Hey all! Pictures from our most recent CNC Special Interest Group last Sunday. Wanted to reiterated how much fun the most recent CNC Sig Meeting was. I learned A TON. Figured we should make this CNC space more active on discourse since we’re die-hard CNCers & can’t get enough! I’m repeating the minutes from the prior meeting (it’s the same as in the email I sent) for the folks who didn’t get the email. New information is at the bottom.
CNC SIG Summary:
We presented projects involving AI design, dovetail joinery, relief cuts, and general experimentation. Below is tribute to the brave, wild, and curious souls who joined us today.
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Danny is into peg boards. Peg it up!
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Doug is a relief cutter. Whoosh! Was worried there for a second.
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Mike is into digital pinball, specifically the pinball machine game “Mars Attacks!”.
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Christopher showcased his joinery and dovetails. He focuses a lot on designing in COBALT, an ancient computer program forged in the mountains of Ukraine.
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Charlie is looking to learn about inlays. Me too!
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Zora (sp??) wants to learn about inlays as well. This seems to be a hot topic.
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Steve is interested in learning about design, and brought up the idea of using MidJourney for design use. It’s a wonderful AI tool to use for idea generation.
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Brian would like to be involved with some sort of apprenticeship if anyone’s offering. I see “FREE HELP” written all over this!
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Travis showed us a host of educational opportunities Vectric offers. He mentioned designandmake.com as another resource to use. Great ways to improve your skillz!
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Zack, oh my, Zack! He’s a one-man band who programs AI-generated images to use for CNC cutting. His eventual goal is to have AI-generated images be easily translated into g-code. Be on the lookout for this billion-dollar man!
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Michael is building different types of furniture. Last time I checked he was building a mantle.
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Tom is planning on retiring this year as a managing engineer. He is now looking for new opportunities post-retirement. I hope he’s found a home here!
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I (Joaquim) like to experiment and test out different types of cuts. I redisplayed the astronaut-themed cuts to showcase the different tests I went through. In the meantime, I am waiting for my first real inlay to dry.
I think that’s everyone–apologies if I missed someone.
New Information Regarding CNC Competition, Time, & Next Meeting Date
We will be meeting at 10am on the first Sunday of every month. This means 4/2/23 will be our next meeting date. Regarding the proposed competition by @SteveW , the board approved offering a $50 credit that can be applied to Asmbly classes! More details about the competition’s parameters from @SteveW 's email:
- The theme is “geometric wall art”.
- No other parameters - use your creativity!
- You are not limited to just the laguna CNCs in the workshop - use any tools you want in any location. This is about inspiring others off of a common seed. Use the lasers, the 3d printers, the lathe, whatever!!
- I mentioned the idea of a $25 [$50 now!] gift card good towards an Asmbly class as the prize (that is what pushed me over the edge toward taking Matt McG’s excellent Fustion 360 for CNC class last weekend).
- Winner will be determined by a simple polling of those present at the meeting
- This is all about inspiring each other so please create something amazing and bring it to the next meeting!!
I’m looking forward to a riveting competition & seeing everyone everyone at the next event! Make it up!
Joaquim (WAAH-KEY-MMMUH)