A few calculations upfront can help make sure your shelves (or coffee table) will stand up to loads of books - or stand up to you standing on it! This article outlines several key considerations and resources for wood furniture design, giving some tricks to strengthen a design that might be of borderline strength. And it also points to a few useful calculators - and how to use them - for metalwork as well.
Is Using Wood Bad for the Environment?
Sustainability4 CommentsWoodcarving with a Nepalese Master
Personal Journey2 Comments"Do you miss the office job?"
Personal JourneyCommentA few years ago, I transitioned from climbing the corporate ladder to running a sole proprietorship. I certainly had a few fears leading up to that transition - but which of those fears were real, and what big challenges in that transition were unexpected? What are some things to consider if you are contemplating a similar move?
Keep It Simple Stupid!
CNC, Workshop & SafetyCommentIn installing a ceiling lift for my CNC, I attempted to build an auto-leveler to automatically move the gantry to keep the table balanced. What should have been an interesting but straightforward closed loop feedback system quickly got out of hand, making me one more victim who has learned the KISS principle the hard way.
Furniture Rendering Software
How To & Calculators, CNCCommentExploration of the capabilities - furniture design, easy generation of multiple drawing projections, rendering, machining - of modern CAD / CAM / CAE software package by a woodworker with an engineering degree and late 90s CAD education, but then missed out on most of the developments over the last twenty years until his introduction to Fusion 360.