I got my pro on Friday and have been playing with the Glowforge nearly non-stop sense but figured I’d share a quick update now that I have a longer engrave going. There’s still a lot I want to test but since I’m completely new to lasers, I’m starting slow.
My first project (after the founders ruler) was the pen holder from the catalog. It’s come in very handy already.
A mix of my own design and a design off Thingiverse (Headphone Stand by SeanDunphy - Thingiverse). This showed me how nice it is to be able to iterate until I get what I’m looking for. Draftboard and cardboard were super useful, too.
Now I have a Catan board running that’ll take quite a while. Having never even seen a laser cutter in person (at least that I can recall), I have to say this thing is a dream. I’ve always wanted to make things at home that don’t look homemade and the allowed me to do it within minutes of getting it out of the box. I also have to say thank you to everyone who has shared their knowledge on the forums. It’s been so nice to just search here and get useful information now that I know what I need to know.
Loved reading about your first projects…and this says it all for me, too. I can’t believe the constant stream of time that I enjoy spending either designing or making stuff.
Catan board is high on my prints list…possibly with engraved dice and cards, too. Depending on the way I do it, considering modifying the board with watercolors.
That Jade Rabbit got me so excited. D2’s dropping in like 36 hours and my Glowforge will be here in a couple of months. My life feels like a lot of waiting right now.
Excellent work, I hoep to see more of what you do!
Really cool projects! Keep going! You are inspiring to me, since I don’t have any laser experience either. Glad to hear you’ve had an easy time getting going with it.
allowed me to do it within minutes of getting it out of the box. I also have to say thank you to everyone who has shared their knowledge on the forums. It’s been so nice to just search here and get useful information now that I know what I need to know.