Tip for ya. Change your plunge rate to 100. It makes your cuts so much faster. You’re normally not going deeper than .25 any way so going with 100 for the plunge rate will decrease your overall project cut time. All the movements up and down are faster. Just try it and thank me later lol
@@djclarke23605 Oh awesome - I'll give that a shot. Still working on perfecting the settings with the v-bit, but would love to cut down on time from 22 minutes. Thanks!
I love these youtubers... 250 sales 40k followers... experts in their craft... maybe if you created more product instead of trying to make content you wouldnt have 250 sales... thanks for the idea. We will sell these for $35.
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 - You're missing the point. I'm not going for volume, I do it because it's fun. Don't lose sight of that. The money is an added bonus. If I wanted to make this sign making my full-time gig, it would be way different. Content creation and selling digital plans is WAY more lucrative for me at the moment and it's all passive income.
@@CasualBuilds hey man, I'm used to making cornoles and charcuterie boards and picnic tables but wanting to broad out a bit more that I got some money saved up from it. What cnc machine do you recommend? Don't listen to the weird online haters. Their lives must not be where they want it to be yet :(
Suggestions for you. When I do signs like this, I do three key holes in the back, one is centered, the other two are 16" on center so they can either use one screw or use two if they want it going stud to stud. And I print a sticker and place it on the back explaining the holes placed right near the center hole. I've received so many great comments back on these stickers. Another sticker I print is the name of my business, my email address and website so if they need to recommend me to someone, it's right on the back of the sign. I've received numerous job projects this way. Two simple stickers and your helping your business.
It's not a huge sign going stud to stud would be pointless on something that small!! If it was a huge sign or something the size of a TV set then for sure but I understand what u mean just not really necessary for this little sign a good long tac would hold it on the wall or just 1 pic nail would do fine
First time watching one of your builds,it popped up as a recommendation. Now I have a playlist put together,we are planning on painting our kitchen cabinets this weekend so that’s next on the list to view. Sending regards from the uk 🇬🇧 hope your channel goes from strength to strength.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
As mentioned below shellac the board before putting the Oramask on...I also seal the "v-carved" letters so there is no paint bleed through. Also you need to shellac both sides as the board will warp with no finish on one side.
Alternatively -- stain the board, then shellac it , then carve it. Then, when you paint the letters you can just wipe off the excess paint instead of needing the masking
@steamboat shellac doesn’t dissolve with mineral spirits (it’s solvent is alcohol) so you can wipe excess paint with mineral spirits and shellac will be ok
This is a quality build and great value for $50. As a content creator myself I respect the amount of time you put into this and focus on the details to inspire others to build something awesome. You have a new subscriber. 👍🏼
I was thinking the same thing. For $50 (including shipping) it seems like he is pretty much breaking even (when you account for time as well). Great value!
Its vinyl.. if it was hand painted id agree... Is watching a vinyl cutter cut your lettering too difficult for you? Vinyl is $1 for 1x2 foot piece... you would get 2 to 3 signs off $1 of material...
I would say Bravo on the breakdown of your steps. What you should be really proud of as well is your shop and set up. Your items and area is clean and organized and you have your shop vac there and available. Space to work. Your clamps in the back were all lined up waiting for their next job. It's a shop I want to work in because it feels like everything has a place, I have room to work, and I have access to everything I need. Very nice.
Very nice video! Great way of showing the different techniques. I'm from Europe, $50 really sounds like there's hardly any margin left for profit. Maybe also nice to see a pricing video for these kinds of projects. Taking into account material cost, cnc cost, time, shipping and what it comes down to in the end in terms of profit / hourly wage.
I recently tried using a propane blow torch on a custom outdoor pine bench. It turned out way nicer / cooler looking than I ever thought basic pine would. Give it a shot sometime. Fun video 👍
Great video, awesome product!! Small tip with sanding after your finish, I use a 0000 steel wool, gives the finish a great smooth finish and gets into the grooves a bit easier.
Nice job broham! As a guy starting a new business and juggling still being in the service and deploying, it’s nice to come across videos that inspire. You gained another subscriber.
Awesome job looking from here in Australia! I’m just starting out carving signs with a 3000 Dremel and will sell on Etsy here. My daughter is setting up to sell T’s etc with a beach design on Etsy. Thank you.
I just want to say thank you for making such a wonderful video. You really make it easy to understand. You have great energy and communication skills. I wish you well and I look forward to learning more! I respect your openness and humility! Great job. I will share this with everyone I know that this will help. Happy New Year!
Actually, this will produce tear out along the edge grain when doing the end grain first. Using a router table, you want to do an edge grain side first, then rotate 90deg clockwise. Repeat.
