Sir thank you for taking the time to record this. I am a two year old liver transplant and i am disabled for the rest of my life. I just ordered my first cnc machine and looking to make a living doing and well making things. Steve
I had the same experience about hesitating about accumulating another expensive fleeting interest when I got my laser cutter, but in this case it was a brilliant purchase, and it has paid for itself several times as well as given me infinite creative inspiration over the 3 years since I got it.
Thanks for the no-nonsense and straight-to-the-point video! I loathe when people spend 5 minutes to just even get on topic, and waste a lot of time on tangents and the minutiae of their lives. Great job. :-)
Nice to see someone of your age embracing this amazing technology and doing a damn good job with it. The signs look amazing. I'm building a hobby CNC and soaking up ideas. Was nice to see both sides of the actual cutting and your sincerity has earned you a rare sub from me :)
It is nice to see a gent of my age having a go from scratch. One is never to old until it is too late! I am going to build one, with several uses in mind. I appreciate and endorse some of the comments, but stumbling in the dark is part of learning. To get a fine edge and surface, another person bulk cuts the material and finishes with a finer, slower pass with the same tool. He is not using pine though. To stop bleeding he also spray paints the cut area with clear coat to seal, and then applies the final paint. I subscribed.
my wife actually said no. I still did it. my shapeoko, my lathe, and now my 60 watt laser engraver. after I bought each tool she began putting in orders for what she wanted me to make.
signs are an easy way to make funds. and there are so many possibilities out there. second time ive watched this . greatr vid thanks for your insight. it got me making signs for teachers and got me making a little pocket money.
I'm an old guy like you that's been married for a long time. I feel your pain. Great video. I'm looking at buying a CNC machine myself and have to run it by the wife as well.
Really enjoyed your video. I'm soon going to be purchasing a CNC to play around with and your video was very helpful. I have a tip for you if you care to consider it. I'm a painter by trade and this may save you some time and help with the life of your signs. The tip is to use a clear wood primer. This will have a couple different benefits for you. After you apply your masking to your sign and have finished cutting, brush in the clear primer. This will seal the edges of the masking preventing the finish colors from bleeding behind the masking. Once its dry you can now either brush on the finish or since the wood is now sealed with primer you can spray paint the finish and it will cover much better than it did without the primer. The signs will also last longer due to the primer. You can get a product like Killz Klear primer at Home Depot or Lowes. Hope this helps Thanks for the video, I'm subscribed and look forward to more.
Thanks for the comment. Great idea on the primer! I’ll try that on the next one I do. I’m especially worried about how long these are going to last. I’m in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina and we get snow and freezing in the winter. Will be a real pain if they all degrade quickly…I’ll have to replace all of them and that’s no fun…
To reduce or reduce the effect of seepage under the oramask make you first coat of paint black the same as your base colour then apply the white letter paint. Your came out great.
i have owned a Shapeoko for about 6 years and have made several address signs. Your video was a great help and has convinced me to get back into signs after a two-year hiatus. I had been using Inkscape but the Vetric software looks more direct from design to ready to carve. Thanks
Clicked it for the CNC video. Sub'd for the married couple humor. :) Currently building a CNC machine from scratch myself. Nice to see some of the steps that are needed 'after' the build. Currently everything in our channel is Open Source based. So I may start off trying to do my 3D-Modeling in Blender and using LinuxCNC to drive my rig. But if I ever reach a point of trying to monetize the work I might have to spend the money for the Vectric software. Most everyone seems to agree on it being the best.
I saw my future right now :D With my acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, ukulele, fly tying kit, few fly rods, small woodworking shop and yes.. I have no CNC router, only new small 3D printer. I'm still waiting for a good time to buy CNC router :) But my wife only say "if you want it, then buy it" on new equipment every time.
I might have been exaggerating about her comment, but she’s happy I bought it now. I’ve been paying for all my tools and “toys” with money I made on the CNC for over a year. I do like my hobbies!
Great video and step by step explanation. I have been woodworking for many years and am considering a CNC as a way to expand my skills and keep me busy in retirement. Thanks for sharing your process.
