Archive for June, 2017
Screenprinting: Road Trip T-Shirt!
One of the many things I’ve learned recently is how to screen print, at least one method of doing it. TechShop has a CNC vinyl cutter and a basic screen printing station, so I started with a vinyl mask for the screen (as opposed to a photo-sensitive process to mask off the screen). And since […]
Reclaimed Wood Beam and Steel Plate Bench
About the same time I was working on my I-beam coffee table I was also creating another toe breaker / boat anchor, my Big Beam Bench. The wood beam was left over from a set of end tables I made for a customer. I was sitting in my very small and cluttered office I staring […]
Steel I-Beam and Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table
A couple of months ago, while daydreaming about things to make with my newfound skills, I had the idea to use one of the most powerful tools at TechShop – a device that can cut through several inches of solid steel – to make a piece of furniture. This device is typically used on […]