You might try putting a single layer of your shellac over your stain BEFORE masking with oramask for 2 reasons: 1) the mask will stick better to the shellac than to the oil based stain, therefore eliminating any potential paint bleeds after your carve and 2) if the shellac is covering the face of the sign and you accidentally get paint on it when peeling your mask, you can wipe the paint off! The shellac keeps it from being absorbed into the wood so no need to sand any stray paint away.
Here's an idea that can speed up your project: stain the board with something dark, and then carve (which will expose the unstained brighter wood underneath), and ship it. No masking or painting shenanigans
Thank you for the step by step description of how you go through and lay out your plan on one master computer, then transfer to the workhorse computer on the CNC. I suspect most people who use a CNC have a similar arrangement. I still like watching being and explained in layman's terms.
Pretty awesome, I'm retiring this year and wanted to do something with my spare time where I'm not concerned about making any money, just keeping busy. This would be perfect, love woodworking. Good job explaining all the steps. CNC is a 'game changer' as they like to say. Subscribed!
I myself am a crafter and I truly don't have the thousands of dollars worth of tools that you do. I love watching your ideas I do signs as well however, I wish that someone out there would show us how to do things with wood where it doesn't take tools that a single woman with no garage has and I definitely don't have the room even if I did have the money to buy tools such as you have. It would be nice if someone would show us how to make wood projects without needing tools we don't have I know it can be done and I mean no disrespect I am very happy for you. It would truly be nice to be shown how to do the wood projects without tools that some of us don't have and don't have the money to buy or the space to put them. If you can please share if not I understand keep up the great work
Try using spray paint for the lettering. I've done that in the past and have found that there is less of a chance for that bleed-through to happen. Might save you some time.
I come from a family that has designed and manufactured signs for over 70 years. I’m surprised you produce the sign for $50, much less include shipping. I wouldn’t have booted the computer for 50 bucks - lol. Good video - thanx
Great video. Glad to see you using Easel. I also had easel when i had other cnc then upgraded to larger cnc. Went to vcarve pro, haven't figured it out yet, wished i'd stayed with easel. LOL! THanks
You might want to try gold and silver leaf on a project or two just to see how it turns out...and you should put fragile and or glass stickers when you ship your signs.... I have seen Silverbacks at the zoo handle packages a lot more carefully than most shipping companies.....just saying.
I bought one of those assemble-yourself desks a few years ago. When it arrived -- via FedEx, I have no qualms about naming them -- the box looked like they took the claw end of a hammer and beat it. On both sides. I had to contact the manufacturer and have 3 panels replaced.
curve in the wood is due to more moisture on one face than the other.. putting a damp cloth on the convex side over night will flatten board out with a little practice its quite easy to get flat pieces
@@CasualBuilds I will be there! Spent like the last 4 years before Rona to get my tools. And now have a “respectable” shop myself. So now I am at the point to where I can actually start making some projects my own. I’m working on a cabinet that I am also theme painting the wood grain back in. Should be a great piece when it is done. Won’t be shipping it, but I will sell it locally after. Lol
I loved how you explained all this. But I have to say this is pretty labor intensive for something that only costs 50 dollars - shipping costs. They are beautifully done however!
Maybe save yourself some money - Purchase Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. These are one off purchase programs and they rival the Adobe suite. As a Graphic Design firm, we switched over 2021 and have never looked back. You'd be better off signing up to Envato Elements for a year and you can download a lot of fonts and vector files for your work. Thanks for producing this video - really informative.
With the packaging, I think you said you sometimes just wrap it in the brown craft paper and thats it... no box or bubble wrap. I know its essential just a block of wood but I feel like it would still be pretty prone to dents from the shipping. Is this ever an issue?
What does a vector image mean for the project. What does it do? A little before 8:09 Also, how did you get the letters so perfectly carved on there? Was that machine carved and you just sent a file of how you wanted it carved or did you carve it so perfectly by hand?
Thanks for your generous and kind-hearted share. I’ve been working with my adult son, born with Down syndrome, to find opportunities for him and his peer community, to build sustainable entrepreneurial efforts. We’ve been working with jewelry - silver and simpler items - it’s OK, but extremely time intensive and requiring fine motor skill capabilities, so something like this just might be another option - maybe not replace for him, as he likes what he does, but I am getting a ton of requests from other parents in my situation, as to what to do to help their children. I will explore this and see if this is an option for us and them. Looking to move across the country next summer and setup in a smaller community with a vibrant arts focus, and - well, ideas now are on full percolate. Sometimes a simple shared moment can have the impetus to unknowingly change lives.
That's amazing and thanks for sharing your story. I'd recommend heading to a few local craft fairs and checking out what other people are making in the community to gather some ideas as well.
