Yup it’s me. Royce from Hill Country CNC & Woodworking, wearing some hearing protection I have gotten to know very well in the last 6 months. No, I don’t smile often! 6 month review of the ISOtunes Link 2.0 earmuff with boom microphone. I’m sure their is someone else out there that is like me …
What material should you use for your next CNC project? Woodworkers, Craftsmen, CNC Operators and Laser Engravers are always pondering, “what material should I use next?” The answer is as infinite as the question and really can’t be decided here. Too many follow on questions, this is just more of a philosophical view of …
Choosing the right material for you next CNC project. Read More »
These are Hill Country CNC & Woodworking’s biggest mistakes for CNC. Let me start with, their are a billion things you can do wrong with a hobbyist CNC. But if you get the 17 biggest mistakes of CNC I have listed below, you will probably be doing pretty good. A quick quip about me, I …
How do you clean the residue off a laser etched tumbler? Let me start off by saying, the cleaning of a Stanley or Dupe tumbler seems pretty intuitive, but it does get a little complicated dependent on the type of coat and color. I think overall I picked up on the best techniques pretty fast, …
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Is Purpleheart Wood a choice for woodworking projects? Let me start by saying, as a woodworker, you just have to be enamored by the beauty of some hardwoods. We all grew up coloring trees with our super fat Crayola Brown Crayon. Who knew that their were colors like Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Canarywood or Tulipwood. Unfortunately, sometimes …
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Can you make the thumbnail icon on Lightburn artwork? Some things in life just get annoying, little irritants that just don’t need to be. I noticed this with the thumbnails in Lightburn so I did my research and fixed it! This is how to change your Lighburn thumbnail into Artwork: Enter “File” into your Search …
Why I chose the PiBurn 4.0 This is the PiBurn 4.0 Rotary Axis for CO2 Laser engraving sold by Lens Digital LLC. I usually just choose quality. But that isn’t just the reason I chose the PiBurn 4.0 in this instance. Taking a slightly different approach to my blog today, I wanted to …
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Why you should really consider Digital Calipers an essential tool for your CO2 Laser. Measuring your materials with a digital caliper will result in more accurate description for your software. Point blank, calipers take the guesswork out of measurements. For anyone that has any experience with a CO2 laser, CNC machining or woodwork, you know …
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Making hat patches with Leatherette. Leatherette Hat Patches One of the things I really like to do for my business when I have extra time is to offer CO2 Laser engraved Leatherette hat patches. Unlike many other jobs i do with my laser or CNC, Leatherette hat patches take less work and are still a …
Can I fit a CO2 Laser in my garage? Yes! You absolutely can fit a laser in your garage, but the question is what size and what other considerations are their. This article breaks some of that down for you using both dimensional graphics and my experience. How big is a CO2 Laser? First one …
