I love taking something that was headed for the waste bin and making something useful out of it. I’m making gifts for church folks using flooring scraps as the material!
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Production!
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I’ve set a goal of making 48 gifts between now and Sunday. It’s on!
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Whoa!?!! That could of made a heck of a time lapse with like the Benny hill music behind it. 
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To cut these to prep them, I’m using a common table saw and/or my wall mount “panel saw” rig. To engrave the artwork on them, I’m using my 100W CO2 laser. That laser has become a workhorse part of my design studio/workshop. I bought it as a “refurbished / like new” purchase from OMTech. It actually was not “like new” and had quite a few issues I had to work through, but to their credit they worked with me on it all. I complained about all issues, documenting with video, etc. Between them giving me a partial refund, and sending me a variety of needed replacement parts, including a new laser tube, I finally got it running good. One of the issues was the main lens was upside down. This was in addition to the tube being in need of replacement.
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Very nice!
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That’s a fantastic way to repurpose and be creative! Transforming flooring scraps into meaningful gifts for your church community is not only eco-friendly but also showcases your resourcefulness and thoughtfulness. Your efforts will surely be appreciated, and the gifts will carry extra meaning knowing they were made with care and purpose.
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The proper name is “Yakkity Sax”… C’mon, get with it…
And it requires partially clothed nubiles in any timelapse, so it wouldn’t really fly here, now would it?
I really like the last one.
Great job!
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I have seen it before, but it still boggles my mind how the CO2 laser does not leave black charred engravings but the diode laser does. That breaks my brain.
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He probably uses magnets or something…
My theory is that it is charred, but the leftover burnt carbon is only visible in infrared.
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I have been wanting to do something like that. Take trash and make it useful. (Still playing with my LR2)
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Gave them out this past Sunday! They were a big hit!
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I made about 50 gifts — in the same week our third grand baby was born, so it was a challenge.
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