Wondering if you could suggest a tool that is effective in cleaning out carved outlines and letters using a contour toolpath. Whenever I use a 60 degree v-bit to carve in some objects or letters onto wood, it often leaves one side of the cut really rippled and rough. A little brush, or a dremel, or maybe rolled up sandpaper....???? Any suggestion very much appreciated. JC
Hey love the video. Would you mind sharing the name of the font and where you got it on Etsy. I couldn't make out the font name in the video. Thanks very much friend.
That project came out awesome, I been working on welcome signs working with a Cricut Machine slow progress but steady looking forward to getting one of those CNC machine. Keep up the great content.
Enjoyed the video! Couple thoughts to add to what you do. Pre stain conditioner on soft wood will keep the stain from blotching. Old Masters has quick dry wiping stain that would help move the process along. If you seal your stained board before you run the CNC it will protect your stain from the paint. Also you can use rattle cans to paint and that would be less messy. And most importantly you need to charge more for your work. Good luck! Now I need a CNC machine lol.
I am in a bit of a different boat with 2 laser engravers /cutters and no CNC. But video title intrigued me so here I am. You slightly blew my mind with the idea of a finale sanding with paper bag. I can see that working very well and very cheap. Will have to look into that. With laser engraving we often mask with blue painters tape. I am not quite sure what that masking you are using is made of, but looks a little pricey. Any reason not to use something cheaper like tape?
Instead of sanding the 45° chamfer, consider lowering the router several thousandths and using a brand new router bit and run the board again. You might also consider using a trim router to minimize any irregularities from board warpage. You might consider getting a planer to salvage some of that wood. MTypically shop planer marks are easier to sand out than industrial planer marks.
Hi there you can take the cupping out by placing a damp cloth on the wood and ironing out the “cup”. As soon as it flattens add your stain or go ahead and glue to whatever you’re working on and voila!! Flat boards!
Hello, I just watched your video on “How I sell pine boards on Etsy for $50” ( 1-20-23 ) I really enjoyed the video, you explain everything well, also enjoy the humor along with it! I’m retired and really just an amateur wood worker. I’d love to make signs like you made in this video, but honestly, I just don’t have the proper equipment that you used in the video. Not to mention my lack of computer knowledge ( but I can get help with that) Can you give me an idea of the money involved in the equipment you have? ( CNC machine, table saw, router , sander…dust collection system, etc. ) I enjoy workin with wood, I actually have made some sensory tables for toddlers that I learned to do thru UA-cam videos. I’d love to invest in something I could do and bring in a little money. Plus shipping signs is a lot easier than shipping tables. Hope to here back from you…I’ve started following your channel…👍🏼
Enjoyed this video!! Great job walking us through the steps and providing the detail. For those of us interested in getting started doing some of this, what C&C do you use?
I have a question? Every time I finish painting and staining, I use a can of clear coat to make it shine, but lately it’s coming out rough like there is saw dust or like a rocky finish. What am I’m doing wrong?
i am a creator myself i focus more on 3D but i love the work. new subscriber also i dont know if you tried it but i found if you put the shellac on after the stain it makes the stencil stick better and if you get paint on the stain it comes off easy without messing it up. i usually do two coats then put my stencil on. Not that you need the advice but i thought i would throw that out there.
Great instruction especially the fonts. I do have a question. If you bought the premium pine there would be less waste and save time sorting and all that would save money? Or not?
@@CasualBuilds Not a put down or anything like that...Just food for thought but for people that do this for a living your under pricing hurts their livelihood. Nice video by the way.
Same here I love doing it with my son he’s 10 now but he has a rare condition so he can’t walk much is in his wheel chair a lot an gets depressed being home since he could not be in school for so long now. His skin blisters an the mask sadly make his face blister sooo I found things we can do an we make these together I do the burning he pants an helps, and it’s been beautiful bonding experience. We did it for fun an then people asked to buy them an it’s actually helped me financially a bit now
I belong to a lot of women crafting channels and groups who started wood projects for extra money during covid and just to have decor items they couldn't afford to buy. If a woman charged $20 for identical done in a much more time consuming way it would never sell! I guess I just figured out we all need to say we are selling our uncle Bob's projects then, huh? Go walk around a craft fair or mall consignment place with monthly overhead and see what signs by followed by a woman's name gets? $50 wouldn't be a hobby, thats a living!
I was waiting for you to put the sign through the planer to remove all the paint splatter. @10:45 Why did you opt to hand sand? Other than that - great job!
I'm curious what projects you use the knotty boards on? I love the idea of having backup projects for pieces that don't meet the quality standard for these signs.
