Aluminum Work-Holding Clamp

We designed and cut several of these, based off of Carbide3D’s Gator Tooth Clamps. The main difference is the addition of a threaded hole that allows you to use the clamp on stock of any height, although they can also be used like the gator tooth clamps as well. After machining they were anodized in-house using our anodizing setup.

WOODEN STOOL / SIDE-TABLE

This project was really interesting because it relied heavily on tight tolerances, and the entire thing was assembled without glue or nails/screws. Everything fit together tightly, and using a wood swelling agent things were locked together permanently. The majority of the construction is out of 3/4” Birch Plywood, while the inserts were made from 3/4” Juniper cut and processed locally. I used it as a stool for a little while and now use it for a side table.

Anodizing Work

Anodizing Aluminum in house is possible thanks to our custom built setup. Protects the part, plus it looks great!

 Beer Cap Display Map

This is a cool piece, cut from 1/4” Birch Plywood. It’s in the shape of the island of Newfoundland, my home province, and it holds 1 cap shy of 4 dozen beer caps from your favorite brew. Cut using a 1/4” Downcut Endmill, so the piece didn’t require any post processing. I rubbed in some mineral oils to bring out the grain. All you have to do is lay a bottle cap on the table, place the piece over the cap, and push it down. The wooden tabs slightly bend the cap, locking it in place. You can hang it on a wall or display it on a table as a center piece.

The Setup

The CNC is the Shapeoko3 XXL, by Carbide3D. We specifically built a bench to house the CNC and all the accessories as well as the dedicated PC. In addition to the CNC Mill, we have a CNC Laser, Anodizing station, as well as a range of power tools and a wide array of end mills and stock material.