Project of the Week / Community Gardener for May 23, 2018

[Jayster]

I’ll throw my first two projects in.

Heart craft - First Project

Isn’t there a saying that says “don’t judge a man by his first Maslow project…” Part of my justification to my wife for buying my Maslow was it could cut her crafts fast and do things that I couldn’t do without a lot of effort. True to my word was this craft for Mother’s Day. I made two of them for Mom and mother in law. As simple as they are I learned quite a bit on the first project like feed rate, plunge depth, tabs and lost USB connections (shorter cable away from power). My favorite thin…

Utah - Add It To The Map

So after seeing some states get cut I had to add mine to the list (one of the hardest profile I know). This cut was a test for pocket operations, z-depth and a tool bit change (1/4 to 1/8). Let’s just say I’m still learning. Things went slightly better than the last time but realized my Z-axis set screw came loose half way in and my depths got a little screwed up. I tried to turn the inconsistent depth look into something I did on purpose by adding what I hope is a “realistic” look. You think it…