GREAT STUFF! Nice workshop too... I like your attitude - do what you like, like what you do. Not sure if I missed it but do you put your name/contact info on the back of your work? I'm thinking some of these signs might be gifts or at the very least conversation pieces ... nothing wrong with a little advertising.
How did you get the Oramask to stick to the stained board so well? I put 2 coats of urethane and litely sand with 220 and have a hard time keeping it from coming off the board.
I am tempted to get 5 simple projects together and get on Etsy. Would it save you paint and give you more profits if you used an art brush of the appropriate size and stiffness to fill in the lettering instead of the foam brush?
Great vid! I starting my own business and I am doing the first draft of calculations for production. Time is a factor why I wonder how long time the carving for this took. What cnc machine you have and what spindel motor. Many thanks in advance!
The measurements for the pine board size, I'm trying give home depot the right measurements that I'm looking for ... hopefully they can cut the pine board exact measurements you give me because I don't have all the tool machines you have.
Thanks for watching everyone! If you enjoyed the video, I'd appreciate hitting that like button!
Tip for ya. Change your plunge rate to 100. It makes your cuts so much faster. You’re normally not going deeper than .25 any way so going with 100 for the plunge rate will decrease your overall project cut time. All the movements up and down are faster. Just try it and thank me later lol
@@djclarke23605 Oh awesome - I'll give that a shot. Still working on perfecting the settings with the v-bit, but would love to cut down on time from 22 minutes. Thanks!
I love these youtubers... 250 sales 40k followers... experts in their craft... maybe if you created more product instead of trying to make content you wouldnt have 250 sales... thanks for the idea. We will sell these for $35.
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 - You're missing the point. I'm not going for volume, I do it because it's fun. Don't lose sight of that. The money is an added bonus. If I wanted to make this sign making my full-time gig, it would be way different. Content creation and selling digital plans is WAY more lucrative for me at the moment and it's all passive income.
@@CasualBuilds hey man, I'm used to making cornoles and charcuterie boards and picnic tables but wanting to broad out a bit more that I got some money saved up from it. What cnc machine do you recommend? Don't listen to the weird online haters. Their lives must not be where they want it to be yet :(
Suggestions for you. When I do signs like this, I do three key holes in the back, one is centered, the other two are 16" on center so they can either use one screw or use two if they want it going stud to stud. And I print a sticker and place it on the back explaining the holes placed right near the center hole. I've received so many great comments back on these stickers. Another sticker I print is the name of my business, my email address and website so if they need to recommend me to someone, it's right on the back of the sign. I've received numerous job projects this way. Two simple stickers and your helping your business.
Oh, I love that - great idea! Thank you!
I would opt for a small laser to do your logo, email and website, then you could also use the laser engraver to to signs also!
Love these ideas!!!!!
I would also use toe clamps and bevel in the machine instead of by hand. A planer would make all of those boards usable except the knotty ones.
It's not a huge sign going stud to stud would be pointless on something that small!! If it was a huge sign or something the size of a TV set then for sure but I understand what u mean just not really necessary for this little sign a good long tac would hold it on the wall or just 1 pic nail would do fine
First time watching one of your builds,it popped up as a recommendation.
Now I have a playlist put together,we are planning on painting our kitchen cabinets this weekend so that’s next on the list to view.
Sending regards from the uk 🇬🇧 hope your channel goes from strength to strength.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
As mentioned below shellac the board before putting the Oramask on...I also seal the "v-carved" letters so there is no paint bleed through. Also you need to shellac both sides as the board will warp with no finish on one side.
how do you seal the letters?
@@TheShaggyfrog sorry, I just saw your reply...once carved I seal them with shellac and then paint
Alternatively -- stain the board, then shellac it , then carve it. Then, when you paint the letters you can just wipe off the excess paint instead of needing the masking
Nice I like your method
I've done this many times (with any clear finish, not just shellac). It saves lots of time.
@steamboat shellac doesn’t dissolve with mineral spirits (it’s solvent is alcohol) so you can wipe excess paint with mineral spirits and shellac will be ok
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Using a mask is faster and less of a mess to clean up.
This is a quality build and great value for $50. As a content creator myself I respect the amount of time you put into this and focus on the details to inspire others to build something awesome. You have a new subscriber. 👍🏼
Thank you!
Detail.. is a routers piece of pine with vinyl.. if it took longer than 20 mins to make you are in the wrong business..
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 I agree it could be that simple, but this build wasn’t done with vinyl and more time and quality went in it.
I was thinking the same thing. For $50 (including shipping) it seems like he is pretty much breaking even (when you account for time as well). Great value!
Its vinyl.. if it was hand painted id agree...
Is watching a vinyl cutter cut your lettering too difficult for you?
Vinyl is $1 for 1x2 foot piece... you would get 2 to 3 signs off $1 of material...
