say.
Cool machine, great projects,, and the best shop crew EVER. The wood abides. ✔
Thank you Jerry.
You’re a good man, and thorough.
Ha! Great movie.
Definitely not a coincidence to have a fellow woodworker hanging on your shop wall. Well done.
This is true. Thank you.
Awesome!! Have fun with the CNC!!
Thank you, so far its been great.
I have to say the little guy stole the show ...great to see he's involved! I have the same cnc and enjoyed your video 👍
Thanks 👍
Great song recommendation! Everything they put out up to melancholy and the infinite sadness was amazing stuff!
I agree.
Nice to see the kids getting involved early on. 👍
Thank you. Its neat to have them there.
That's pretty cool. I'll be looking forward to seeing how you use it in your business.
So far I have used it to do quite a bit of flattening. Work bench tops and a few slabs. I have also cut a few cabinet jobs, as well as some odds and ends. I'm hoping to use it in a video where I am cutting out a batch of cabinets in a month or two.
Love your videos, always top notch. I must point out that your narrating voice is spot on with Sandlot!
Thank you. You're killing me Smalls. Sandlot is a great movie, one of my favorites.
Very cool. I wish my first CNC projects went together that well! Have fun. Cheers, David
Thank you.
Your kids are beautiful, Mike, the apprentice sure gave the vacuum a workout . 😃👌👏👏👏❤️
Thank you. He really likes that thing.
great job....fun to see you explore the cnc...great tip on the polyurethane glue, I remember an episode of ask this old house where they were in Hawaii and the woodworker Tommy or Norm was visiting used the polyurethane glue as the finish for the box...
Thank you. I'll need to go back and look that episode up. Sounds interesting.
Nice sign, it really pulls the room together.
Haha!
Your CNC machine is a real beauty. The shop apprentice is getting big!
Thank you. He sure is.
Love those machfit doevtail clamps.
They could be one of the best values in woodworking when you consider all that they can be used for.
I don’t know if anyone else caught it but the apprentice was doing a lot of cleaning. I wish my shop apprentices would do that. They only stand around and ask questions and color Barbie pictures. Great video. 👍
He sure does enjoy the vac these days.
I thought I was the only one who wore a pink onesie in the shop. :) Kiddos are adorable. CNC is on my list of tools to acquire. Some day...
Pink onesies are all the rage for the shop these days.
Love the frames!
Thank you.
I was watching your torsion box build and went to your latest vid. Little man is not so little anymore! And it looks like there is a new addition. Dude you are busy! Love the vids and subscribed.
Thank you. I definitely have my hands full.
Nick Offerman is one of my heroes. LOL
Nick Offerman is a great actor and a great woodworker. What more could you want?
The CNC is nice, but the dust collector apprentice...priceless. Great Video Mike. You are an inspiration to me.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for the tip on polyurethane glue and box-joint clearances.
My pleasure.
I love your sense of humor 😀😀
Thank you. It seems to be a love or hate thing.
Nicely done. Looks like two satisfied customers.
Ha! Thank you.
Nice work Mike!! A vacuum table is very convenient for the work you're doing, and some pneumatic pop-up pins for the X/Y orientation as well. I normally set my workpiece (G54) x/y/z height once and have it set to the spoil board. (and adjust my cams G54 points to that) That's extremely convenient. Only if i skim/replace the spoil board i set the Z height again. I like to cut plywood with a down cutter (or up down cutter) in 1 stroke. 6mm cutter, about 4800-7000mm/min at 14000 rpm. That way the chips will form a solid barrier between the stock and the work piece, so the part will be held in place with chips. And plywood gives a cleaner/less fuzzy finish when you cut it conventional instead of climb milling. (don't climb mill wood, that goes for most of the softer types of wood is my experience). These boxes will not help to get your kids in the clean-up mode.. (once or twice, but then the plan will fail). 'It's time for clean up robots, robots, where are you, robots we need you, robots, please help. Robots, need to clean beeeeeeeep.' is what still gets them going in our house. (I guess it will wear out once they are reaching double digits, but for now it works like a charm).. Do you use the Abranet (Ace) sanding pads on your Mirka? They work miracles.
Thank you. A vac table is on the list. You are right about the g54 offsets. I need to get organized on that front. Very interesting about the full height cut, that could be a game changers. I do have a compression bit. I just didn't use it on the project. I of not use Abranet, I found it to be too expensive for how much I use. I use normal 5 hole sanding discs. Dust collection is still very good.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it
Your kids are perfect, you not so bad. Thanks
Ha! I think thats pretty close.
Another great video. The dialogue and your banter, fabulous! 👴🏻😘
Thank you.
Nice job man. I’m a week away from firing up my new Cnc! So many projects I want to tackle for around the house. As well as getting work done lol.
Good luck, Its a neat tool to have.
Mike, your little crumby kids are SO CUTE!!!!! Hope springs eternal that children will pick up their toys. Hahahahahaha. Nice toy boxes - the toys in them at the end look like they are really interactive. :) Have a GREAT day!
