Congratulations on reaching 1,000,000 subscribers April. I have been with you since the early days of the old shop when you decided make this career change. What a marvelous journey you're on.
Thanks April, I started with an x carve and still have it 7 years later, I’m now thinking about making it a laser engraver since I bought a larger cnc, I think of it as woodworking since that’s not the only tool in my shop in Elgin tx. I have been a cabinet/ furniture maker for 42 years. I think the things I like most is I can set it on a job and do something else, you know, working with wood! I hourly enjoyed this video!
April, It’s neat to use the CNC to create anything that you set your mind to make your project into shaping and organized. I really like the table, swing, and chicken - eggs holder. What a hoot!!! It’s fun to watch you make something. Thank you for sharing your projects.
I am a 57 yr. old Grandmother & I enjoy watching people make things. Growing up I was around wood working, welding, auto mechanics & a lot more. I just love watching it all. For some reason I wasn't able to develop the ability for doing this kind of work. I have never been able to successfully drive in a screw, not even with power tools. Anyway, I think you have the best TOYS. I mean TOOLS any woman could ever want. You are wonderful & I so enjoy your channel. YOU HAVE 1 MILLION SUBS!!!! That says a lot!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. Take care.
I've never understood the hate of the CNC. It's just another tool to be used by the crafter, in fact the only difference between it and a router is the fact you're not physically controlling the machine. That said, I'm so jelly over that machine! Love the project April, keep it up :)
Me neither. The hand-tool purists seem cool with people using power tools and CNC. It's the power tool woodworkers who seem hostile to CNC, and given that they've already made the jump to power tools, I don't see why they should care. Machinists complain about "button pushers" and there they have a point. For power tool woodworkers, is it just imitation of the metalworkers? Yes, the danger with CNC is that everything becomes flat panels and Baltic Birch Plywood. It lets you do more, but limits your thinking and you end doing less. That's a risk, but any new tech can be limiting if you let it be.
For me it’s a matter of ideas/feasibility. I watch makers like PaskMakes and he does everything with tools anyone can buy or make at home and it’s inspiring that way in the sense that it makes you want to try to build new things. CNC machines are thousands of dollars (the 4x8 in this video is $18,000 btw). Well out of the realm of what most people can afford, especially if it’s simply a hobby for them. And let’s be honest because someone has to say it... Diresta got into cnc and his videos are boring as hell now 🤷🏼♂️. It like the creativity in making things by hand using different methods. Not just “I drew this on my computer, hit go, and now I’ve got _____!”
@@crafty1098 3 axis router tables (what is displayed here) can do 3d carving. If you add a 4th axis (rotary table) then you can have long round objects (or octagonal, etc.) And then you can even add a 5th axis to have things with undercuts. CNC is about speed, accuracy and repetition. Power tools are about speed and hand tools are about precision. They all have their places. They all have their learning curves and they all have their downsides. I, for one, rarely have the time to use hand tools, and especially to use them well.
April I have been watching your videos for the last year and wanted to say you have inspired me to start making gifts out of wood for friends and family. This is something I have always been interested in but never thought a woman would do but after seeing one of your videos I told my husband that I had found a woman who was like me and wasn't afraid to tackle anything. Keep up the good work and inspiring videos.
Hi April, this was a good and informative video. I recently retired after 27 years in woodworking in 2 commercial shops and my own. The last shop was the only one that had a cnc router. Having spent 12 years in years in engineering as a machine designer, I can truly appreciate the use of cnc in woodworking. The last shop I worked in , we did mostly commercial work for contractors on schools, hospitals and churches. Without the cnc some of these jobs would be nearly impossible. I have a set of sawhorses, which were cut on the cnc, they are in 3 pieces and go together using some long slots to hold them together. I enjoy your videos and admire your enthusiasm . BEST OF LUCK ALWAYS
I've been learning CNC for over a year, and have thought up some projects. Naturally, your first installment on CNC blows my ideas out of the water. Great imagination you have. The "is cnc real woodworking" debate is ridiculous. It's mostly advanced by people who are afraid of technology. If cnc isn't real woodworking, they should sell their electric drills, circular saws, and routers, and start doing things like they were done back in the "good old days" before electricity. Hand saws, chisels, and crank drills. I love the idea of the vacuum hold down, but still not quite clear as to how well they hold when a workpiece is much smaller than the bed of the cnc. Do you have to block off the unused vacuum holes? This was a very enjoyable video. Thanks!
: ) Aw thanks Jim. The vacuum bed works crazy good. It can easily hold parts about 12" or larger without tabs. If you only have a portion of the bed covered you can turn off and on different sections that aren't being used.
Cnc, non-cnc, as long as you're making stuff and happy!! That's what matters. Soooooo jealous of the new shop. Congrats on all you've done and getting ready to do. Looking forward to seeing what you accomplish. Thanks for sharing.