I would say Bravo on the breakdown of your steps. What you should be really proud of as well is your shop and set up. Your items and area is clean and organized and you have your shop vac there and available. Space to work. Your clamps in the back were all lined up waiting for their next job. It's a shop I want to work in because it feels like everything has a place, I have room to work, and I have access to everything I need. Very nice.
I appreciate that!
This was an excellent video! Great craftsmanship, and I love how you went step by step in your process!
Thank you!
Very nice video! Great way of showing the different techniques. I'm from Europe, $50 really sounds like there's hardly any margin left for profit. Maybe also nice to see a pricing video for these kinds of projects. Taking into account material cost, cnc cost, time, shipping and what it comes down to in the end in terms of profit / hourly wage.
Agree, Germany here, thats way too cheap imho. If you want to make profit and pay your taxes you work almost for free here :/
I recently tried using a propane blow torch on a custom outdoor pine bench. It turned out way nicer / cooler looking than I ever thought basic pine would. Give it a shot sometime. Fun video 👍
Great video, awesome product!! Small tip with sanding after your finish, I use a 0000 steel wool, gives the finish a great smooth finish and gets into the grooves a bit easier.
Thanks!
thank you!
😀This an outstanding and inspirational video. I am having an explosion of ideas from this project!! Thanks for pointing me in right direction.
Looks clean and easy, so can your recommend a cheap CNC model that can do the same job with same result. Love it. Thanks.
Nice job broham! As a guy starting a new business and juggling still being in the service and deploying, it’s nice to come across videos that inspire. You gained another subscriber.
There’s also a glyphs window under the type menu within illustrator to show you all the special characters for the font! 😀
Thanks!
Very nice, easy pace and conversation. You make it look easy.
Thank you!
Amazing that some people can do things like this!
Awesome job looking from here in Australia!
I’m just starting out carving signs with a 3000 Dremel and will sell on Etsy here. My daughter is setting up to sell T’s etc with a beach design on Etsy. Thank you.
I just want to say thank you for making such a wonderful video. You really make it easy to understand. You have great energy and communication skills. I wish you well and I look forward to learning more! I respect your openness and humility! Great job. I will share this with everyone I know that this will help. Happy New Year!
Thank you for the kind words!
@@CasualBuilds Thank you 😊
You should do the chanfrein with your router on the end grain ends first. Then the edges. It reduces tear out
Actually, this will produce tear out along the edge grain when doing the end grain first. Using a router table, you want to do an edge grain side first, then rotate 90deg clockwise. Repeat.
You might try putting a single layer of your shellac over your stain BEFORE masking with oramask for 2 reasons: 1) the mask will stick better to the shellac than to the oil based stain, therefore eliminating any potential paint bleeds after your carve and 2) if the shellac is covering the face of the sign and you accidentally get paint on it when peeling your mask, you can wipe the paint off! The shellac keeps it from being absorbed into the wood so no need to sand any stray paint away.
Workflow optimization
Absolutely, learned this after posting my video lol
Thank you for telling us about the character map. I had no idea. Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.
You got it! There's also a feature within Illustrator called Glyphs that does the same thing as well.
Here's an idea that can speed up your project: stain the board with something dark, and then carve (which will expose the unstained brighter wood underneath), and ship it. No masking or painting shenanigans
Yep, I do have that as an option as well.
Thanks for sharing. I appreciated the info even if others did not.
Good idea - it’s actually already suggested in the video. ua-cam.com/users/clipUgkxjej1eCGtFYY2792XCKc7_Khb4RA2kJIx
@@sydneyaf1117 hehe 👍🏽
Thank you for the step by step description of how you go through and lay out your plan on one master computer, then transfer to the workhorse computer on the CNC. I suspect most people who use a CNC have a similar arrangement. I still like watching being and explained in layman's terms.
Pretty awesome, I'm retiring this year and wanted to do something with my spare time where I'm not concerned about making any money, just keeping busy. This would be perfect, love woodworking. Good job explaining all the steps. CNC is a 'game changer' as they like to say. Subscribed!
Thanks for watching! You should look into laser engravers too, been spending a lot of time with my new one as well. Happy future retirement!
Thanks for sharing! You answered several questions about pricing and shipping I’ve been wondering about.
Awesome, glad you found it valuable!
love the Evan and Katelyn style edits/explanations "just {waves hands vaguely because it's too simple to say in words}"
Haha "words are hard"!
just found your page but i hope all your videos have such amazing sound effects lol
I myself am a crafter and I truly don't have the thousands of dollars worth of tools that you do. I love watching your ideas I do signs as well however, I wish that someone out there would show us how to do things with wood where it doesn't take tools that a single woman with no garage has and I definitely don't have the room even if I did have the money to buy tools such as you have. It would be nice if someone would show us how to make wood projects without needing tools we don't have I know it can be done and I mean no disrespect I am very happy for you. It would truly be nice to be shown how to do the wood projects without tools that some of us don't have and don't have the money to buy or the space to put them. If you can please share if not I understand keep up the great work
Try using spray paint for the lettering. I've done that in the past and have found that there is less of a chance for that bleed-through to happen. Might save you some time.
