Bill YoungA loss in so many waysWhenever the topic of creative ShopBot owners comes up, Rob Bell (Zomad) is always at the top of the list. Rob was a programmer that…5d ago5d ago
Bill YoungThe bit you must be.If you’ve read much of my ramblings and rants about fabrication and design, you know that I’m a big fan of digital tools and workflows. You…Jul 23Jul 23
Bill YounginMake it your own d#mn self!Make it snappy…Some of the earliest designs I did for ShopBot in the late 1990’s…the work station and the coffee cabinet…used a snap joint that utilized…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
Bill YoungYou’re not done until it’s finishedThere’s a thing called the “digital aesthetic” that you see in a lot of CNC-fabricated projects. Parts cut out of sheet materials with…Feb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
Bill YounginMake it your own d#mn self!The downside of offering too much choiceI’ve always been interested in digital fabrication’s ability to make customized items, particularly furniture. Something that’s created…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Bill YoungA heartfelt gift or a cruel hoax?Anyone that’s used any of the Vectric software…Aspire, VCarve Pro, PhotoVCarve…is familiar with Brian Moran. He and Tony left Delcam with…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Bill YounginMake it your own d#mn self!Stools for Maker FaireA month or so before one of the early Maker Faires…maybe the first Austin Faire in 2008?..I got an email from the MAKE folks asking if I…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Bill YoungAre we really cheaters?I’ve been to a couple of events recently where using a ShopBot in the process of making things was called “cheating”, making me and all…Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
Bill YounginMake it your own d#mn self!Pete’s legsMy buddy Pete stopped by the shop the other day and asked if I would make some table legs to match an existing table. Turns out that they…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Bill YounginMake it your own d#mn self!Tiny boatsBoats are in my heart, and along with using my ShopBot to cut bits and pieces for full sized boats I occasionally made little boats as…Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019