The little girl who makes it to the bigs. Congratz on all your crazy successes at the expense of hard work, determination and most importantly NO FEAR (which is believing in ones self). You are on quite the journey and I'm happy just to experience a little of it thru your great videos. You go girl!
It isn't that I don't think CNC is a legitimate woodworking too, it is that your machine would take up 50% of my work area and 1000% of my budget! Keep making cool projects with whatever tools you choose. Thanks April!
It was awsome to see what great pojects you made by that machine. The possibilities are unlimited with this cnc. I think it must be awsome to have a cnc like this!
Hey April, Congrats on the new CNC. One quick tip for CNC with vacuum bed: There is no need to add tabs to hold down the pieces, just make the cut in two passes. If your material is 18mm for exaple, make the first pass at -15mm and the second thru. Make the first cut for all the geometries you have and then pass again thru the entire depth. When the cutting bit cuts only 2-3mm it has very little ressistence and this reduces the chance for the parts to move. This also extends the cutting bit life. Enjoy!
One Million Viewers !!!! You deserve all the credit. You have worked hard to get to this point. Your work with the CNC looks like you were like a kid with a new toy. That is the best way to learn the in's and out;s of the new machine. ``````````````````````````
The CNC is just another feather in your cap and since I have met you in person and followed you pretty much since the beginning I see the progress and how your skils have grown!
Personally, I don't care about the debate on CNC machines. I can't afford one myself, and even if I could, I don't have the space right now to use one. But the cost factor holds true on many of the tools that a lot of maker channels use (especially this one; April's shop by its self is basically a giant advertisement for tools I can't afford at this point). I watch these channels for ideas on things to make, to see what processes other people use, and to think of ways that I can improve on them using what tools and techniques I do have available. If you've got the tool, great, go ahead and use it. If you don't, then use your brain and come up with a solution that works with what you do have. That's really what is at the heart of being a maker; figuring it out for yourself. Any time you spend whining about not having a particular tool (or whining that someone else does have it) is time you could be spending coming up with an alternate solution.
I like how you over come any issues related to size, weight, number of arms needed by organization and process (ex. placing plywood sheets at the end of your CNC counter.
As your stool project demonstrated with the CNCed legs and the hand made top- it's an adjunct helping you expand the scope, quality and quantity of your designs and concepts. It's even more useful with cutting up steel parts for precision fit. But Dayum, those chickens cracked me up too!
April. I started watching you while you were still getting your old shop comfortable to work in. I'm really happy to see how far you have come. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
April.....I will never have the time or the money for a machine like this, but I loved watching you make things with it! Good luck with it and enjoy! I do love the wood Harness plate and decimal equivalents as well.
@@MurraydeLues I still wonder why people actually use inches or imperial units they are really hard to work with. Also they aren't accurate like metric cm or mm. All i understand is just for showing royalty. The British guys actually made imperial unit. They wanted this to be used by whole world. Metric is king of utits why?? Because simple things are good.
Thanks for mentioning SketchUp. I tried to learn it a few years ago and gave up. But as a result of seeing it again on your channel I dove into it and now I do all of my designs and drawings with it and I love it.
Brilliant idea with the extra vacuum hose for clean up! Why didn't I think of that? If you want to save time on pieces that you are going to round the edges, try out a point round over bit. Very useful!
I see nothing wrong with CNC work. You still have to know what your doing, how the shapes take form, ect. Love the design's and the charts are very cool. Definitely something worth cranking out for others to buy.
WOW!! What a cool machine! I have been debating whether to get a CNC or not. This video confirmed that yes, I can really justify getting one, but only a small one. Oh, and CONGRATS on reaching one million Subscribers!!! That is awesome and well-deserved.
Supper cool, I am a huge sketchup user, mainly for 3d printing.. but I do wood working too. I just learned from your video how to bridge the gap between sketchup and Vcarve!! Thank you soooo much for sharing!!! love your videos!!!
Another great video! My mom wanted chickens,so I built a cool for her. I showed her your egg holders and she LOVES it. Thanks, guess what she wants now.....lol
I loved this video, April! I just bought my first CNC (I went with the Bob's CNC Evolution 4). I have it all assembled, but haven't powered it up yet. Thank you for sharing all these ideas, as well as the files! Great video!
Don't be afraid to do CNC or other projects. I am interested in CNC. I like the variety of your channel. Some projects I have so little interest in but many I find informative and I follow. You will never make everyone happy.
Loved the video. We have a 4x8 CNC at the school where I teach. I just learned how to use it and the search bar brought me to this video. It was great. I'm gonna be making me a hammer, that's my next project! Thanks for your enthusiasm and clear descriptions. I'll be sticking around to see what else you do. Hope it includes more CNC projects.