I started in 2018 by buying a used stock Shapeoko. The primary things I made with it was a better Shapeoko 3. I upgraded it pretty much as far as possible without replacing the X and Y v-wheels with linear rails. I sold it two days after the Shapeoko Pro was announced. Purchased the Pro on October 15th 2020 and have been building a new shop to have it at my house instead of 15 miles away at my previous shop. I'm not planning on making a huge deal of money but I love the hobby and I have made a incredible amount of friends through the Shapeoko community. Great job on the signs for the county club. Keep up the good work and look into Carveco software before you dump another $350 just to be allowed to use your entire machine with Vetric.
This is a GREAT video. And you did good. Beautiful signs. I have the same habit, got lots of hobbies. My brother always told me, pick one and stick with...😂
Very nice. And you have a great way of showing the CAD/CAM. I learnt a lot more watching this than many other channels put together. It’s a like and subscribe from me 👍
Very well explained, loved it. I'm thinking about getting into this hobby & undecided on my first CNC machine. Thank you for your efforts in taking the time & walking thru.
Thanks for the video. I was looking for software thoughts for sign making. If I could offer a small thought: After the CNC work is done, spray the freshly cut edges with a clear coat. The clear coat will seep under the edge. As it is invisible, (or use the same colour paint that is there, looks black to me) when you paint the white, the places where it will seep under will be sealed already. This means that when you peel back the masking, it will have less seepage. I hope that makes sense. Best J
Great idea! I’ve only had a very few spots where the lettering paint seeped under the oramask, so I’ve just been doing a small touch up. I’ll try some clear finish next time and see how that works…thanks for the comment!
I run that vectric software mate and it is fantastic... the learning curve is spot on ..very intuitive and they have heaps of video's to get you familiar with it...
Marty - that is most impressive! Wow. Your wood working, your narration, your video production skills! Completely impressive and inspirational. Thank you! Now....my wife will be aghast if I tell her I may want a CNC machine.....jeez you make me think bad thoughts 🤣 👍👍
Way to go Marty, I didn't know I needed one of these until I watched this video. BTW, don't let that guitar gather too much dust, playing it more will make you a better woodworker.
Hey, you can practice more guitar and show it was a good investment. Congratulations on you CNC machine and you well done signs. Take a look on the internet for CNC projects to help you have more ideas.
"You know that means no." I am not even married and I know that means no. Good video and nice warning about not dropping the bits. For something that works so hard, they can be quite brittle.
I was looking at making outdoor signs but am concerned about the life of the sign. Sign companies claim 2 -3 years is not acceptable. I saw you mentioned 1.5 years so far. Any thoughts about life expectancy and what is acceptable?
My OCD side couldn't help noticing the arrow head was still not quite correctly alligned after rotating. Never used VCarve, but every drawing package I've used generally has a key ( usually shift ) which when held, forces the rotation to jump in steps, meaning 45 deg or 90 deg rotations are a doddle to achieve accurately.
0:15 best of intro.... "You know that means NO!"
Great video !
Women…
@@bargerwoodworking6703 best intro I have ever seen, very very well done, and it is so true......
Sir thank you for taking the time to record this. I am a two year old liver transplant and i am disabled for the rest of my life. I just ordered my first cnc machine and looking to make a living doing and well making things. Steve
Sorry to read about u being disabled but keep your head up keep a positive attitude find your niche and u will do great god bless
30 seconds into the video and I knew and I could enjoy the whole 25min.
Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure Cesar! Hope it helps!
I had the same experience about hesitating about accumulating another expensive fleeting interest when I got my laser cutter, but in this case it was a brilliant purchase, and it has paid for itself several times as well as given me infinite creative inspiration over the 3 years since I got it.
Thank you for sharing sir👍🍺 And thank you to the Mrs. for her understanding😊
Thanks for the no-nonsense and straight-to-the-point video! I loathe when people spend 5 minutes to just even get on topic, and waste a lot of time on tangents and the minutiae of their lives. Great job. :-)
Nice to see someone of your age embracing this amazing technology and doing a damn good job with it. The signs look amazing. I'm building a hobby CNC and soaking up ideas. Was nice to see both sides of the actual cutting and your sincerity has earned you a rare sub from me :)
It is nice to see a gent of my age having a go from scratch. One is never to old until it is too late! I am going to build one, with several uses in mind.
