Model Making https://cncroi.com Sat, 20 Jan 2024 02:58:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cncroi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-logo-2017-web-32x32.jpg Model Making https://cncroi.com 32 32 65343886 Custom Business & Institutional Options https://cncroi.com/custom-business-institutional-options/ Wed, 10 May 2023 03:21:23 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=42413 CNCROi.com has years of experience across a variety of materials and applications, so this will be just a short summary of videos to give you an idea of what we can do for your business or government / institution when it comes to custom fabrication. Custom Business & Institutional Options: Custom Rubber Stamps Whether you […]

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]]> 42413 Custom Cottage & Home Options https://cncroi.com/custom-cottage-home-options/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:16:25 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=41872 If you have a cottage or a home and want something custom but not quite sure what can be “custom”, I hope this gives you an idea of what CNCROi.com can produce for you. As with everything at CNCROi.com, these are just ideas, meaning if you want a different material, wood species or any other […]

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]]> 41872 Cutlery Drawer Organizer: 1/4″ MDF https://cncroi.com/cutlery-drawer-organizer-1-4-mdf/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:28:29 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=40601 I was very much overdue for a cutlery drawer organizer, with a growing family, the amount of cutlery diversity and amount keeps building-up so what worked great for two people no longer works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D33mj-QYutQ/ When it comes to cutlery drawer organizer, I looked online and off regarding options available and none fit the kitchen drawer […]

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]]> 40601 Custom Plywood Structure: CNC Routing https://cncroi.com/custom-plywood-structure-cnc-routing/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:09:34 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=38957 Let’s make a custom plywood structure at CNCROi.com using our Thermwood CNC router! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvqTaVmB-I/ One of the first materials I ever used with a CNC router was quarter inch plywood, the same I used for this project, I also used ONLY that material for YEARS with my 3D modeling business CNCKing.com. I only have great […]

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]]> 38957 Custom Plywood Tea Bag Holder https://cncroi.com/custom-plywood-tea-bag-holder/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:53:12 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=30189 I like drinking tea, office or home, I got a whole stash of it and as such, it was time to make my own custom plywood tea bag holder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLNaITMxayw/ Making a simple functional box is pretty straight forward, it’s the purpose assigned to said box that differentiates it from other boxes I’ve made in […]

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]]> 30189 Eiffel Tower Refresh https://cncroi.com/eiffel-tower-refresh/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:01:17 +0000 https://cncroi.com/?p=27432 As you may not know, I designed a pretty accurate kit version of the famous Eiffel Tower a while back for another site I run called CNCKing.com. I’m currently in the process of slowly updating that site to be consistent across branding and video resolutions as that site is over 10 years old and as […]

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]]> 27432 Steamboat Model: 3D to Laser Cutting to Assembly https://cncroi.com/steamboat-model-3d-laser-cutting-assembly/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:46:54 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=24648 Making a custom designed steamboat model is the latest model I’ve made from 3D modeling through cutting and assembly. My background before CNCROi.com and even before my since shut downed CNCKing.com was model making, you can get an idea of my work by visiting my online gallery with images and 3D animations as well as […]

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]]> 24648 Custom Slot Lamps: CNC Laser Cutting Plywood https://cncroi.com/custom-slot-lamps-cnc-laser-cutting-plywood/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:43:04 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=24384 Custom slot lamps are easy to make out of plywood if you have the machine that can cut this material in one pass I’ve designed hundreds of custom models in my past life at CNCKing.com and to test them all out, I used 1/4″ or 6 mm plywood. So it was fun to go back […]

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]]> 24384 TeaLightBox.com is now LIVE! https://cncroi.com/tealightbox-com-now-live/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:47:07 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=23973 Over the holidays I began working on TeaLightBox.com that allows CNCROi.com to offer something incredibly affordable, useful and totally custom to our customers looking for a gift for just about any occasion. The site is very much bare bones but CNCROi.com was exactly that way a bit over 3 years ago and look at how […]

