New toy for the shop...

diggin2day1

After a few close calls with my fingers I decided to purchase a little help for the shop... A nice new Laguna CNC. Now the steps are made from a 2" thick solid hunk of cherry with precision.... No more wasting expensive lumber from a wandering handheld router. Sink covers are perfect circles with carved images or text(your boat name?), etc... After purchasing I had to wait 9 weeks until it was built and delivered. Received it 8 days ago but I've been working with the software for over 2 months now... Here are a few pictures of what is being made in my shop now(yes, those are LED lights set in matching cherry wood fixtures to replace the incandescent "battery killer" lights in the FV270):

J3ff

Sweet,  do one of the anchor sink covers with black green black

boatman37

Nice work. I have one but different brand. Don't use it much anymore. Thought about making something for the boat but haven't yet. I have never tried cutting anything that thick though. How many passes did it take? I did 1/4" aluminum once but it took several shallow passes and was pretty time consuming.

Black_Diamond

Wow!!! That is awesome!

aero3113

Nice!!!!

laureniac1

Wow lights are sharp! I imagine they fit in the existing light hole when the old fixtures are removed? Explain the light mounting process with those

raybo3

Very very nice........

LaRea

100% cool.  The light fixtures are beautiful!

Michael T

@diggin2day1 that is AWESOME! - You should re-post it to the Forum modifications site too!

diggin2day1

Thank you guys! The LED cabin lights are the exact size, use exact (2)mounting screw locations and plug directly into the factory molex plug.... and they match the cherry wood interiors of our Rinkers. The pictures that I posted have only (1) coat of sealer/finish applied... 4-5 more coats and they'll get darker/richer looking. Once I get a set(4) installed in my FV270 I'll post more pictures. The best part is that they're LED... warm white 200 lumens per light and way less current draw than an incandescent bulb. 

diggin2day1

Oh yeah, solid wood cockpit tables with integrated drip edge and cup holders(I can even carve your boats name into the table) coming soon too!!!

J3ff

diggin2day1 said:

Oh yeah, solid wood cockpit tables with integrated drip edge and cup holders(I can even carve your boats name into the table) coming soon too!!!

can't wait!

tk1973

Looking forward to seeing the cockpit tables. 

Ive got one made out of starbord but would love a wooden one.

Question, my Starbord one for a 280 needed to have an offset post to use the existing mount and I've got a brace going down to the cupholders. Will a wood one be able to work with an offset post? 

Let me know now if you want to see pics. 

diggin2day1

@tk1973 - would love to see pictures... having a hard time visualizing it

zaverin1

I program cnc machines for American axle 
keep
up the good job 

reneechris14

That's awesome work bet the table will be greet Rinker logo in the middle.

Michael T

@diggin2day1......this comment is most serious.  I showed your work to the Admiral. She said you should contact @wheatst at Rinker. It would be so cool if Rinker offered your custom up-grades to new Rinker owners in their sales brochures. I can assure you  my Admiral would have placed a big order with you! She said what about a cockpit table or drink tray  or cutting board with Rinker logo and she went on and on......:-)

Handymans342

And all with waterlox

Dream_Inn

All I can say is WOW!

reneechris14

Hey and you keep all your fingers,cool

seadogs

That is awesome 

Stodge

I've told Santa that he needs to acquire some steps from you this winter.  

gack

@diggin2day1 PM me with price for the LEDs.  Also interested in cockpit table.  Look great!

MarkB

Nice Toy!!!

MajorAppeal

I am also interested in a price on the lights...

diggin2day1

MajorAppeal said:

I am also interested in a price on the lights...

Selling set of (4) lights for $150. Includes new stainless mounting screws and factory plug... Simple installation

rasbury

So, diggin, you have equipment in your shop nicer than some businesses that make this stuff....what us it you do for a living?

diggin2day1

rasbury said:

So, diggin, you have equipment in your shop nicer than some businesses that make this stuff....what us it you do for a living?

I am a Locomotive Engineer for 20yrs. Prior to that I have always worked with my hands(custom car audio, railroad signal dept, hobby woodworker, etc). Since I've been an engineer I haven't had a "finished product" at the end of the day and it has always bothered me. Now with all the woodworking I actually feel like I accomplished something at the end of the day. Best of all my kids help out and see that you can actually build things with your hands(instead of building things on X-Box in MineCraft... lol). This whole experience has been nothing less than amazing and it all started with this forum!

BellevilleMXZ

rasbury said:

So, diggin, you have equipment in your shop nicer than some businesses that make this stuff....what us it you do for a living?

I am a Locomotive Engineer for 20yrs.

Nice ! That's always been my dream job, sad I never pursued it.  

diggin2day1

Locomotive Engineer- AKA: horizontal elevator operator. 

randy56

So that is at least 3 guy's on here that something to do with trains.