A Journey to Frameoko V1

Project Introduction Frameoko started as a way to create an enclosure for a Shapeoko 4 Standard with a Shapeoko 4 Standard. What makes this approach different is that Frameoko is only the structural part of the enclosure, you get the freedom to choose what you want to enclose your machine in. Whether that’s optimized forContinue reading “A Journey to Frameoko V1”

How To Repair a Sawdust Logged Shapeoko 4 Router Bearing FAST

Video Summary And additional info My Shapeoko 4 Standards router was making some concerning noises, this turned out to be sawdust worked into the lower router bearing so this is how you can fix this issue. Additionaly I also show you how to uninstall and install a router on a Shapeoko 4 standard. This isContinue reading “How To Repair a Sawdust Logged Shapeoko 4 Router Bearing FAST”

Q&A with Filmmaker Taylor Nelson

This week, I had the pleasure to interview local filmmaker Taylor Nelson of Nelson Films and Photography. We talked about his experiences as a professional filmmaker, and his journey from when he had started up to now. I gained a lot of insight from this and this interview afterwards allowed me to reflect back onContinue reading “Q&A with Filmmaker Taylor Nelson”

Insights from a Local Crocheter

Today, I got the chance to have a nice conversation and interview about crochet at my local yarn shop. I walked into Unraveled Yarn Boutique and simply asked the lady working if she knew how to crochet. When she said yes, I was in luck! Emily was kind enough to answer my questions and letContinue reading “Insights from a Local Crocheter”

Can you transform Film into 3D Art?

How do you take a 2 dimensional digital film and turn it into a 3 dimensional physical object? Henry and I wanted to answer this through an intersectionality project, combining our respective resident experts (Film and CNC) to create a final outcome that would bridge the gap between these planes. We create a series ofContinue reading “Can you transform Film into 3D Art?”

Transforming 2D Film into 3D Art with CNC Technology

The intersection between film and CNC milling? Me and Ian wanted to explore this combination by taking advantage of our Shapeoko 4 CNC as a tool to translate a 2D medium to a 3D medium. We made a short 10 frame film and made 2 changes that explored 3D properties. First we made each frameContinue reading “Transforming 2D Film into 3D Art with CNC Technology”