Crafts, hobbies and other fun stuff

Figgy1

Figgy1

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ImperfectPixie said:
I am literally tool and supply OBSESSED. My two Christmas presents were the scroll-saw I mentioned above (early, as I needed it to do that project), and a bench disc/belt sander...I haven't had time to set up the sander yet, so it's still in the box. I converted our un-used dining room into my office/art room. I'd take pictures, but it is literally bursting at the seams right now and I need to do some re-organizing now that I'm back in my zone and know what I reach for most often, but I've got 1 small table with a small vinyl cutter and a heat press on it, a 4'x8' table with my scanner, computer, printer, and drawers full of drawing and other supplies on it, a drafting table, 4 sets of drawers with paints, brushes, bronzing powders, markers, pen & ink stuff, etc etc in them, a 4' vinyl cutter, and shelves along each of two of the walls with paper, books, vinyl, and cross-stitch and beading supplies etc. I've also begun to re-claim our basement after we inherited a bunch of stuff that I'm gradually getting rid of, but here's my list of biggies that I have down there...band saw, table saw, miniature table-saw (think for dollhouse furniture and stuff), scroll saw, compound miter-saw, my new sander, and soon, an actual paint room for larger projects (the previous owner of the house liked to fish and put up dividing walls to create a "room" in one corner of the basement...it's unfinished otherwise). I do have a couple of airbrushes, a paint sprayer, and a couple of compressors. I've also started changing out light-fixtures down there from the crappy single-bulb ones that came with the house, to 4' long fluorescents so I can actually see. One thing that is never-ending in my office is wood chips on the floor...no matter how many times I vacuum, I always seem to miss some (hubby needs to hurry up and put down the planking we bought!)

Three questions...what is that green box with the miter sled on it? What is that black thing in the corner against the wall? And where did you find the things you're storing paint in on your table?

My wish list:

Laser engraver (hopefully one that can do approximately legal or tabloid size, engraving acrylic and some metals is a must)
Dye-sublimation printer (doesn't need to be very big)
Eco-solvent vinyl printer/cutter (4' wide)
High quality 3-D printer
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My wish list 1610482847567.png Willing to adopt if you have one you don't have room for
 
Timmay

Timmay

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ImperfectPixie said:
I am literally tool and supply OBSESSED. My two Christmas presents were the scroll-saw I mentioned above (early, as I needed it to do that project), and a bench disc/belt sander...I haven't had time to set up the sander yet, so it's still in the box. I converted our un-used dining room into my office/art room. I'd take pictures, but it is literally bursting at the seams right now and I need to do some re-organizing now that I'm back in my zone and know what I reach for most often, but I've got 1 small table with a small vinyl cutter and a heat press on it, a 4'x8' table with my scanner, computer, printer, and drawers full of drawing and other supplies on it, a drafting table, 4 sets of drawers with paints, brushes, bronzing powders, markers, pen & ink stuff, etc etc in them, a 4' vinyl cutter, and shelves along each of two of the walls with paper, books, vinyl, and cross-stitch and beading supplies etc. I've also begun to re-claim our basement after we inherited a bunch of stuff that I'm gradually getting rid of, but here's my list of biggies that I have down there...band saw, table saw, miniature table-saw (think for dollhouse furniture and stuff), scroll saw, compound miter-saw, my new sander, and soon, an actual paint room for larger projects (the previous owner of the house liked to fish and put up dividing walls to create a "room" in one corner of the basement...it's unfinished otherwise). I do have a couple of airbrushes, a paint sprayer, and a couple of compressors. I've also started changing out light-fixtures down there from the crappy single-bulb ones that came with the house, to 4' long fluorescents so I can actually see. One thing that is never-ending in my office is wood chips on the floor...no matter how many times I vacuum, I always seem to miss some (hubby needs to hurry up and put down the planking we bought!)

Three questions...what is that green box with the miter sled on it? What is that black thing in the corner against the wall? And where did you find the things you're storing paint in on your table?

