The You Create Podcast Podcast for Makers, CNC Milling and Carving, 3D Printing, Crafts, Hobbies, Business and more…
In this third episode of the You Create Podcast, I talk about my recent trip to a large fair in New England called The Big E (www.bige.com). As I walked around the fair I saw idea after idea of things that can be created with a CNC machine and/or 3D printer. One particular item that caught my eye was silhouetted wall signs. There were several booths that were selling them. These signs had many different sayings and phrases on them like “Love You More” and stuff like that. They were selling for $21-25 each and were made from 1/8 and 1/4 inch birch plywood. Using Adobe Illustrator (or Inkscape), these can easily be recreated and milled out in minutes for less than $1.
I created a the following video showing a “Love You More” sign being milled out on a Stepcraft 420 machine.
These were the wall signs that I saw at the fair. Very easy to recreate using free software and a Stepcraft CNC
Love You More sign made on a Stepcraft 420 CNC
In this episode we discuss:
- How to get ideas and open your eyes to a world of things that you can create with your CNC machine
- Best Software for designing your own creations
- Inkscape (www.inkscape.com)
- Sketchup (www.sketchup.com)
- Adobe Illustrator (www.adobe.com)
- Corel Draw (www.coreldraw.com)
To view a transcript of this episode, please click HERE
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