red
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OK, it says that I'm a new member but have been here since April 2015.
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Post by red on Mar 10, 2019 11:15:19 GMT -5
I have two nephews who are still serving in the Army Reserves and one in Law Enforcement in Louisiana. I wanted to show my appreciation by giving them something of my efforts. I am adding pictures of plaques that are representative of their individual units. I changed the 2D images into 3D in Vetric Aspire and milled them on my Axiom Autoroute 8. It has taken a LONG time to do the 3D images and 10 to 13 hours each of machine time. However difficult and time consuming, it was a labor of love.    |
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Post by redwood on Mar 10, 2019 16:06:36 GMT -5
Great job, I hope they appreciate your work, as much as you appreciate theirs.
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Post by branson on Mar 10, 2019 21:53:27 GMT -5
Awesome Job
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Post by traindriver on Mar 11, 2019 22:13:21 GMT -5
Very nice! Perhaps they'll show them off to their buddies and you can get some paid work out of it! Never happens to me, but I always have hope!
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Post by buildswithbrian on Mar 12, 2019 6:15:46 GMT -5
Beautiful work Sir, and the surface finish looks flawless.
Is the wood walnut ?
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red
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Post by red on Mar 20, 2019 17:54:46 GMT -5
Thanks guys. One of the Army guys did say that this would make a good retirement gift and that could lead to paid work in the future. I really do this as a means of trying to keep my old brain active and haven't charged anyone for work except for maybe a lunch or reimbursement for bit purchase. I would find it difficult to come up with a price that would reflect the amount of time (15-20 hours Aspire & 10-15 hours machine time).
The wood for the dark ones are Willow with light Walnut stain and the lighter one is Poplar with Colonial Maple stain.
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