Congratulations on reaching 1,000,000 subscribers, April. You are definitely worth the time to watch. I have learned much. The new machine is really super! Enjoy. God bless y'all !!!
Superb use of your machine. I first used CNC on a small centre lathe in 1989. Primarily working with metals. Still lots of skills required for CNC work and foresight too.
Great video, you've obviously worked hard to be able to afford such a tool. As for those who say this isn't woodworking, I say "bah!" You came up with a design, used tools you have available to you and make them your own. I've loved watching your videos for a long time, and it's been fun watching you expand your shop and your skills. I can't wait to show these videos to my daughter as an inspiration of what some creativity and hard work can achieve. Keep up the great work!!
Love it! No stopping you April You are a true inspiration. Have shared your videos with a few female friends of mine that were afraid of tools and now they can't get enough after watching your journey. :)
Congrats April. Woodworking has many different aspects from people that only turn, to people that just use archaic hand tools, to more modern tools. A CNC machine is just another tool and it has it's place in the industry. Especially in mass production, it allows things to be made quicker and with less labor, which also means more reasonable prices. While people love a lot of hand crafted items, they just wont or can't pay those prices. At the same time they want to increase wages, which leads to even higher prices and don't see this as a self defeating prophecy. Add that to fewer people wanting to learn the trades and more or more things will have to be automated. So you do what you need to do, because those in the know, know that it still takes a lot of skill to design even things made through automation. Then you still end up putting a lot of time and skill into finishing. This saves you from having to hire extra labor, charging higher prices, then people saying it's too expensive and it was probably made by someone other than you. I think the CNC machine is an excellent move for you.
It is so smart to place your sheet goods so you just have to slide them onto your CNC! I had no idea you could score styrene with this kind of a machine. Very neat to use that for your templates! Nice one!
Congrats on your subscriber count AND on your new CNC system!! I will most likely never rise to the CNC level but certainly admire any maker that can so seamlessly integrate it into other maker disciplines. Woodworking seems to be a natural medium for CNC, so you go for it, Lady!! Have you entered into the 3D printing arena yet? Another discipline that should fit seamlessly into other maker fields. You continue to amaze and inform me and entertain like very few others!! Keep up the great work, April!!
Congrats on your new router. I have one, the only thing i can recommend is to have a air gun to blow the dust off the cnc bed faster, and for painted projects I i paint the board then mill off the paint with the cnc instead of sanding by hand.
dearest April I've been following you for a long time and I really appreciate your projects, and also the sympathy and enthusiasm you put into the work, I followed the evolution of the new laboratory, a dream of all of us makers, today, watching the video, I had a reflection: with all this technology, the do-it-yourself is no less ?, the thrill of creating something really artisanal ?. I hope not to be misunderstood, mine is not a criticism because your talent is safe. I greet you and embrace you cordially Antonino, from Sardynia Italy
I want one. Seriously though, I'm impressed by all neat things you've made with it. Enjoyed the video and all information. That first stool was ingenious with its simplicity. Thanks for posting. Glad you're having so much fun with it.
I've been using a Shopbot CNC since 2006. You need to clear a space on your wall for the many jigs you ultimately make to hold down parts. Check out making vertical hold down jigs for holding parts to make dovetail and boxjoint joints. Check out a program called "JointCam". Also after you get your feet wet on CNC look into getting an "Indexer" where you can make round or 3d, or spiral columns on your CNC. Also look into Aspire (upgrade from vcarve) for creating 3d creations in the round. I make hollow spiral lally column covers among many other things on my indexer. You can create plans for jigs and sell along with plans for projects. You are opening up a whole other avenue of creation for yourself. Good luck and if you need pointers to cool stuff just ask.
having been a sketchup person for so long, now that i have a smaller cnc there are so many things that irk me about the way it handles some things. definitely trying to get the hang of fusion so it can all be rolled into one place
April, your videos are the best and thjs one was no exception! CNC ? why not! You are a awesome maker. Please keep up the great work. Oh yeah I love the egg holders.
If your having trouble cutting with the drag knife you need to to have a material to ever so slightly cut into below. Try just craft foam. That is what we use on our ungodly expensive cnc table we have for prototyping packaging. If your still having trouble look for a oscillating attachment.
just a quick thanks for including the UP in that michigan bottle cap holder, April! I bought one online once from somewhere and it only came with the Lower Peninsula. i was like "WTF i want my whole state!"
In SketchUp, if you save your file as a SketchUp 2016 file, you can import that directly into aspire. Choose import vectors, and select the file. There are some setting to calibrate, but I usually import XY and Z vectors and delete the ones I don’t need. They import as a group that you can ungroup and work with... easier than DXF image conversion IMO
I am glad to see you will be including CNC in upcoming projects. We should always be using the best tool available and for many projects these days, it's the CNC. How about Laser Engraver/Cutter in the future.