I appreciate and endorse some of the comments, but stumbling in the dark is part of learning.
To get a fine edge and surface, another person bulk cuts the material and finishes with a finer, slower pass with the same tool. He is not using pine though.
To stop bleeding he also spray paints the cut area with clear coat to seal, and then applies the final paint.
I subscribed.
Retirement has been a blast!
my wife actually said no. I still did it. my shapeoko, my lathe, and now my 60 watt laser engraver. after I bought each tool she began putting in orders for what she wanted me to make.
Her and her friends have put a ton of orders in…
signs are an easy way to make funds. and there are so many possibilities out there. second time ive watched this . greatr vid thanks for your insight. it got me making signs for teachers and got me making a little pocket money.
Makes me happy to hear this! Keep smiling!
Very nice. Will continue to see your videos. San Antonio, Texas
I'm an old guy like you that's been married for a long time. I feel your pain. Great video. I'm looking at buying a CNC machine myself and have to run it by the wife as well.
Nice work, I have been making a few things myself but haven't been able to sell anything. I guess I need to find the customer or market first.
Check your local golf courses...just got another order today for a new bag drop sign.
This was very good. I have watched other vids but they didn't explain things this well.
Great geriatric pace and volume. That's my perfect speed now! I am Septuagenarian, moving forward with grace and confidence. Thank you.
Hey…I resemble that remark…thanks for the comment!!
Me three … 😃
I work in a sign shop. $300 is closer to what the business charges for one. Bet they were super happy.
Really enjoyed your video. I'm soon going to be purchasing a CNC to play around with and your video was very helpful.
I have a tip for you if you care to consider it. I'm a painter by trade and this may save you some time and help with the life of your signs.
The tip is to use a clear wood primer. This will have a couple different benefits for you. After you apply your masking to your sign and have finished cutting, brush in the clear primer. This will seal the edges of the masking preventing the finish colors from bleeding behind the masking. Once its dry you can now either brush on the finish or since the wood is now sealed with primer you can spray paint the finish and it will cover much better than it did without the primer. The signs will also last longer due to the primer.
You can get a product like Killz Klear primer at Home Depot or Lowes.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the video, I'm subscribed and look forward to more.
Thanks for the comment. Great idea on the primer! I’ll try that on the next one I do. I’m especially worried about how long these are going to last. I’m in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina and we get snow and freezing in the winter. Will be a real pain if they all degrade quickly…I’ll have to replace all of them and that’s no fun…
Great job they turned out looking nice. Thanks for sharing your work.
To reduce or reduce the effect of seepage under the oramask make you first coat of paint black the same as your base colour then apply the white letter paint. Your came out great.
Thanks for all the tips!
sign looks beautiful!
i have owned a Shapeoko for about 6 years and have made several address signs. Your video was a great help and has convinced me to get back into signs after a two-year hiatus. I had been using Inkscape but the Vetric software looks more direct from design to ready to carve. Thanks
Very nice signs!
i swear ths is THE BEST TUTORIAL so patient
Thank you so much!
Nice clear explanation of the software settings!
Very good Sean Ireland
Clicked it for the CNC video. Sub'd for the married couple humor. :) Currently building a CNC machine from scratch myself. Nice to see some of the steps that are needed 'after' the build. Currently everything in our channel is Open Source based. So I may start off trying to do my 3D-Modeling in Blender and using LinuxCNC to drive my rig. But if I ever reach a point of trying to monetize the work I might have to spend the money for the Vectric software. Most everyone seems to agree on it being the best.
Never regretted spending that money on Vcarve desktop. Best and easiest out there in my opinion!
Good tutorial for beginners on a lot of different topics. Thank you.
Nice detail and great content. Keep up the great wor!
I saw my future right now :D With my acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, ukulele, fly tying kit, few fly rods, small woodworking shop and yes.. I have no CNC router, only new small 3D printer. I'm still waiting for a good time to buy CNC router :) But my wife only say "if you want it, then buy it" on new equipment every time.
I might have been exaggerating about her comment, but she’s happy I bought it now. I’ve been paying for all my tools and “toys” with money I made on the CNC for over a year. I do like my hobbies!