I've tried spray paint and wasn't a big fan. It was hard to get into all the lettering and there was so much excess on top. I'll try it again soon.
@@CasualBuilds You can buy different nozzle tips for spray cans. Any place that sell graffiti paint will have a ton of options.
I come from a family that has designed and manufactured signs for over 70 years. I’m surprised you produce the sign for $50, much less include shipping. I wouldn’t have booted the computer for 50 bucks - lol. Good video - thanx
Lol, yeah is quite apparent from the comments here so far that I need to charge more haha - thanks for watching
Great video. Glad to see you using Easel. I also had easel when i had other cnc then upgraded to larger cnc. Went to vcarve pro, haven't figured it out yet, wished i'd stayed with easel. LOL! THanks
Considering all the time you spent learning this and materials (tools) $50 is not bad. The sign is beautiful.
Thank you!
Just the video I needed to see! I can apply this at work also. 😁
Great video! I use High Logic main type to access any special characters for fonts it's bigger so easier to see. I use the free version
You might want to try gold and silver leaf on a project or two just to see how it turns out...and you should put fragile and or glass stickers when you ship your signs.... I have seen Silverbacks at the zoo handle packages a lot more carefully than most shipping companies.....just saying.
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I bought one of those assemble-yourself desks a few years ago. When it arrived -- via FedEx, I have no qualms about naming them -- the box looked like they took the claw end of a hammer and beat it. On both sides. I had to contact the manufacturer and have 3 panels replaced.
Great video! Cool idea, and I love that you're willing to share this knowledge to inspire others!
curve in the wood is due to more moisture on one face than the other.. putting a damp cloth on the convex side over night will flatten board out with a little practice its quite easy to get flat pieces
I would like to see your shipping and selling procedures tbh. Just found this channel. You seem to have good content.
Thanks - I may cover that in a future video.
@@CasualBuilds I will be there! Spent like the last 4 years before Rona to get my tools. And now have a “respectable” shop myself. So now I am at the point to where I can actually start making some projects my own. I’m working on a cabinet that I am also theme painting the wood grain back in. Should be a great piece when it is done. Won’t be shipping it, but I will sell it locally after. Lol
I loved how you explained all this. But I have to say this is pretty labor intensive for something that only costs 50 dollars - shipping costs. They are beautifully done however!
Thank you and I agree - going to play around with pricing and variations after reading some of your great comments here.
@@CasualBuilds Yes, I think you are underpricing the value of what you are making. You are worth more!!!!!
how is it labor intensive?
Wow you even interact with every comment, you seam very passionate!
I try!
Maybe save yourself some money - Purchase Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. These are one off purchase programs and they rival the Adobe suite. As a Graphic Design firm, we switched over 2021 and have never looked back. You'd be better off signing up to Envato Elements for a year and you can download a lot of fonts and vector files for your work. Thanks for producing this video - really informative.
With the packaging, I think you said you sometimes just wrap it in the brown craft paper and thats it... no box or bubble wrap. I know its essential just a block of wood but I feel like it would still be pretty prone to dents from the shipping. Is this ever an issue?
Beautiful! Sign is not bad either! 😊
Seriously, thanks for sharing - love the sign! You’re very kind and generous to share. ❤
Can you link or let me know what that font is called with the extra glyphs included? Thanks! Great video!
@CasualBuilds - I’ve never used a cnc before. Can you share suggestions on what is a good model to use? TIA
Great instructional video BTW!
What does a vector image mean for the project. What does it do? A little before 8:09
Also, how did you get the letters so perfectly carved on there? Was that machine carved and you just sent a file of how you wanted it carved or did you carve it so perfectly by hand?
totally used your amazon affiliate link for the mouse sander!!! My arthritis thanks you!!!!
Haha, thank you! That thing is the best!
I used to do rotary engraving. Seeing how fast you can do it with the cnc makes me hesitant to get back into it
Thank you so much for sharing your techniques with us. I so appreciate it! Greetings from Germany. :-)
How was your learning curve on the computer for the CNC?
I'm very interested in getting into this, however, I am a bit intimidated with the process.
I picked it up pretty quickly, but I'm only scratching the surface of what you can do with a CNC.
