Revised roof pieces:


I still have work to do in the laser settings, but this works OK.

Terry, if that M2 could print -white-, I'd be really interested...

dave

Dave... X-Tool now has the M2 which is available as either 10w (498.00) or a 20w.

Following your thread has gotten me really fired up about the 10w M2.

Just can't make up my mind to "pull the trigger"

terry

Quote from: PRR Modeler on Today at 03:13:45 PMNice job on the legs, barnicles, and dock Larry.

Thank you Curt; I appreciate your comments.

Nice job on the legs, barnicles, and dock Larry.

Afternoon all,

Finally finished phase 1 of painting little people. Once the paint has cured I'll hit them with a flat finish. Once that's set I'll give them a wash of thinned black oil paint. Now back to a small kit.

Have a great one! 

I tried a burn on a new material today, 1mm birch plywood (nice stuff).  This was for the redrawn roof segments for my 6-sided shack.  First I did a material test, and picked what I thought was the best cut.  Then I set the cutting parameters for both cutting out the pieces, and scribing guide lines for shingles.A couple observations:  The settings I thought would burn through didn't get a complete cut.  The scribing setting, though did OK.The roof pieces are too long, so I need to redarw them, and then burn with different settings.  Also, I need to remember that the ordering of layers is significant.  In general, you want to do scribing before cutting, and interior cuts before the external shape cuts.  Still lots to learn...


TomO asked 'why a 10w laser?'  Well, the more power, the more expensive the laser.  10w is fine for what I expect to cut.  The 20w XTool laser is out of stock, and apparently the 10w model has been discontinued.  (I think I got the last one Amazon had.)  Now I can replace that 10w laser with a 40w laser, and probably with a 20w laser once those are back in stock at XTool.  (I can also get a 2w IR laser unit.)  

The difference in price between my 10w and the in-stock 40w is about $800...

dave

Dave, great thread, thank you. I've been limiting my online time to projects so I missed your start here but have read all!

Is there a reason you went with the 10w machine instead of a more powerful one?

I purchased for my daughter's doll house craft business a Falcon2 40w laser in the Spring with the idea I could also use it for my paper mill structures. It has helped her business greatly but I've had little opportunity to learn and use it. It cuts in 1 pass and very cleanly.

But, because of little time I have not worked with it learning any settings. I give her the files and she or a employee set it up

I'm looking at a Falcon A1 Pro 20w that I would add to her machines but be mainly for my needs and her overflow. Not my projects being fill in time. Supposely the 20w will cut cleanly in 1 pass

TomO

Quote from: deemery on Today at 09:28:40 AMTomO:  Have you seen "Coyote vs Acme"?

dave

No! Not a cartoon guy. It's #4 on the if we are really desperate listing which means we will wait till it hits the home screens.

We decided after viewing a greenhouse we will skip the movies this week.

TomO

Decided to get the dock built before I went any further. Since I hate trying to work with dowels I went with 8x8's for the legs instead. Not wanting a totally square looking leg I did a little work on them. Started by wire brushing them a bunch of times then I sanded off the edges to get rid of the squared look. After that I took each leg and turned it clockwise in a piece of sandpaper. While not round they're not square either. Colored with my usual chalks & clear alcohol then gave them a liberal coat of A&I. The actual deck is made from 6x6's for a frame then covered with 1x4's for a beefier look. The "barnacles" were made by dipping each leg into white glue then re-dipping them into a container with medium grey ballast.



Here's another angle of the dock.



With the dock set in place I thought it would be easier to paint the water color on the wood before gluing in place. I started with a light blue craft paint along the sea wall. The shallower the water the lighter the color and visa versa. Before the light blue paint dried I used a blue for the rest of the area and blended the light into the regular.



Prior to glueing in place I used dark green chalk and clear alcohol and carefully dabbed the color onto the "barnacles" and allowed to dry. Then the dock was glued into place and I set the building in place to see what it would look like.

Next I want to extend the "dock look" down the left side of the building and add rails on the side where the second story opening is. Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions; they're really helping with this build.

Quote from: Jerry on Today at 09:41:34 AMLarry hate to tell you but today is the beginning of Fall!! 

Then somebody screwed up; according to my calendar on the wall it's the 23rd...tomorrow; but no matter
it still feels like it today anyway.
Actually I stand corrected!! According to the "Weather Wizards" Fall starts at 8:10 pm TODAY; so barely the 22nd.