Hello April, very cool video. I operate several cnc machines for a custom window and entry way factory (Signature Door Inc). Glad to see you enjoy the cnc world so much. Just a tip for moving full sheets of ply, osb, mdf materials and things of that nature - look into a “Gorilla Gripper”. Its a handtool designed so that one person can move full sheets around easily and safely. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
i might be late to this, but you should get a motorized standing desk to help with moving large sheets. I got one, added wheels to it and expanded the top with 2 x 4s to hold big sheets. Most of these can handle hundreds of pounds and makes moving large or heavy sheets really easy at whatever level you need. Nice machine, I'm jealous. 😀
Hi April. Absolutely love your videos. My workshop is very tiny approximately 8' x 6' so im limited to what a can put in there. Im from NZ and have been carving for over 40 years. Though i enjoy this the view of having a CNC machine for some projects would be really cool. Perhaps one day.
Wood Craft is working with your hands, tools, imagination! I've made many pieces unplugged, but trust me I still love power! Anyone that talks smack about being a purest only, build something with only hand tools no power, start with raw lumber.
Love the channel also like longer shows. I like when you show more detailed steps. As for the CNC like the drag racers used to say "you run what you brung" . Meaning use what you have. Keep up the good work and give us some longer shows.
April, it's kind of important that eggs are stored the right way up, you placed them in upside down. The thin tip has to be pointing down at all times to keep the yolk and air sack in place which keeps the egg fresh.
So proud to say that I watch your channel! I can’t believe how far you have come over the years. Watching you use your new tools and your new skills While remembering your videos from way back totally make me appreciateYour dedication to learning and continue to do what makes you happy. You are proof of the rewards that you can get if you just get off your butt and do something! Congrats! I always look forward to the next video! And where is Cody? He’s cool too!
Great video. I have a baby CNC at home. Just a little xCarve. But I LOVE it. I also have access to a 4'x8' ShopBot at the Makerspace I work at. I get flack all the time for "cheating" using the CNC and lasers. But you said it perfectly... They are in the niche of making... And that's where my passion lies. And... You've definitely already proven yourself as a very talented woodworker. Love all your videos. Hope to see more of the CNC from time to time.
i dont use vaccum to clean when is cutting, the dust help to keep the part on its place. When finish the cut i turn on the vaccum and clean using a gcode path very fast .
Congratulations on the new CNC! Love the charts / wall info art! I can't wait until your imagination comes up with the next crazy/brilliant project. Greetings from North-central Texas.
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Congratulations on reaching 1,000,000 subscribers April. I have been with you since the early days of the old shop when you decided make this career change. What a marvelous journey you're on.
: ) Well thank you. It's great to see I still have people around from the start.
Same here Been here since the beginning
Same here, us OG's must stick together
Me too, I've been here from the start, saw some of those first shop happy dances.
You are amazing love your work
Thanks April, I started with an x carve and still have it 7 years later, I’m now thinking about making it a laser engraver since I bought a larger cnc, I think of it as woodworking since that’s not the only tool in my shop in Elgin tx. I have been a cabinet/ furniture maker for 42 years.
I think the things I like most is I can set it on a job and do something else, you know, working with wood! I hourly enjoyed this video!
April, It’s neat to use the CNC to create anything that you set your mind to make your project into shaping and organized. I really like the table, swing, and chicken - eggs holder. What a hoot!!! It’s fun to watch you make something. Thank you for sharing your projects.
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
I am a 57 yr. old Grandmother & I enjoy watching people make things. Growing up I was around wood working, welding, auto mechanics & a lot more. I just love watching it all. For some reason I wasn't able to develop the ability for doing this kind of work. I have never been able to successfully drive in a screw, not even with power tools. Anyway, I think you have the best TOYS. I mean TOOLS any woman could ever want. You are wonderful & I so enjoy your channel. YOU HAVE 1 MILLION SUBS!!!! That says a lot!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. Take care.
I've never understood the hate of the CNC. It's just another tool to be used by the crafter, in fact the only difference between it and a router is the fact you're not physically controlling the machine. That said, I'm so jelly over that machine! Love the project April, keep it up :)
Me neither. The hand-tool purists seem cool with people using power tools and CNC. It's the power tool woodworkers who seem hostile to CNC, and given that they've already made the jump to power tools, I don't see why they should care. Machinists complain about "button pushers" and there they have a point. For power tool woodworkers, is it just imitation of the metalworkers? Yes, the danger with CNC is that everything becomes flat panels and Baltic Birch Plywood. It lets you do more, but limits your thinking and you end doing less. That's a risk, but any new tech can be limiting if you let it be.