Thank you for share your experience, it is very usefull
Nice project
Great video and step by step explanation. I have been woodworking for many years and am considering a CNC as a way to expand my skills and keep me busy in retirement. Thanks for sharing your process.
I started in 2018 by buying a used stock Shapeoko. The primary things I made with it was a better Shapeoko 3. I upgraded it pretty much as far as possible without replacing the X and Y v-wheels with linear rails. I sold it two days after the Shapeoko Pro was announced. Purchased the Pro on October 15th 2020 and have been building a new shop to have it at my house instead of 15 miles away at my previous shop. I'm not planning on making a huge deal of money but I love the hobby and I have made a incredible amount of friends through the Shapeoko community.
Great job on the signs for the county club. Keep up the good work and look into Carveco software before you dump another $350 just to be allowed to use your entire machine with Vetric.
Thanks. Taking a look at Carveco now…
nice signs i liked your video i have subscribed take care
Beautiful signs. Just earned another sub!
Thank you!
This is a GREAT video. And you did good. Beautiful signs. I have the same habit, got lots of hobbies. My brother always told me, pick one and stick with...😂
Thanks! I keep finding shiny new things to go towards…
Excellent video sir, the software looks a little daunting but I am sure it is easy to pick up.
subscribed; solid presentation!
Great video brother. Thanks for this 🤙🏾🍻
I am only 41 seconds in to this and I can relate with the hobbies that sitting collecting dust. I am glad to se I am not the only one.
Which Shapeoko CNC machine did you buy? Thanks for sharing. I'm 81 years old.
This is awesome!!! I can see this with my husband in a near future 😍 ☺ 💕 😂 thank you
Good job well done 👍. I learned a lot from you. Thanks
Wow ! Wonderful job sir .. I’d love to make bird 🦢 tables I’m learning here
Great no nonsense video! I’m getting a cnc soon and I like that vectric software. You did a great job explaining it as well. Gained a subscriber!
Great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it.
The intro made me laugh so much, I can relate, I have a ton of hobbies that I cycle through and I have been looking at a CNC machine recently :(
Very well explained. Thank you.
Really appreciate it! Love your videos…have watched several!
I too have a collection of ‘dusty hobbies’.
Very well done video!
Someday I’ll get around to them…probably when I can’t sell them
Very nice. And you have a great way of showing the CAD/CAM. I learnt a lot more watching this than many other channels put together. It’s a like and subscribe from me 👍
Thanks!
Fantastic job.
Very well explained, loved it. I'm thinking about getting into this hobby & undecided on my first CNC machine. Thank you for your efforts in taking the time & walking thru.
Nice job! Just purchased a Shapeoko as well and this was very helpful!
Thanks Dennis!
Awesome video. Keep them coming.
Thanks Jesse! Having too much fun playing golf this season, but I’ve got a few in the works…
Beautiful job. Thank you
you can put the used roller into the fridge. for a few days. and they are ready to go after 15 minutes or so
Never heard of that…I’ll have to try it. How do you explain it to your wife?
Very nice job, good explanation
Thanks Ray!
Great work, totally relatable. Liked and subbed.
Thanks!
Cool signs by the way.
Thanks Dad!
Thanks for the video.
I was looking for software thoughts for sign making.
If I could offer a small thought:
After the CNC work is done, spray the freshly cut edges with a clear coat. The clear coat will seep under the edge. As it is invisible, (or use the same colour paint that is there, looks black to me) when you paint the white, the places where it will seep under will be sealed already. This means that when you peel back the masking, it will have less seepage.
I hope that makes sense.
Best
J
Great idea! I’ve only had a very few spots where the lettering paint seeped under the oramask, so I’ve just been doing a small touch up. I’ll try some clear finish next time and see how that works…thanks for the comment!
I run that vectric software mate and it is fantastic... the learning curve is spot on ..very intuitive and they have heaps of video's to get you familiar with it...
Thanks, you did help me.
Awesome video. I have a Shapeoko 2 (pre-X-Carve ) I need to put into service. Very cool you were able to find work for it so quickly. Thanks
Thanks Ryan! Blow the dust off and get to it!
Great video ... Good on you to think of a business need and chase after it.
