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DIY Ant Arena and Ant Nest from concrete

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

Ants are really interesting animals and fun to watch. If you want to keep ants at home they need an ant nest – called a formicarium and an arena where …

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CNC / Software

FreeCAD CNC: CAD and CAM workflow

January 15, 2022 - by wayofwood - 3 Comments.

In this article , we make this simple dice game in  FreeCAD, run the CAM part and cut it on the CNC machine. I recently got a new CNC – …

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CNC / Featured project / Laser cutter / Toys and Dollhouse

Wargame in a Suitcase

October 24, 2021 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article I describe how to create an  open source free wargame that is so small that it fits into a suitcase.

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3d printing / Woodturning

3d printed woodturning jigs

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we will turn one of these glass lids on the wood lathe using a few 3d printed woodturning tools and jigs.

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How to fix Thingiverse Customizer not working

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 - by wayofwood - 2 Comments.

In this article I will explain how to work around the broken Thinginverse Customizer and how to customize the underlying OpenSCAD models on your local PC.

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FreeCAD tutorial: Thickness modifier to create sunglasses case

April 3, 2021 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this quick FreeCAD tutorial I want to show you how easy it is to model this case for my sunglasses in FreeCAD. It’s a simple FreeCAD turorial on how …

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3d printing / CNC / Furniture / Software

Using 3d printed templates for precise routing with no CNC

January 17, 2021March 20, 2021 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we will use 3d printed templates to route a very precise pocket with multiple depths – with no CNC.

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Laser cutter

Lasercutting 3d pockets

October 27, 2020 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we show a method for lasercutting 3d pockets with a specific depth in acrylic or any other material the K40 laser cutter can handle. we repair a …

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Software

@Making IT Podcast: Challenge your thinking on free software

August 8, 2020 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In a recent episode of the Making IT podcast the hosts made a very strong statement in favor of commercial software. In this article I want to offer a friendly …

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Software

Rendering Wood in FreeCAD – FreeCAD for Woodworkers 5

May 23, 2020 - by wayofwood - 9 Comments.

In this article we are going to look into Rendering in FreeCAD and go through a variety of options to improve the look of your CAD work.

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