For me it’s a matter of ideas/feasibility. I watch makers like PaskMakes and he does everything with tools anyone can buy or make at home and it’s inspiring that way in the sense that it makes you want to try to build new things. CNC machines are thousands of dollars (the 4x8 in this video is $18,000 btw). Well out of the realm of what most people can afford, especially if it’s simply a hobby for them. And let’s be honest because someone has to say it... Diresta got into cnc and his videos are boring as hell now 🤷🏼♂️. It like the creativity in making things by hand using different methods. Not just “I drew this on my computer, hit go, and now I’ve got _____!”
@@crafty1098 3 axis router tables (what is displayed here) can do 3d carving. If you add a 4th axis (rotary table) then you can have long round objects (or octagonal, etc.) And then you can even add a 5th axis to have things with undercuts.
CNC is about speed, accuracy and repetition. Power tools are about speed and hand tools are about precision. They all have their places. They all have their learning curves and they all have their downsides. I, for one, rarely have the time to use hand tools, and especially to use them well.
I like both. I definitely watch hand tools only people and CNC people. Both are fun and both are viable
"That's alright R2, I'd like to keep it on manual control for awhile" - Luke Skywalker
Thanks!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching.
So great! Love seeing you messing with CNC, it’s so fun and is DEFINITELY real woodworking.
April I have been watching your videos for the last year and wanted to say you have inspired me to start making gifts out of wood for friends and family. This is something I have always been interested in but never thought a woman would do but after seeing one of your videos I told my husband that I had found a woman who was like me and wasn't afraid to tackle anything. Keep up the good work and inspiring videos.
That is awesome! Thanks for the feedback and never stop creating what makes you happy. Cheers!
Sincere Congratulations on reaching 1,000,000 subscribers April. The sky is the limit.
Hi April, this was a good and informative video. I recently retired after 27 years in woodworking in 2 commercial shops and my own. The last shop was the only one that had a cnc router. Having spent 12 years in years in engineering as a machine designer, I can truly appreciate the use of cnc in woodworking. The last shop I worked in , we did mostly commercial work for contractors on schools, hospitals and churches. Without the cnc some of these jobs would be nearly impossible. I have a set of sawhorses, which were cut on the cnc, they are in 3 pieces and go together using some long slots to hold them together. I enjoy your videos and admire your enthusiasm . BEST OF LUCK ALWAYS
I've been learning CNC for over a year, and have thought up some projects. Naturally, your first installment on CNC blows my ideas out of the water. Great imagination you have.
The "is cnc real woodworking" debate is ridiculous. It's mostly advanced by people who are afraid of technology. If cnc isn't real woodworking, they should sell their electric drills, circular saws, and routers, and start doing things like they were done back in the "good old days" before electricity. Hand saws, chisels, and crank drills.
I love the idea of the vacuum hold down, but still not quite clear as to how well they hold when a workpiece is much smaller than the bed of the cnc. Do you have to block off the unused vacuum holes?
This was a very enjoyable video. Thanks!
: ) Aw thanks Jim. The vacuum bed works crazy good. It can easily hold parts about 12" or larger without tabs. If you only have a portion of the bed covered you can turn off and on different sections that aren't being used.
Cnc, non-cnc, as long as you're making stuff and happy!! That's what matters. Soooooo jealous of the new shop. Congrats on all you've done and getting ready to do. Looking forward to seeing what you accomplish. Thanks for sharing.
The little girl who makes it to the bigs. Congratz on all your crazy successes at the expense of hard work, determination and most importantly NO FEAR (which is believing in ones self). You are on quite the journey and I'm happy just to experience a little of it thru your great videos. You go girl!
It isn't that I don't think CNC is a legitimate woodworking too, it is that your machine would take up 50% of my work area and 1000% of my budget! Keep making cool projects with whatever tools you choose. Thanks April!
It was awsome to see what great pojects you made by that machine. The possibilities are unlimited with this cnc. I think it must be awsome to have a cnc like this!
Hey April,
Congrats on the new CNC.
One quick tip for CNC with vacuum bed: There is no need to add tabs to hold down the pieces, just make the cut in two passes.
If your material is 18mm for exaple, make the first pass at -15mm and the second thru. Make the first cut for all the geometries you have and then pass again thru the entire depth. When the cutting bit cuts only 2-3mm it has very little ressistence and this reduces the chance for the parts to move. This also extends the cutting bit life.
Enjoy!
One Million Viewers !!!! You deserve all the credit. You have worked hard to get to this point. Your work with the CNC looks like you were like a kid with a new toy. That is the best way to learn the in's and out;s of the new machine.
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No debate for me the CNC is just another tool that allows your creativity to be realised. Keep up the good work!
Love the stools. So basic and useful. You can be so creative with Sketch Up and a CNC.
One Million subscribers ??? WOW. Congratulations April. That is amazing.
The CNC is just another feather in your cap and since I have met you in person and followed you pretty much since the beginning I see the progress and how your skils have grown!
