Shirtpoko: Making T-Shirts on Shapeoko
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This video is about drawing on fabric with the Shapeoko CNC. Carbide Create Files available at: www.dropbox.co...
NOTE: I have noticed a small amount of bleed in washing, so I would recommend the fabric marker specific versions of the sharpie markers.
Wow!!!! You are a thinker!!! Nicely done!!!
I ordered my shapeoko 2 days ago never realizing there are so many things possible,thanks for another great idea and vid
I think I would have went the rare earth magnet route, but this is a unique design. Well done.
I’ve made pen holders for similar markers and the ultra fine tip ones. I just drill into a block of wood with a bit just barley big enough so the pen slides fairly freely, then drop a small 3/8” spring into the hole, then the pen. To hold the pen in the hole I use another type of lever spring across the opening. The top spring has just enough ‘give’ that the pen tip doesn’t break and the Z range of depth is more forgiving. Easy and cheap. The bag of springs I bought was assorted, and about $5. I have a block of wood suitable for each type of pen or pencil. Thanks for posting the videos.
That’s brilliant! Particularly the improv shirt holder. Way to think outside... inside... errr... something something relative to box position... uh, yeah... Also, extra points for the cat.
Thanks so much! The cat always appreciates the attention. :)
Very clever way of doing it. I 3d printed a clamp that fits onto my spindle casing and holds a sharpie, and included some flexing parts in the clamp. By comparison, you've built a solid holder for the sharpie and put the flex into the shirt material. Your way looks like it works much better.
Thanks Karl! My solution is a bit bulky, but I am pleased with the results so far. I would love to see what you came up with.
I've thrown it up on Thingiverse if you want to see: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3416429
Hi John, Thanks for this ingenious idea. I'm just new to the CNC world apart from getting knowledge from you and others like you. I'm just in the midst of setting up my new Shapeoko XXL and eager to move ahead, but I gotta now get myself a cheapy laptop. By the way, I know about brain freeze days as well, your doing well at least from this side of the camera, actually you did great work on this project as well as the others. I look froward to trying some of these things out in due coarse. Have a great day. Andrew
Thanks Andrew. If you are just looking for a PC to run the machine with Carbide Motion, not design with (Carbide Create), I use a RCA Cambio which is ~$100. I just use Dropbox to move the files around.
There is a temporary adhesive (spray) that would work well for this application. It isn't cheap, but it works. I've used it for embroidery and it worked well. Buy one made for fabric and not any old adhesive.
If you wanted to make it easier to change out the marker, you could swap out the front piece of the attachment for a toggle style hold down clamp, like one of the small DESTACO clamps.
Nice job, It gives me ideas for my grand kids. yhanks
Amazing and inspiring, I’m already thinking hmmm how can I do this with my Nomad haha.
That was pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.
OK I am sold on that ! setup is kinda clunky but the results is way to cool never ending logos!
I understand that the sharpies Ink sets fast to the shirt after Heat is applied ... this may help
Absolutely brilliant!
Great idea. One suggestion, put a hinge on the front piece, to act as a Door so to speak... close the door only requires one hand.
Very clever. That lizards looks as if he is moving. I wonder if you can get a Shapeoko to use a calligraphy brush?
Hmmmm... It seems like the vCarve settings might work with a calligraphy brush. It would give you different pressures based on the line width. Interesting thought.
Impressive, i am excited this works similar to a plotter and you can use ink
Thanks. this project has been a lot of fun to tinker with. I picked up a huge pack of different colored sharpies and I have had a blast doodling around.
John, curious... have your tried plotter pens vs sharpie?
@@waltw918 I have not. Are they spring loaded?
Genius!
Man , thank you for the video, excellent !
Ever thought about adding some sort of spring to the end of the pen, so you don't have to worry about crushing the tip?
Funny you should ask: ruclips.net/video/gDwZijsVzkI/видео.html :)
This is brilliant
Brilliant idea, and great results! Just curious, rather than drawing directly on the shirt, do you think it would it be possible to print onto one of those iron-on sheets that work with inkjet printers? Ordering my shapeoko soon! Thanks for all the great inspiration!🤘🏼
Nice jig. I would definitely like to own a Shapeoko now as I have been interested in doing many of the things I've seen you forging ahead on. Love the videos. I'd be curious if one could do a light scratch cut with an etching needle onto scratchboard or a soft metal. I suppose one might put a special tooling into the router to do that sort of engraving thing as well though, eh? Like conical shape and carbide perhaps.
Thanks! Engraving is definitely doable. The Shapeoko is rigid enough to mill aluminium. I have seen engraving done on copper and brass as well. There are a number of bits available for this. Come down the rabbit hole with us! :)
scratchboard or removing paint from a metal sheet or something would be easy. Just like the pen, but you could use a diamond drag bit. It doesn't spin, it just drags and scratches.
