How to Make an American Flag Bottle Opener with a CNC Machine!

Click to Subscribe: / @aetimberpine Hey Everyone,
In this video, Ill be showing you how you can use Carbide Create to carve small bottle openers using your Shapeoko CNC or whatever CNC you're using. You don't have to use Carbide Create to be able to make this.
Ill be showing you step by step on how to make an American Flag Circle Bottle Opener.
We'll be covering the following:
1. How to get an American Flag within a small circle vector
2. How to carve the flag (CNC Settings Provided)
3. How to cut out the openers from a larger piece of material using the contour toolpath and setting up tabs
4. How to create a bottle opener slot to set your openers
5. How to carve out the opener slot (hint: pocket toolpath)
6.How not to use the bottle opener (Demonstration provided by me)
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[@justinbanks2380]

Just found your channel and definitely already picking up tips on using carbide create and ideas for projects!
Definitely worth subscribing to! Look forward to going through previous videos and new ones as they come!

[@aetimberpine]

Thank you Justin.
My niche is flag making but I try to remind viewers that the tips and skills can be applied to whatever your niche is.
Glad I can help!

[@pedrodheming2044]

Great idea. Sir. Thank you for your video. And thank you for sharing your knowledge. Muchas bendiciones

[@aetimberpine]

Thank you Pedro. [e-mail], if you have any questions on 1on1 training. We can discuss your goals. Saludos!

[@JohnColgan.]

Great video, practice on coke bottle, beer bottle when you're older

[@aetimberpine]

HahHa thanks John! My wife was like, “you can’t post that!” We got to be able to laugh at ourselves sometimes.
I’m a liquor kind of guy anyway!

[@ericmacconnell5188]

These are awesome. I am trying to make some openers for my fellow firefighters. I want to put the Maltese cross with their unit number and our dept. on them. Is there a way to set the tool paths in carbide create for the top and set up tool paths for opener pocket on the back without having to carve the back of all of them separately?
Thank you. Keep up the great content.

[@aetimberpine]

Hey Eric,
The only thing i Can think of is you could carve the designs and then flip over the material and cut the pockets and cut them out.
The only thing is you’d have to be able to get the material in exact in the spot to be able to carve out openers.
My table and clamping method is not exact but I think if you have a good method you may be do this.

[@ericmacconnell5188]

@@aetimberpine Thank you. When you carve out the back of yours how do you locate your bit and make sure it is in the center of your opener?
Thanks again.

[@aetimberpine]

@@ericmacconnell5188 when I carved the slots for the bottle openers I changed my settings to set zero in the center of the material rather than the bottom left. So that allows my x,y and z zeroes to be set all in the same spot, the center of the material.
Good question, I should have mentioned that.

[@curveball99]

Awesome Video, they turned out great! Was your intent for these to be used as a coaster/bottle opener combo or just bottle opener?
Quick question for you, I've been playing around with making some coasters lately and have been struggling with choosing a heat resistant finish. So far I've tried Shellac and Lacquer; but when I set a hot mug on them-they stick together. I've read polyurethane may be the way to go. Was wondering if you had any insight to offer? Thanks for your content, it's great!

[@JohnColgan.]

I use polyurethane often, cups stick occasionally. the best non stick coating I've used for coasters is boiled linseed oil on plain wood, let it soak in overnight. If carving on plywood, coat blo 1st, let it dry few days, then carve. Otherwise it seeps out & crystallises on open endgrain

[@aetimberpine]

I didn’t even think about it being a coaster/opener combo. I’ll use that in my sales pitch haha.
As far as sealers, I’m a big fan of water-based polyurethane. It dries fast and 2-3 coats gives good protection.
I have read that oil based is also really good for year but I have not tried oil based in a long time since it Can discolor stain so I have stuck with water based.
If I were doing more work without color and more natural woods I would consider oil based.

[@user-qr2zv9rb3r]

How did you zero the back?

[@aetimberpine]

I zeroed it just like the front. Set it on the table and used paper method.
The only thing is I had a really bad make shift jig to hold the openers and so once I set it once I didn’t set it again. I just re-ran the same project over again until all the backs were cut out.