Personally, I don't care about the debate on CNC machines. I can't afford one myself, and even if I could, I don't have the space right now to use one. But the cost factor holds true on many of the tools that a lot of maker channels use (especially this one; April's shop by its self is basically a giant advertisement for tools I can't afford at this point). I watch these channels for ideas on things to make, to see what processes other people use, and to think of ways that I can improve on them using what tools and techniques I do have available. If you've got the tool, great, go ahead and use it. If you don't, then use your brain and come up with a solution that works with what you do have. That's really what is at the heart of being a maker; figuring it out for yourself. Any time you spend whining about not having a particular tool (or whining that someone else does have it) is time you could be spending coming up with an alternate solution.
I like how you over come any issues related to size, weight, number of arms needed by organization and process (ex. placing plywood sheets at the end of your CNC counter.
As your stool project demonstrated with the CNCed legs and the hand made top- it's an adjunct helping you expand the scope, quality and quantity of your designs and concepts. It's even more useful with cutting up steel parts for precision fit. But Dayum, those chickens cracked me up too!
Your enthusiasm for the chicken egg holders makes this video!. Great work.
April. I started watching you while you were still getting your old shop comfortable to work in. I'm really happy to see how far you have come. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
Congratulations on the CNC machine.
I would love to have a shop like yours, along with the equipment.
Great projects.
Blessings to you and your family
A cnc brings nothing if you are not a creative person. But you are very creative and optimizing anything! Very good Video!
April.....I will never have the time or the money for a machine like this, but I loved watching you make things with it! Good luck with it and enjoy! I do love the wood Harness plate and decimal equivalents as well.
Fraction to decimal chart = GENIUS! I need to make one for myself.
P.S. I love you and your channel!
Or you could just go metric and make life much easier ;-)
Murray de Lues too true. Lol
@@MurraydeLues I still wonder why people actually use inches or imperial units they are really hard to work with. Also they aren't accurate like metric cm or mm. All i understand is just for showing royalty. The British guys actually made imperial unit. They wanted this to be used by whole world. Metric is king of utits why?? Because simple things are good.
You can print it on paper as well and laminate it and hang there. Instead of engraving it all the way long just because you have CNC :)
"Traditional" or CNC? You need passion, creativity and the desire to build. You have all of that and more. Congrats 1,000,000+
: ) Thank you very much for the support.
Thanks for mentioning SketchUp. I tried to learn it a few years ago and gave up. But as a result of seeing it again on your channel I dove into it and now I do all of my designs and drawings with it and I love it.
Thank you for the videos! I found your videos when I wanted to make a water fountain years ago and glad to see your business and skills have grown!
Awesome! Thank you! Glad you are still along for the ride. Thanks for watching.
Love the CNC signs. Excellent idea of which the red one is my favourite
It's amazing going back and watching this video. Four CNC's now I believe? SO impressive!
Thanks! It's been quite the journey for sure. Thanks for watching.
I'm happy for you April. Glade to see you are having fun w your CNC machines
So impressed, you have a unbelievable imagination, and the ability to produce it. You rock..... I love to sew
: ) Thank you, it's so much fun to me.
Brilliant idea with the extra vacuum hose for clean up! Why didn't I think of that? If you want to save time on pieces that you are going to round the edges, try out a point round over bit. Very useful!
I see nothing wrong with CNC work. You still have to know what your doing, how the shapes take form, ect. Love the design's and the charts are very cool. Definitely something worth cranking out for others to buy.
That looks like it's a blast. The chickens are the coolest thing you made. I think
: ) Thanks, I do like those.
WOW!! What a cool machine! I have been debating whether to get a CNC or not. This video confirmed that yes, I can really justify getting one, but only a small one. Oh, and CONGRATS on reaching one million Subscribers!!! That is awesome and well-deserved.
Supper cool, I am a huge sketchup user, mainly for 3d printing.. but I do wood working too. I just learned from your video how to bridge the gap between sketchup and Vcarve!! Thank you soooo much for sharing!!! love your videos!!!
You are like an energizer bunny. You just go and go and go. Love your perspective.
Another great video! My mom wanted chickens,so I built a cool for her. I showed her your egg holders and she LOVES it. Thanks, guess what she wants now.....lol
I loved this video, April! I just bought my first CNC (I went with the Bob's CNC Evolution 4). I have it all assembled, but haven't powered it up yet. Thank you for sharing all these ideas, as well as the files! Great video!
Don't be afraid to do CNC or other projects. I am interested in CNC. I like the variety of your channel. Some projects I have so little interest in but many I find informative and I follow. You will never make everyone happy.
Loved the video. We have a 4x8 CNC at the school where I teach. I just learned how to use it and the search bar brought me to this video. It was great. I'm gonna be making me a hammer, that's my next project! Thanks for your enthusiasm and clear descriptions. I'll be sticking around to see what else you do. Hope it includes more CNC projects.