Thanks for your generous and kind-hearted share. I’ve been working with my adult son, born with Down syndrome, to find opportunities for him and his peer community, to build sustainable entrepreneurial efforts. We’ve been working with jewelry - silver and simpler items - it’s OK, but extremely time intensive and requiring fine motor skill capabilities, so something like this just might be another option - maybe not replace for him, as he likes what he does, but I am getting a ton of requests from other parents in my situation, as to what to do to help their children. I will explore this and see if this is an option for us and them. Looking to move across the country next summer and setup in a smaller community with a vibrant arts focus, and - well, ideas now are on full percolate. Sometimes a simple shared moment can have the impetus to unknowingly change lives.
That's amazing and thanks for sharing your story. I'd recommend heading to a few local craft fairs and checking out what other people are making in the community to gather some ideas as well.
sharing your process is generous. thanks.
Great video. I am inspired to make my own. THANK YOU👍
Wondering if you could suggest a tool that is effective in cleaning out carved outlines and letters using a contour toolpath. Whenever I use a 60 degree v-bit to carve in some objects or letters onto wood, it often leaves one side of the cut really rippled and rough. A little brush, or a dremel, or maybe rolled up sandpaper....???? Any suggestion very much appreciated.
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Excellent narration. You just got a new subscriber 👍🏻🇺🇸
Appreciate that!
Is it okay to use spray paint to paint the letters?
Excellent video keep up the great work,
Hey love the video. Would you mind sharing the name of the font and where you got it on Etsy. I couldn't make out the font name in the video. Thanks very much friend.
Nice work and thank you for sharing.
Your process looks smooth. Well done.
Thank you!
V informative stuff.
Please inform about your cnc machine also.
X-Carve from Inventables
Just found your page and subscribed. This was a great informational video. Thank you! Looking forward to your other videos.
Thank you!
That project came out awesome, I been working on welcome signs working with a Cricut Machine slow progress but steady looking forward to getting one of those CNC machine. Keep up the great content.
Thanks, Eddie! I've seen a ton of great signs made with the Cricut as well.
Enjoyed the video!
Couple thoughts to add to what you do.
Pre stain conditioner on soft wood will keep the stain from blotching. Old Masters has quick dry wiping stain that would help move the process along. If you seal your stained board before you run the CNC it will protect your stain from the paint. Also you can use rattle cans to paint and that would be less messy.
And most importantly you need to charge more for your work.
Good luck!
Now I need a CNC machine lol.
I am in a bit of a different boat with 2 laser engravers /cutters and no CNC. But video title intrigued me so here I am. You slightly blew my mind with the idea of a finale sanding with paper bag. I can see that working very well and very cheap. Will have to look into that. With laser engraving we often mask with blue painters tape. I am not quite sure what that masking you are using is made of, but looks a little pricey. Any reason not to use something cheaper like tape?
I haven't tried tape so not sure. I got the paper bag sanding trick from Steve at woodworking for mere mortals.
Instead of sanding the 45° chamfer, consider lowering the router several thousandths and using a brand new router bit and run the board again. You might also consider using a trim router to minimize any irregularities from board warpage.
You might consider getting a planer to salvage some of that wood. MTypically shop planer marks are easier to sand out than industrial planer marks.
Appreciate the suggestions!
Very nice. I do a lot of woodworking, but never with CNC Machine. What CNC Machine do you use that works with that software?
Have you ever used a Shaper Origin tool to make these kind of things? I am thinking about buying one.
I have not, seems like a pretty sweet tool though.
Solid presentation. 2 thumbs way up.
Love this video as you have the information concisely.
Hi there you can take the cupping out by placing a damp cloth on the wood and ironing out the “cup”. As soon as it flattens add your stain or go ahead and glue to whatever you’re working on and voila!! Flat boards!
Thank you!
Do you do that on the concave side or the convex side? (Or both?)
Great CNC Video. I’ll see you on Etsy. Thanks
Hello, I just watched your video on “How I sell pine boards on Etsy for $50” ( 1-20-23 ) I really enjoyed the video, you explain everything well, also enjoy the humor along with it! I’m retired and really just an amateur wood worker. I’d love to make signs like you made in this video, but honestly, I just don’t have the proper equipment that you used in the video. Not to mention my lack of computer knowledge ( but I can get help with that) Can you give me an idea of the money involved in the equipment you have? ( CNC machine, table saw, router , sander…dust collection system, etc. )
I enjoy workin with wood, I actually have made some sensory tables for toddlers that I learned to do thru UA-cam videos. I’d love to invest in something I could do and bring in a little money. Plus shipping signs is a lot easier than shipping tables. Hope to here back from you…I’ve started following your channel…👍🏼
I plan to do a workshop tour soon once I have my space all setup and clean!