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]]> 23973 Custom Eiffel Tower Retirement https://cncroi.com/custom-eiffel-tower-retirement/ Wed, 24 May 2017 19:03:23 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=22195 I designed this custom Eiffel Tower YEARS ago after wanting a model that was dead-easy to assemble and carry around. The design is actually very accurate to the original as well, as this checked all the right boxes, I decided it would be among the first models I cut in my original shop at CNCROi.com. […]

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]]> 22195 Custom Pterodactyl Dinosaur Model: CNC Laser Cutting https://cncroi.com/custom-pterodactyl-dinosaur-model-cnc-laser-cutting/ Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:55:29 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=22065 A few days ago, CNCROi.com CNC laser cut a centrosaur so today we’ll cut a custom pterodactyl dinosaur model! The above video is interesting because we are in the closing weeks of our “old” shop while the video of the actual laser cutting is from our even earlier shop when I first started CNCROi.com. A […]

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]]> 22065 Custom Centrosaurus Dinosaur Model: CNC Laser Cutting https://cncroi.com/custom-centrosaurus-dinosaur-model-cnc-laser-cutting/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:23:15 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=22049 Today we’ll review a relatively simple custom centrosaur dinosaur model I designed a long time ago and cut with our Austrian CNC laser in CNCROi.com‘s shop. Models are how I began, I taught myself to design and build them and sold these models and kits all around the world for the better part of the […]

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]]> 22049 Virtual VS Physical Model Kits https://cncroi.com/virtual-vs-physical-model-kits/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:00:00 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=21272 Virtual vs physical is something that comes-up often in our line of business. The vast majority of our projects at CNCROi.com begin as virtual models and CAD documents, we then transform those pixels into physical form. Virtual VS Physical Model Kits: Scale In our virtual environment, there is no such thing as scale. A model […]

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]]> 21272 Army Transport Truck Model Kit: Design through Manufacturing https://cncroi.com/army-transport-truck-model-kit-design-manufacturing/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 10:00:00 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=20777 The army transport truck model kit I designed many years ago will be reviewed today at CNCROi.com as I update the 3D assembly animation of it. Watch this video showing you how I went about cutting this model kit with our CNC router and then put it all together. This 3D assembly animation shows you […]

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]]> 20777 CNCROi.com Physical Model Kits Division https://cncroi.com/cncroi-com-physical-model-kit-division/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:00:00 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=20155 Most the model kits that I use to sell digitally at CNCKing.com are now part of the CNCROi.com physical model kits division. We are no longer in the digital file business. No longer worldwide tech support… for other “shops” and “designers”! By far the biggest reason for this change in model kits formating was that […]

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]]> 20155 Custom Award: F16 Prototype https://cncroi.com/custom-award-f16-prototype/ Tue, 31 May 2016 16:33:59 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=15562 If you need a custom award, whether for sporting, novelty or corporate, CNCROi.com is your first and only choice! Unlike any other award or “trophy” shop that I know, CNCROi.com is the only one that can make something amazing based on a sketch and make every component to your spec in just about any volume […]

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]]> 15562 Custom Laser Cut Rear Bike Basket (Part 2 of 2) https://cncroi.com/custom-laser-cut-rear-bike-basket/ Thu, 05 May 2016 19:42:10 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=15233 My custom laser cut rear bike basket is now finished, if you want to read about how it was designed, read the previous blog post Custom Rear Wooden Bike Basket: Design (Part 1 of 2). I decided to go with Pine for this project, not because it’s strong or light but because I had some […]

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]]> 15233 Custom Rear Wooden Bike Basket: Design (Part 1 of 2) https://cncroi.com/rear-bike-basket-design-part-1-2/ Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:43:26 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=15162 I bought a new bike to travel to and from the shop when the weather permits and that also means that I needed a way of transporting small shipments to the post office to be mailed around the world. As such, my bike requires a custom rear wooden basket! Sure, I could buy a rear […]

