Old Wagon & Stage Coach Lamps

Made on a Glowforge
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Thank you. It was actually designed for .22 tabs (thick draft board or acrylic). As this prototype came together, I too thought the tabs added to it. Thanks for your kind note.

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Love the Conestoga Wagon. In fact, almost went with the Prairies Schooner, but for the fact that sewing is a true area of opportunity for me. I also liked the hearse (horse drawn of course). Little dark, but an awesome looking carriage.

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My understanding is that they were actually worse than riding a horse, as they used flaps over the windows to keep the dust out, which also kept out the light and made it hot and stuffy. Canā€™t remember where I heard that from.

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I hadnā€™t even thought of the dust a team of horses would kick upā€¦

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Adorable! Canā€™t wait to see the final version.

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Thanks cynd11, appreciate your comment.

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The first prototype is completed. The final version includes luggage box, luggage rack, horse cutouts on driver seat, breaks, with a leather seat and curtains. Used hard walnut grade for box and horse cut-outs. Going forward, I would make the wheels out of the thick draft board and modify the axel and and horse tree so everything could be laser cut (those parts are dowel rods).

FYI: This is what Iā€™m calling a #STEM coach. Itā€™s being used to show the HS students in my engineering class what can be done with CAD software and the glowforge. Itā€™s actually working as I overheard one student say ā€œI wish I could do thatā€

I did a clear acrylic version, but it didnā€™t have the look I was going for. If I continue to play with this model,

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That looks amazing in the photos. Well done.

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Your coaches keep getting better and better. I bet it is rewarding to teach your students with projects like your stage coach.

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I love this! It reminds me of the wagons I used to see for sale in gift shops in AZ and NM in the 60ā€™s. (I always wanted one!)

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So neat! Itā€™s definitely going to be an inspiration piece for your students.

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Thank you

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I saw those wagonā€™s your talking about. I wonder how they made them without a glowforge :slight_smile:

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Scroll saw, maybe?

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This is a friend of mineā€™s Brotherā€™s companyā€¦

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Wow, that is so cool. Making them in real life . Thanks for sharing

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Wow just wow!!! The stagecoach I want is $71,000.

Thank you for posting this incredible website.

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