Congratulations on reaching 1,000,000 subscribers, April. You are definitely worth the time to watch. I have learned much. The new machine is really super! Enjoy. God bless y'all !!!
Enjoyed the video! When working,use whatever is available to make the job easier and quicker. Nothing wrong with that.
I agree. : )
Congratulations! 1,000, 000+ Subs! You've come a long way young lady! Love your vids and watching everything evolve from that one little shop you had.
: ) Thank you very much for the support
Superb use of your machine. I first used CNC on a small centre lathe in 1989. Primarily working with metals. Still lots of skills required for CNC work and foresight too.
Oh yes, people who like to complain about the lack of skill needed for CNCs has obviously never used one. : )
Great video, you've obviously worked hard to be able to afford such a tool. As for those who say this isn't woodworking, I say "bah!" You came up with a design, used tools you have available to you and make them your own. I've loved watching your videos for a long time, and it's been fun watching you expand your shop and your skills. I can't wait to show these videos to my daughter as an inspiration of what some creativity and hard work can achieve. Keep up the great work!!
"Afford."
Love it! No stopping you April You are a true inspiration. Have shared your videos with a few female friends of mine that were afraid of tools and now they can't get enough after watching your journey. :)
Congrats April.
Woodworking has many different aspects from people that only turn, to people that just use archaic hand tools, to more modern tools. A CNC machine is just another tool and it has it's place in the industry. Especially in mass production, it allows things to be made quicker and with less labor, which also means more reasonable prices.
While people love a lot of hand crafted items, they just wont or can't pay those prices. At the same time they want to increase wages, which leads to even higher prices and don't see this as a self defeating prophecy. Add that to fewer people wanting to learn the trades and more or more things will have to be automated.
So you do what you need to do, because those in the know, know that it still takes a lot of skill to design even things made through automation. Then you still end up putting a lot of time and skill into finishing. This saves you from having to hire extra labor, charging higher prices, then people saying it's too expensive and it was probably made by someone other than you.
I think the CNC machine is an excellent move for you.
It is so smart to place your sheet goods so you just have to slide them onto your CNC! I had no idea you could score styrene with this kind of a machine. Very neat to use that for your templates! Nice one!
I was trying to figure out why you built such a big shop...now i know!! very cool.
Everything's bigger in Texas. Workshops are no exception.
Seems like wallets are in the same boat!!
Yacht I should say.
I love how happy you are after finishing a project..😂😂. I wish you all the best and that smile always.
Congrats on your subscriber count AND on your new CNC system!! I will most likely never rise to the CNC level but certainly admire any maker that can so seamlessly integrate it into other maker disciplines. Woodworking seems to be a natural medium for CNC, so you go for it, Lady!! Have you entered into the 3D printing arena yet? Another discipline that should fit seamlessly into other maker fields. You continue to amaze and inform me and entertain like very few others!! Keep up the great work, April!!
Congrats on your new router.
I have one, the only thing i can recommend is to have a air gun to blow the dust off the cnc bed faster, and for painted projects I i paint the board then mill off the paint with the cnc instead of sanding by hand.
What a nice group of projects. Love the chicken and egg projects. To me, CNC is a good way to go if you have space an need for production work.
Thank you!
dearest April
I've been following you for a long time and I really appreciate your projects, and also the sympathy and enthusiasm you put into the work, I followed the evolution of the new laboratory, a dream of all of us makers, today, watching the video, I had a reflection: with all this technology, the do-it-yourself is no less ?, the thrill of creating something really artisanal ?. I hope not to be misunderstood, mine is not a criticism because your talent is safe.
I greet you and embrace you cordially
Antonino, from Sardynia Italy
I want one. Seriously though, I'm impressed by all neat things you've made with it. Enjoyed the video and all information. That first stool was ingenious with its simplicity. Thanks for posting. Glad you're having so much fun with it.
:) Thank you, that first stool is certainly my favorite.
Amazing Iam blown away ... South Africa
I've been using a Shopbot CNC since 2006. You need to clear a space on your wall for the many jigs you ultimately make to hold down parts. Check out making vertical hold down jigs for holding parts to make dovetail and boxjoint joints. Check out a program called "JointCam".
Also after you get your feet wet on CNC look into getting an "Indexer" where you can make round or 3d, or spiral columns on your CNC. Also look into Aspire (upgrade from vcarve) for creating 3d creations in the round. I make hollow spiral lally column covers among many other things on my indexer. You can create plans for jigs and sell along with plans for projects. You are opening up a whole other avenue of creation for yourself. Good luck and if you need pointers to cool stuff just ask.
having been a sketchup person for so long, now that i have a smaller cnc there are so many things that irk me about the way it handles some things. definitely trying to get the hang of fusion so it can all be rolled into one place
Woah! You spent more on that cnca machine than I did my house! Crazy good investment on your part! Amazing
awesome, you can even use the CNC for acrylics too
April, your videos are the best and thjs one was no exception! CNC ? why not! You are a awesome maker. Please keep up the great work. Oh yeah I love the egg holders.