Enjoyed this video!! Great job walking us through the steps and providing the detail. For those of us interested in getting started doing some of this, what C&C do you use?
So do you prep your boards ahead of time? Stain and possibly the masking?
Yes. Stain, shellac (which I didn't cover in the video), the mask, carve, paint, then remove the mask, then shellac on top again.
Hi, do you have any issues with the white paint bleeding into the stained areas? And your presentation is very informative! Thanks!
yes, i have. put a coat of shellac on the board before you carve. the shellac will help the paint not bleed.
Great video, which X Carve do you use? Do you have a video on the X? Link?
Curious how much time it takes you per sign? And how much you can profit on each sign.
I have a question? Every time I finish painting and staining, I use a can of clear coat to make it shine, but lately it’s coming out rough like there is saw dust or like a rocky finish. What am I’m doing wrong?
i am a creator myself i focus more on 3D but i love the work. new subscriber also i dont know if you tried it but i found if you put the shellac on after the stain it makes the stencil stick better and if you get paint on the stain it comes off easy without messing it up. i usually do two coats then put my stencil on. Not that you need the advice but i thought i would throw that out there.
I actually discovered this technique after I posted this vid and it works amazing - thank you!
Excellent video! Thanks for showing us your design, fab, and packaging process!
I was with you right up to CNC LOL. That's out of my budget for the foreseeable future.
Great instruction especially the fonts. I do have a question. If you bought the premium pine there would be less waste and save time sorting and all that would save money? Or not?
Yes, I should have done premium pine.
Great quality and workmanship honestly I don't see how $50 and free shipping is worth it to you unless it's more of a hobby.
It's a hobby.
@@CasualBuilds Not a put down or anything like that...Just food for thought but for people that do this for a living your under pricing hurts their livelihood. Nice video by the way.
Same here I love doing it with my son he’s 10 now but he has a rare condition so he can’t walk much is in his wheel chair a lot an gets depressed being home since he could not be in school for so long now. His skin blisters an the mask sadly make his face blister sooo I found things we can do an we make these together I do the burning he pants an helps, and it’s been beautiful bonding experience. We did it for fun an then people asked to buy them an it’s actually helped me financially a bit now
@@CCAnne great story 👍
I belong to a lot of women crafting channels and groups who started wood projects for extra money during covid and just to have decor items they couldn't afford to buy. If a woman charged $20 for identical done in a much more time consuming way it would never sell! I guess I just figured out we all need to say we are selling our uncle Bob's projects then, huh? Go walk around a craft fair or mall consignment place with monthly overhead and see what signs by followed by a woman's name gets? $50 wouldn't be a hobby, thats a living!
I have to say it was a very well presented video.
Well done 👍🏻
I bought one, honestly worth that price. I expected a good shelf, i didn't expect great hardware and attention to detail.
Do You ever do pictures on wood? If so what bit do You use and what toolpath?
I was waiting for you to put the sign through the planer to remove all the paint splatter. @10:45 Why did you opt to hand sand? Other than that - great job!
Because there was stain on it. Would have defeated the whole making process. There wasn't much splatter.
I'm curious what projects you use the knotty boards on? I love the idea of having backup projects for pieces that don't meet the quality standard for these signs.
I'll probably make more signs with them, but cut the pieces to try and remove the knotty parts.
GREAT STUFF! Nice workshop too... I like your attitude - do what you like, like what you do. Not sure if I missed it but do you put your name/contact info on the back of your work? I'm thinking some of these signs might be gifts or at the very least conversation pieces ... nothing wrong with a little advertising.
Great video thanks for sharing. Would you suggest using the plastic sheet when using a palm router? Thanks
Hmm, wouldn't hurt? Personally haven't tried that yet.
How did you get the Oramask to stick to the stained board so well? I put 2 coats of urethane and litely sand with 220 and have a hard time keeping it from coming off the board.
I am tempted to get 5 simple projects together and get on Etsy. Would it save you paint and give you more profits if you used an art brush of the appropriate size and stiffness to fill in the lettering instead of the foam brush?
Great vid! I starting my own business and I am doing the first draft of calculations for production. Time is a factor why I wonder how long time the carving for this took. What cnc machine you have and what spindel motor. Many thanks in advance!
The measurements for the pine board size, I'm trying give home depot the right measurements that I'm looking for ... hopefully they can cut the pine board exact measurements you give me because I don't have all the tool machines you have.
exact measurement not required.
Maybe I missed it but what CNC Machine are you using.... Thanks... Great video... Thumbs up
Im assuming the reason you like hand sanding as you have better control.
One could argue that you should be able to use media mail fore this. 😀 more/less an identical physical make-up to a book or poster, right?
I agree! Would cut down on some costs lol