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]]> 15162 Custom Designed CNC Laser Cut Downdraft Table https://cncroi.com/custom-designed-cnc-laser-cut-downdraft-table/ Wed, 02 Mar 2016 02:12:33 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=14610 As CNCROi.com grows, the need for custom solutions to production issues expands as well, in this case, there was a need for a downdraft table, so I designed and cut it out with the laser to suit our needs PERFECTLY! If you are not familiar with what a downdraft table does, it’s used in shops […]

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]]> 14610 Wooden Big Wheels: Design, Cut & Build https://cncroi.com/wooden-big-wheels-design-cut-build/ Sun, 26 Apr 2015 14:17:27 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=10888 A while back I designed one of my childhood dream vehicles, a Big Wheels. I decided while I was in Australia to actually cut it out with our ShopBot Desktop and drive it around. When I moved back to Canada with my Trotec Speedy 400 flexx, I wanted to prove to myself that my design […]

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]]> 10888 Roman Soldier Knife Block: Design to Cut to Build https://cncroi.com/roman-soldier-knife-block-design-cut-build/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:28:54 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=8867 It has been a while since I posted something on CNCROi.com focused on model making so it’s a good time to review a recent project I did for sister site, CNCKing.com a Roman Soldier Knife Block. It’s essentially the same “steps” to custom design and build everything from Corporate Awards to Tradeshow Displays… or anything […]

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]]> 8867 Model Making: Platform Crane https://cncroi.com/model-making-platform-crane/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:30:43 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=1040 Completed a new model build the other day, the CNCKing.com Platform Crane which I designed a while back. You can ready more details about the process here: http://blog.cncking.com/laser-cutting-assembly-platform-crane-b/ Timelines & ETAs I had a prospective customer ask me the other day how long it takes to design, cut and build models such as this. That’s […]

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]]> 1040 Transforming Wood Models from Boring to Awesome! https://cncroi.com/transforming-wood-models-boring-awesome/ Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:00:30 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=857 At CNCROi.com, we do a lot of laser cutting, marking, etching and annealing… most of our materials are straight forward and can’t really be modified all that much relative to wood which is endless. Let’s take a look at one of my recent projects which I designed a while back, the Miyajima Gate found in […]

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]]> 857 Long Weekend Fun! Eiffel Tower for World Maker Faire 2014 https://cncroi.com/long-weekend-fun/ Sun, 31 Aug 2014 21:29:57 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=695 It’s the long weekend, the shop is empty and there is the smell of smoke in the air. Why? Well, its model making time! I’ll be attending the World Maker Faire New York in a few weeks (http://makerfaire.com) as an exhibitor and I needed something to demonstrate to people. The Eiffel Tower I designed a […]

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]]> 695 Dinosaur Family: Model Making 101 https://cncroi.com/dinosaur-family-model-making-101/ Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:39:47 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=610 CNCROi.com has its beginnings in model making – the laser is one of the best tools to accomplish highly detailed models of all sizes as the beam is so narrow. Just recently, I completed a series of dinosaurs, very simple and straight forward designs! So, if you want to get into model making, you can […]

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]]> 610 The Wonders of Medium Tack Masking https://cncroi.com/wonders-medium-tack-masking/ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:34:22 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=592 Something that most people don’t realize, though is obvious in hindsight, is that when you burn something, the material goes from a solid to a semi-solid, particulate or vapor phase which tends to stick to everything! CNC lasers have essentially the same problem as your BBQ except the stuff coming off our bed doesn’t taste […]

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]]> 592 Model Making with Lasers! https://cncroi.com/model-making-lasers/ Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:00:13 +0000 http://cncroi.com/?p=500 When the shop isn’t humming with customer projects, I like to take some time off and get my hands dirty with some model making… the journey that started CNCROi.com has been a long one and it’s roots are in model making – if you go further back, industrial 3D animation but that’s another story. I […]

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