Thanks, that is a great idea. I will definitely do that next time.
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Thank you, I have been on the fb forum but I do like this one. I find it more personable. Have a great day.
I made these 3 candle holders on my longmill. They use 3/4" plywood and are a flat pack design. The design comes from here. I made 3 different sizes:
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@JHahn @leafs4ever Jannikâs advice is good. Another idea is, that when you mill the material for your project, keep an offcut. Place that on your spoilboard separate from the project piece and use it for your Z0 location. As an aside, and from failed experience, I would remind you to make sure that, if you are going to set Z0 in gSender on the spoilboard, you set it on the spoilboard or the bottom of the material in your CAM software. 
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Thanks. That was my first thought but I ended up planing my board after I cut it. Another lesson learned.
Some more candle holders⊠a great Christmas gift! These were cut using the LM in two passes - one to rough and then a finishing pass. Two of the holders in the image show the output from the finishing pass from the LM⊠youâll note that there is still quite a bit of sanding that needs to happen. All of these are still âunfinishedâ but will get a coat of Rubio. The ones in the image are in White Oak and Ambrosia (Wormy) Maple⊠I have some Black Walnut and Ash that I will also be using.
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I second the flocking idea. I use it on my custom gun boxes. I grabbed my kit off of Amazon.
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Thanks, bought a kit from Lee Valley. Will give it a try.
Russ
Thanks. Yes, its my design. This is the final version I landed on after 3D printing a few that didnât quite have the proportions I was looking for. I did the 3D model in SketchUp and used CAMLab to generate the g-code.
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One of our members Dany (@djomphe) shared his submission to me through my inbox, as he seemed to have trouble submitting it here, so I am reposting it on his behalf:
Continuing the discussion from Christmas Contest 2021 :
Hello everybody,
i am from magdalen Island, quebec and i love my longmillâŠ
Here is a gift souvenir for my mom. My dad died in 2019 and i decided to engrave him for a lifetime souvenir. i took a picture and i convert it in vector file in gimp and inkscape to make the path in aspire. it took me about 2 hours to engrave but after having spent 4-5 hours to details the path. If i would not have done that, it would have taken more than 8 hours, i used a 15 degres v bit 1/8 to have all the details. i stained the engraving and i sanded the plate to be able to see the wood grain. You will understand that i can not share the file for that. Hope you will appreciate. Thanks for sharing all your nice work.
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Hi everyone!
Submissions are closed now, however you can keep talking here if youâd like 
Thanks everyone for participating - now letâs move onto VOTING!
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Missed the deadline but sharing anyway! Some wall art for the kids.
- 1/4" endmill for the roughing pass
- 1/16" tapered endmill for the finishing pass
- Cedar (black one was first attempt, pine with black stain)
- Carveco Maker, gSender
Cheers!
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Bonjour, Dany,
tres bien fait! Je suis certain que ta mere va etre tres content de recevoir cette cadeaux incroyable!
de Marty
That is a beautiful frame! Very nicely done!
Jake- CNC Woodworker Wanta Be
Very Nice! I always loved Charlie Brownâs Christmas Tree and the Grinch and his pup. They were icons of Christmas when I was young. Charlie Brown, Frosty, Rudolf and of course the Grinch were from a time that brings back fond memories watching with my parents in anticipation of Christmas Day. Thanks for sharing!
Jake
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In addition to the object, i like the table bracket hold downsâŠ!!
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