Wanted to share my completed project with you all… a fully open source, retro, RGB edge-lit clock for everyone that I use my Glowforge to manufacture. The digits (acrylic) and case lids (various woods and black acrylic) are all laser cut with this fantastic machine.
It’s been quite a year! I’ve learned a lot and kept working on my design skills. I’ve now owned my Glowforge for exactly a year and I still love the hell out of it. My only complaints are partially solved by going Premium:
Time that the Glowforge takes to prepare a design to print – it feels like it has slowed down over the last year though I’ll admit I haven’t timed the “preparing” time to be absolutely sure.
I wish that rather than recommending avoiding cutting non-proofgrade materials entirely, proofgrade was presented as a “first tier” option while also providing good information for dialing in cutting speed, focus height, and power for various other materials. I think this is a shortcoming that I’d like to see Glowforge work on.
Regarding the Foxie Clock, I’ve created a design for beautiful exotic wood cases that is laser cut (on my Glowforge, of course!), routed, sanded, and finished (see the case below). It is one of my favorite projects this year.
I also continued to work on the digit design to make them more sturdy, readable, and better looking (highly subjective but yeah!).
The various types of woods you are using are beautiful and go well with the clocks. Can you show some finished pictures of your clocks? Do you have a website? Beautiful work on your cases.
David, my website is foxieproducts.com. Thanks for asking! I don’t have good pictures of the new digits in the wood cases yet, but I will update those soon. They look amazing – I sent one to my aunt with padauk in the notches of the digits instead of the dark gray acrylic I normally use. Quite distinctive. Here’s a picture of it, made from Padauk and Zebrawood:
Yes it does, I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear. The pictures of the wood case really should include pictures of each case with digits in them, I’ll take care of that as soon as I can.
… they should be there now. Thanks for looking!