Thank you very much.
I was getting anxious...you’ve waited until the end for the music suggestion. :) it seems a great tool, have fun with it. Cheers, mate!
Thank you, will do.
SP mention pushed me over the edge. Liked and Subscribed.
Thank you. Great to have you onboard.
Unrelated, I found myself using my biscuit joiner for the last couple projects. Every time I went to pick it up, my inner commentary said "The Mighty Biscuit"! Thanks for the videos.
Ha! I like it.
Fantastic Video Mike!
Thank you Cory!
Mike Farrington with a CNC = The G-D plane has crashed into the mountain! Love the Pumpkins song choice too.
Thank you.
nice cnc man... really ties the room together.
Haha! Love it.
Your song recommendation is correct. Cherub Rock is a fantastic album opening track. The way it builds from a whisper to its near crescendo reminds me of a spectacular sunrise, when the sun becomes visible over the horizon...
And the posters are top notch.
Thank you. If you haven't, look into the meaning behind the lyrics as well.
@@MikeFarrington Great point, all about the indie scene selling out at that time.
Thanks i am about to get my cnc amd have no idea where to start - your video was inspiring - Thanks
Thank you.
*Wow* first the CNC shows up, and then the children; things are getting very advanced today; *we had to go to a hospital to get our kids.*
*Seems now-a-days you can get anything shipped right to your house, and in a really nice box!* Who knew!?!? *[cute kids btw]* ;)
Ha! Thank you.
Impressive workshop!
Thank you.
thanks for great video ,i just tried the box joint gaget pretty cool
Glad it helped
As usual Mike , you have me in stitches, particularly the one about your kids cleaning up after themselves. That was a good one ! Now here's a challenge that I want to set for myself. Teaching Americans that Rabbits are furry little creatures with big teeth and ears and Re - Bates are gaps in timber for other bits of timber to fit into. Lets be honest , I'm kidding myself. Always a pleasure to Watch , looking forward to the next one
I'm a fan of re-bate, it makes more sense, but I'm just one guy and I don't think I can sway an entire country on the pronunciation of a word.
Майк вы красавчик, так держать. Удачи вам!!!!👍👍👍👍
Thank you.
I used to work in the signage industry back in the late '90s and I used a CNC from Gerber Scientific. When you put your workpiece into the software, it auto calculated what needed to be cut first - inside first, then border etc. It even did inlays. You just told it what size bit you were using and it did all the work for you. I can't believe that today's software can't decide what to cut first?
Todays software would do that if it was operated correctly. I just simply loaded the wrong program.
Mike,
V-Carve has a box joint "widget" that automates that part of the process. Regardless of piece size, it does all the math. Works great.
BTW: welcome to the club. Finally (at least for the immediate future), a "woodworking" skill I know more about than the maestro of the boardroom. LOL! 😂
Mike, thank you for the tip. I'll look into that one. Oh and I'm sure everyone knows more than me when it comes to CNC.
Your shop is awesomely organized and neat.
Thank you.
@@MikeFarrington You're welcome :)
Love the Kojak look with lolly stick ...Who Loves Ya Baby !!
Shop Apprentice: Dad ... don't tell Mom I like this vacuuming lark, she'll have me doing my own bedroom !!
Ha!
I like the poly trick. 👍🏼
Thank you. Thats a cool trick for sure.
Wow good job
Thank you.
Fun and easy? "Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
Great video!
Ha! Best movie ever.
I have NEVER heard someone say “CNC” like that. Nice boxes, I’m going to make sure a vertical table is a possibility when I start shopping for CNCs.
Thank you. I guess I talk funny.
In terms of the glue and the finish, that is a good tip! I bet that the carrying solvent in the finish probably acts as a thinner to the squeezed-out glue.
Thank you. I'm sure it does to some extent, could come down to how long the glue has cured for. Newly dried glue certainly could be very much affected by the thinner.
Hi Mike! Great vid. I’m a beginner CNC maker too! I got a great deal on SmartShop II and now my wife can’t park in the garage 😂 Looking forward to more CNC content on your channel 👍🏽💪🏽😎 I might even start posting some videos 🤷🏽♂️😉
The SmartShops are good machines from what I have heard. I'm on the part of the journey where its no longer scary, its starting to become fun to use this machine. It a great place to be.
Mike Farrington I had the same experience. I made an Adirondack chair by cutting one piece out at a time, then I got brave and laid out a whole chair on the machine bed! It’s exciting to be able to confidently face more complexity!
It's never a BoredRoom watching your videos & listening to the subtleties of your dialogue ;-)
Cleaning looks fun in the shop for the Shop Apprentice, but boring for the toys, even I remember that from 6 decades ago !!
Thank you very much.
"lovely lubricity". Excellent use of language. Subscribed.
Thank you. Great to have you onboard.
Ooooh yeah guuuurrrrrllll!!! Best part!