This is a fascinating project! I had never thought of trying to color fabric with a cnc. And the lizard turned out great! I have a Shark CNC, not Shapeoko, so I'll have to come up with a pretty different mounting arrangement. I have a Shark CNC, not Shapeoko, so I'll have to come up with a pretty different bracket arrangement. I've been trying to come up with a way to mount a sharpie (or an acrylic pen) on my cnc to be able to color the fine lines in some of my carvings. Have you ever tried your pen mount to do that? Thanks.
Thanks so much, I am glad you enjoyed the project! I have thought a bit about using the pen to draw on solid things and the trick would be maintaining a gentle light pressure on the marker. You would need some kind of gentle spring to maintain tension, but not tear the tip off if it catches. It's a really interesting project idea but I have not managed to come up with something yet. Let me know if you decide to take a swing at it. I would love to see what you do.
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Amazing concept, but I keep seeing more and more wild stuff done with a Shapeoko. My S3-XL is getting lonely sitting in a corner while I try to complete the cart I'm building for it. I was wondering if you ever see bleed-thru onto the shirt fabric while doing the Z-axis zeroing. I'd be tempted to use a bit of scotch tape on the underside of that paper as a barrier.
Thanks so much. Bleed is definitely an issue if the pen rests on the paper for too long (the scotch tape is a good idea!). I have also noticed a problem with really small shapes (under 5mm) causing some bleed. It's hard for the machine to move quick enough at that size to keep the marker from prolonged contact with the fabric. You do have to tweak designs a bit.
genius!
I wonder if lead-in/lead-out would solve the tiny dot at the end of the move.
It's possible, but I don't think Carbide Create does that (are you using VCarve?). I am experimenting with quicker plunge times and that seems to minimize some of it. Still a work in progress. :)
Great video. I’ve been contemplating doing something similar with my Shapeoko on wood boxes. As a pen holder, I’ve thought about using hose clamps. Any thoughts on why that wouldn’t work?
It "should" work. The one thing I noticed with zip ties was that the left-right motion sometimes moved the pen. You might be able to tighten the hose clamps more effectively. I think there is also a channel in front of the DeWalt router, which might mitigate some of that. It's worth a try. Light pressure would be the key I think.
Ambitious
that lizard is tripy AF
Thanks! He really is a fun design to play with.
Great job with the video. How durable are the Sharpe drawings on fabric?
So I have only had them for a week or so. I am not entirely sure, but sharpie is usually pretty permanent (having gotten it on my clothes before when I didn't want to). We will see after a few washes how it goes. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Quick note on durability: I have noticed a small amount of bleed in the wash. Switching to the Fabric Marker specific sharpies seems to fix this.
I'm going to have to make one of these. How well does the sharpie pen standup to the washer? Have you experimented with other brands of fabric pens?
I use the sharpie fabric markers and they seem to hold up pretty well (They are called "Stained by Sharpie"). I have not tried any others yet. Let me know what you come up with. I would love to see it.
John if you can please put a link to the bits you have in a video I’m new to the cnc machine and have no clue on good bits or sets or anything would help thank you
The two bits I use the most are these: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072J4CPQT and www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0725RG4R9 I also have a v-90 I got from Carbide Create shop.carbide3d.com/collections/cutters/products/301-50-v-bit-cutter Those are my work horses.
John . forgive me for asking the link to zip files what do you open them with ?
On Macs, the Archive Utility usually does it automatically when you double click. On WIndows, usually something like WinZip will work. You can also try right clicking and choosing extract (I am not sure if that is originally installed on WIndows)
Hi John, Thanks so much for making these videos! If you plan on making more of these shirts you could soak your fabric in an alum/water mixture as it will help fix the ink, its called a mordant. Fabrics are treated with products known as mordants, which make the paints adhere to fibers. Without a mordant, most paint would wash off. Lemme know if you have any questions about it but you can buy ALUM on amazon. To be honest I dont know if that would work with a sharpie but it works with acrylic paints. This link below is in the context of water marbling but some might apply to what you are doing here.
www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-hand-marbled-fabrics-2821301
Very interesting! I will have to give that a try. Thanks!
I have exactly the same table placemat as you do, weird
lol. That's too funny!
wouldnt your Z axis have still been good just need to change the X and Y for the offset
It depends on if I have managed to put the new pen in exactly the same way as I did the first one (same depth). It's one of those things where 90% of the time it's the same, but that last 10% can really bite you. For the shirts, I am dropping the pen 2mm to draw. It's not a lot, so even little differences between pen setups matter.
I’m on my bad brain days right now 😒
I am so sorry. I really hate those. Just remember that they will pass. Be kind to yourself.