My wish list:

Laser engraver (hopefully one that can do approximately legal or tabloid size, engraving acrylic and some metals is a must)
Dye-sublimation printer (doesn't need to be very big)
Eco-solvent vinyl printer/cutter (4' wide)
High quality 3-D printer
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The paint storage racks are just spice racks I got off Amazon. They are all screwed into the wall...the ones that look they are sitting on the desk as well as the ones behind the desk lamp. Black thing in the corner is a 3D printer. Green thing is a Proxxon hot wire foam cutter. You can see the pink foam next to it that I’ve cut. It’s also how I cut out all the bricks that are in the book nook.
 
ImperfectPixie

ImperfectPixie

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Timmay said:
The paint storage racks are just spice racks I got off Amazon. They are all screwed into the wall...the ones that look they are sitting on the desk as well as the ones behind the desk lamp. Black thing in the corner is a 3D printer. Green thing is a Proxxon hot wire foam cutter. You can see the pink foam next to it that I’ve cut. It’s also how I cut out all the bricks that are in the book nook.
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NICE!!!

There's a commercial sign foam that I've actually hand-carved before as part of a work project, but it's very grainy (it has a "sandy" feel when you cut it) and dense and I'm not a fan of it - it's redeeming qualities are that it doesn't rot, and it's lighter than wood. I've thought about dabbling with doing some miniatures in foam, but I wouldn't even know where to begin, what kind of foam, etc. etc.
 
Timmay

Timmay

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ImperfectPixie said:
NICE!!!

There's a commercial sign foam that I've actually hand-carved before as part of a work project, but it's very grainy (it has a "sandy" feel when you cut it) and dense and I'm not a fan of it - it's redeeming qualities are that it doesn't rot, and it's lighter than wood. I've thought about dabbling with doing some miniatures in foam, but I wouldn't even know where to begin, what kind of foam, etc. etc.
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XPS foam...otherwise known as insulation foam. Comes in various thickness. Found in any Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, etc.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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ImperfectPixie said:
I just sold a much older version of that last year...I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it used...I can't sew on a machine to save my life! The one I sold was pretty limited though...especially size-wise...only little things.
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The one pictured is the latest version, more bells and whistles than you could think of. Costs about as much as a car MSRP:eek: Luminaire 2 Innov-ís XP2 | HomeSewingEmbroidery | By Brother (brother-usa.com) That's the specs page
 
ImperfectPixie

ImperfectPixie

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ImperfectPixie

ImperfectPixie

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Tiggerish

Tiggerish

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ImperfectPixie said:
Thank you! :) The tools I use are expensive, but very much worth the investment. Some of them are 30+ years old and still going strong (I started woodcarving when I was 13...I'm 48 now). The worst I've had happen to any tool (and they've not been treated kindly at times) was having to replace a handle. They run from around $30-$75 each. I also use Exacto knives from time-to-time for detail, and jack-knives or lock-blade knives. The important part is the steel...it has to be high quality, high-speed steel so that I can sharpen them on my bench grinder and with Japanese water stones (sharpening stones that are made from ground-up stone and glued into a bar are garbage in comparison). I DO own a Dremel, but I don't use it for my wood-carving projects...or haven't yet, anyway. I might for my next sculpture.

A more recent project...finished shortly before Christmas...

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Hand-carved letters, cut to shape on a scroll-saw, sanded, stained with water-based, natural stain (for the base, I used black stain, but wiped well so the grain is visible), then clear-coated (5 coats) with water-based polyurethane and lettered with One-Shot oil-based lettering enamels. The Mickey symbols were painted with black acrylic, then I sprinkled pearl bronzing powder on them.
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That’s beautiful!!
 
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wdwfan4ver

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I am not known for crafts at all due to my hand coordination.

What I made was stuff that I had help with. When I was in kindergarten I made a Christmas wreath with green tissue paper with a hook. My parents still put up that wreath up each year. My parents added stuff to the wreath like red Christmas bows.

That wreath I made at school also had a Christmas tree made out of clay before it cracked due to age many years ago. My parents tried to fix it, but couldn't fix the tree at all:(. I had help at school making it. The Christmas Tree was small and it had a star. The top of the tree had a small star.

That kindergarten class also had students make a Mother's day cookbook as gift for their mom.
 

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