Ha! Thank you.
Nice Job KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, will do.
I cut box joints with my CNC on the face. This leaves rounded inside corners BUT, I follow up by rounding over the insides of the fingers with a roundover that matches the bit I use to cut them out...if that makes sense. The end effect is really cool as the box joints have tiny rounded corners...looks neat.
Thats a great tip. Thank you.
Nic ideaaaa👍👍👍👍
here i thought the only thing i had that you didn't have was a big cnc machine, now you gone and done it; i'm throwing down the gauntlets.
Ha! Sorry about that.
Nice to see the young [age redacted] shop apprentice hanging out with you. BTW, those frames really tie the room together.
Thanks 👍
You had me at "crumb crunchers" 😅
Ha! Thank you.
WELL DONE
HAPPY KIDS :) :)
Thank you.
every thing you taught is super, but boy them two little apprentice, they cute...
Thank you very much.
writing a program: this well be fun!
executing the program: where's it gonna break?!
You have no idea how real that is.
8:34 Smart that you deployed an upward-facing sawdust catcher while the dust boot was removed for better video footage. You’re always thinkin’!
Ha! Sure did.
Mike,
I really enjoyed the video using the CNC machine. Any chance you’ll make some more videos with it? I recently picked up a similar system and like the inspiration.
Thank you. I am planning a few more CNC videos. I just need to find time to build the projects.
Medium Density Farrington hahah! That is awesome!
Ha! Thank you.
good start :)
Thanks.
“I have a permit”. The permit: “I can do what I want”
Ha! I love it.
One of my favorites.
look into compression cutters. Up cutter on the bottom and down cutter at the top. no tearout on either side. one issue with them is that the dust is hard to collect onna counna it gets compressed in the kerf. but the upside to this is that the dust get so compressed, it can actually help keep parts from moving!
you didn't say one way or the other, but it doesn't look like you are using vacuum to hold parts down. a big expense of course, but worth it if/when you start using it more for production work.
love your videos.
Thank you. I actually have a couple compression bits. I decided not to go with them because I wanted to have room to make forward steps. Meaning, start here and have room for improvement. Hope that makes sense. To the vac hold down, thats on the list to buy/build.
super video,, super techniks,, but i have no imagine for me use this expensive machines,,, i am from slovakia a nd if try buil this in future ... heh maybe ten years forward i will be on your level ,,, so,, you are top,, so: help little to people which are level down of you ,,, thank,, i wish u good healt and everything good :)
Thank you.
That vertical table looked good. If you have any more info or a video on its construction that would be very helpful - I want to build one for my 4896 but haven't designed on yet. Cheers
I don't have any more than what I showed in this video. I pushed in the end rails about 3 inches, I used some roll in nuts and a piece of MDF. I use a few shims to make it nice and square to the machine.
You are a genious!
Thank you.
@@MikeFarrington I hope somwday I can build a shop like yours.
Hey Mike! Just as a quick tip I always use brass screws whenever fastening pieces down on the CNC, although it's more expensive it's much safer and less destructive in the event that the bit accidentally hits it.
Beau Nakamori I’ll take that advice too! 😊 just wrecked a $100 bit on a screw 😡
Thank you. That is a really good tip.
Great tip. I have also seen guys use plastic brad nails for the same reason.
I prefer this quote....“I regret nothing. The end.”.......but the bacon is the next best for sure
Nick Luciani Bully
I kicked around a few, and for some reason I decided on the bacon one.
The video abides, man. Thanks.
Thank you.
First thing I'm still learning CNC myself and programing with a computer I just don"t get.
One way to hold your work pieces down is Dewalt makes a brad nailer that is shots plastic nails. and the other is double stickey tape both of which I learned on youtube. 3M seems to make the better stickey tape and releases easily and is easy to clean up.
If you could fit a vacuum suctions system that can hold the piece down. Will the CNC leave space for that?
Another way maybe to drill fit dowels to the underside that then allows you to attach it to other wood under the CNC but again it depends on the CNC having space to allow that.
You could at the end of the wood sheet joint it with biscuit, domino or dowel joint to a jig that you fix down to the CNC.
If you use wooden joints it means if the CNC bit hits the joint it will not damage it.
Yup, I have a plastic nail gun as well. I will show that in a future video. Double stick tape is a great way to hold stuff as well. Thank you.
@@MikeFarrington I would like to see the plastic nail gun. Not sure I knew it existed.
@@MikeFarrington outside of width issues. would the vertical mount clamps work on the horizontal piece? maybe some foam between the deck board and the piece being cut.
Hi Mike, I've really enjoyed your work, both as a woodworker and as a content creator. I'm looking at purchasing a CNC, and the Avid Pro has been one of my favourites. I'm in Australia - not sure whether they will ship to us, but I'd appreciate your comments regarding this kit, now that you've been using it for a while. Keep up the good work.
I think they would ship to you. I have been very happy with mine. The fact that it is a kit has so many benefits, to include easier shipping.