Thanks!
Thanks for your video from Russia:)
Speach is calm. Annotation is clear.
Subscribed!
Good luck!
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Terrific video. Thanks for the step by step and suggested pricing. I just ordered my CNC so the waiting/studying begins
Thanks Bradley! Just got another order over $1,000 from the same country club. It definitely works!
lovely job
Thanks so much!
By the way i like you style ! no music, calm and just video and some explanation !
I would have my guitar music, but it’s so bad no one would listen…thanks for the comment!
I saw those guitars as wall ornaments …. Exact same here 😃 … they sound better hanging around anyways!
One of these years…when I get older, maybe I’ll figure out that darn guitar
Thank you. Great work.
Great job, Marty!
Thanksa Kirsten! Abe is next...
Loved the wife comment... So True!
Thanks Mark...I’ve learned how to comply
Awesome breakdown on the process from start to finish! One day i will add a CNC machine to my shop!
Thanks! Get one…you won’t regret it!
Marty - that is most impressive! Wow. Your wood working, your narration, your video production skills! Completely impressive and inspirational. Thank you! Now....my wife will be aghast if I tell her I may want a CNC machine.....jeez you make me think bad thoughts 🤣 👍👍
Go John Go!
Wow This was great. Subscribed. Thank you. ✋🏻
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing.
Way to go Marty, I didn't know I needed one of these until I watched this video. BTW, don't let that guitar gather too much dust, playing it more will make you a better woodworker.
Thanks Dave! Still having trouble finding time to practice guitar. Someday...
Excellent job
Thanks John!
Hey, you can practice more guitar and show it was a good investment. Congratulations on you CNC machine and you well done signs. Take a look on the internet for CNC projects to help you have more ideas.
Unfortunately it’s still collecting dust…do men really dust? Thanks for the comment!
@@bargerwoodworking6703 build a guitar stand with your CNC. After that sell both
Really enjoyed the video. Been debating getting a CNC.
It’s surprising how much I’m using it in my woodworking. This week I made a custom backgammon board in walnut with epoxy in the diamonds
Love your opening. I'm in the same boat!
Lots of people in that boat…thanks for the comment!
Great job
Thanks!
Very nicely explained! Thank you!
Thanks Shane!
"You know that means no." I am not even married and I know that means no.
Good video and nice warning about not dropping the bits. For something that works so hard, they can be quite brittle.
Thanks!
The comment "my other hobbies collecting dust" made me laugh. I have the same affliction.
The corners look really sharp. Is that right? What diameter mill are you using there? Great results!
Those look great, good job.
Thanks Chris!
Awesome. Made me go out and buy a CNC 👍👍👍👍
You go Mark! Enjoy the ride…follow instructions carefully, and when you don’t, it’s a learning experience
That was a great video looking forward to more.
Thank you!
This was a great tutorial. I was worried about learning to program one and you explained it well
Thanks…Vcarve is pretty intuitive. Have fun!
Love this. You should totally do some light cnc on your guitar if its been collecting dusts
That's the plan! Unfortunately my fingers will not cooperate...
Awesome work by the way. Learned many things!
Glad to hear it! ThankS!
You earned a sub my friend.
Hello, just subscribed! Great content
Thanks very much!
Great Work !
Thank you!
Some great help well worth subscribing too
Thank you Jane!
Great video...you have a new subscriber!
Thank you Mason!
I was looking at making outdoor signs but am concerned about the life of the sign. Sign companies claim 2 -3 years is not acceptable. I saw you mentioned 1.5 years so far.
Any thoughts about life expectancy and what is acceptable?
My OCD side couldn't help noticing the arrow head was still not quite correctly alligned after rotating. Never used VCarve, but every drawing package I've used generally has a key ( usually shift ) which when held, forces the rotation to jump in steps, meaning 45 deg or 90 deg rotations are a doddle to achieve accurately.
Just read the manual. hold down the ALT key to rotate in exact 15 deg increments.
Thanks..didn’t know that…I think the image was slight rotated which gave the illusion it was not aligned.
you should just use rename to change the name. when you edited the name and calculated again it changed the tool number and bit size for both.
I’ll try that next time! Thanks!