If your having trouble cutting with the drag knife you need to to have a material to ever so slightly cut into below. Try just craft foam. That is what we use on our ungodly expensive cnc table we have for prototyping packaging. If your still having trouble look for a oscillating attachment.
loved the egg holders please keep the videos coming
just a quick thanks for including the UP in that michigan bottle cap holder, April! I bought one online once from somewhere and it only came with the Lower Peninsula. i was like "WTF i want my whole state!"
Nice ideas, April 👍 Lovely to see, how happy you are, using your CNC ❤️
Yes, the cnc is a great tool. Thanks for watching.
those signs looked amazing
In SketchUp, if you save your file as a SketchUp 2016 file, you can import that directly into aspire. Choose import vectors, and select the file. There are some setting to calibrate, but I usually import XY and Z vectors and delete the ones I don’t need. They import as a group that you can ungroup and work with... easier than DXF image conversion IMO
That CNC looks so fun
I am glad to see you will be including CNC in upcoming projects. We should always be using the best tool available and for many projects these days, it's the CNC. How about Laser Engraver/Cutter in the future.
Hello April, very cool video. I operate several cnc machines for a custom window and entry way factory (Signature Door Inc). Glad to see you enjoy the cnc world so much. Just a tip for moving full sheets of ply, osb, mdf materials and things of that nature - look into a “Gorilla Gripper”. Its a handtool designed so that one person can move full sheets around easily and safely. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
Starts making rulers and now has a shop that would make Norm Abram jealous. You rock!
i might be late to this, but you should get a motorized standing desk to help with moving large sheets. I got one, added wheels to it and expanded the top with 2 x 4s to hold big sheets. Most of these can handle hundreds of pounds and makes moving large or heavy sheets really easy at whatever level you need. Nice machine, I'm jealous. 😀
WOW! You are GREAT and your videos are absolutely fantastic!! Thank you!
Those AW decals on the CNC are awesome.
for the jenka scale you should inlay each type of wood! great job april they look great!
Hi April. Absolutely love your videos. My workshop is very tiny approximately 8' x 6' so im limited to what a can put in there. Im from NZ and have been carving for over 40 years. Though i enjoy this the view of having a CNC machine for some projects would be really cool. Perhaps one day.
Wood Craft is working with your hands, tools, imagination! I've made many pieces unplugged, but trust me I still love power! Anyone that talks smack about being a purest only, build something with only hand tools no power, start with raw lumber.
This CNC is massive😍, I have the X-carve and the possibilities are endless
Love your new toy. Sure you'll try everything under the sun with it.
: ) I hope so. I love learning new things.
Love the channel also like longer shows. I like when you show more detailed steps. As for the CNC like the drag racers used to say "you run what you brung" . Meaning use what you have. Keep up the good work and give us some longer shows.
Great video. Looking at cnc’s myself
I like all your ideas and think you are one of the smartest people I know.
That drag knife essentially makes it so you have one of the biggest cutter plotter machines like I use for vehicle graphics which is really awesome .
yes! Pretty dang cool
Muy buenas ideas April, saludos desde las Islas Canarias, España.
Hi, April here from.San Antonio, Texas Enjoy all your videos keep doing what your doing!!!
April, it's kind of important that eggs are stored the right way up, you placed them in upside down. The thin tip has to be pointing down at all times to keep the yolk and air sack in place which keeps the egg fresh.
You have kids? I've been watching your videos for over a year now and that's the first time you've mentioned them. Congrats on the badass CNC as well!
So proud to say that I watch your channel! I can’t believe how far you have come over the years. Watching you use your new tools and your new skills While remembering your videos from way back totally make me appreciateYour dedication to learning and continue to do what makes you happy. You are proof of the rewards that you can get if you just get off your butt and do something! Congrats! I always look forward to the next video! And where is Cody? He’s cool too!
April you inspire me
Muy lindo trabajo y la maquina espetacular 👍👍👍👍
Great video. I have a baby CNC at home. Just a little xCarve. But I LOVE it. I also have access to a 4'x8' ShopBot at the Makerspace I work at. I get flack all the time for "cheating" using the CNC and lasers. But you said it perfectly... They are in the niche of making... And that's where my passion lies. And... You've definitely already proven yourself as a very talented woodworker. Love all your videos. Hope to see more of the CNC from time to time.
i dont use vaccum to clean when is cutting, the dust help to keep the part on its place. When finish the cut i turn on the vaccum and clean using a gcode path very fast .
Congratulations on the new CNC! Love the charts / wall info art! I can't wait until your imagination comes up with the next crazy/brilliant project. Greetings from North-central Texas.
: ) ha, thank you