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I couldn’t resist taking photos when I was making these dichroic cube spinner pendants 😊 #shophandmade

I couldn’t resist taking photos when I was making these dichroic cube spinner pendants 😊 #shophandmade

Self promotion / handmade salesI put a few more dice towers on my Etsy page :)...

Self promotion / handmade sales

I put a few more dice towers on my Etsy page :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1323665354/pachinko-dice-tower-collapsible-portable

Argh, gonna have to strip down and clean my laser cutter. The power levels are getting too low to cut the 3mm wood I like 😕

Argh, gonna have to strip down and clean my laser cutter. The power levels are getting too low to cut the 3mm wood I like 😕

I published a few Pachinko Dice Tower videos on my Youtube channel. There's a user manual, assembly guide, and one of a bunch of...

I published a few Pachinko Dice Tower videos on my Youtube channel. There's a user manual, assembly guide, and one of a bunch of gratuitous slow motion footage of the tower.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqvtzdOzFLO1K-_GkwRigVM9i--ZTXMQ

I opened up orders for my new dice towers again 2 hours ago and now they’re fully sold out again 😳… I really didn’t expect this...

I opened up orders for my new dice towers again 2 hours ago and now they’re fully sold out again 😳

… I really didn’t expect this level of enthusiasm.

Slow motion dice tower footage 😌 CW: Video flickers slightly due to slow motion

Slow motion dice tower footage 😌

CW: Video flickers slightly due to slow motion

Response to the new dice tower has been surprising and a little overwhelming. Thanks everyone for your support!

Response to the new dice tower has been surprising and a little overwhelming. Thanks everyone for your support!

Last step is the wire wrapping. It’s a simple wrap but I feel like it does the job. I’m hoping to try my hand at doing a retail pop-up...

Last step is the wire wrapping. It’s a simple wrap but I feel like it does the job.

I’m hoping to try my hand at doing a retail pop-up at a local crystal shop, as in-person sales seem to work better for these, and listing each one on Etsy is a big job.

#jewelry #diy #handmade #crystals #rocks

Oh boy that took a long time to do.

Oh boy that took a long time to do.

Next comes the fitting, which is a highly organized process (unless your children are “helping”), gluing, and drying.

Next comes the fitting, which is a highly organized process (unless your children are “helping”), gluing, and drying.

Then, I arrange the cutouts, and apply a layer style that turns the stone white and adds a thick black outline. On top of that, I add the...

Then, I arrange the cutouts, and apply a layer style that turns the stone white and adds a thick black outline. On top of that, I add the little hooky guys that I wrap the wire around.

I scanned in 94 stones today to make pendants 🙂I developed a process that is somewhat quick per stone: I put my phone facing up in my...

I scanned in 94 stones today to make pendants 🙂

I developed a process that is somewhat quick per stone: I put my phone facing up in my laser cutter bed and put the stone on the lid. Then I measure the stone with a digital caliper, write the measurement with a dry erase marker, and use my watch to trigger the camera.

I’ll add to this thread as I continue through the process.

Here’s all four so far. You’ll have to excuse number 4, he’s gone to pieces at the moment…

Here’s all four so far. You’ll have to excuse number 4, he’s gone to pieces at the moment…

A little laser cutter zen. Cutting Pachinko Dice Tower number four, if you count my two first prototypes.#lasercut #diy #zen

A little laser cutter zen. Cutting Pachinko Dice Tower number four, if you count my two first prototypes.

#lasercut #diy #zen

Project highlight - my wife wanted a backlit starry moon shelf that she saw in a video game, so here's our journey making it! #diy...

Project highlight - my wife wanted a backlit starry moon shelf that she saw in a video game, so here's our journey making it!

#diy #lasercut #crafting #moon #shelf #furniture

It's ready! It's ready! My Pachinko Dice Tower 😁https://www.etsy.com/listing/1323665354/pachinko-dice-tower-collapsible-portable

It's ready! It's ready! My Pachinko Dice Tower 😁

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1323665354/pachinko-dice-tower-collapsible-portable

I love the smell of a fresh batch of #lasercut wood parts ☺️This might be the final design iteration! 🥳

I love the smell of a fresh batch of #lasercut wood parts ☺️

This might be the final design iteration! 🥳

A silly reel highlighting some more new rocks I got in yesterday. #rocks #jewelry #crystals #reels

A silly reel highlighting some more new rocks I got in yesterday.

#rocks #jewelry #crystals #reels

One of my most popular thingies - a wooden mini chess set that is small enough to fit in a pocket, pieces and all. The laser cut pieces...

One of my most popular thingies - a wooden mini chess set that is small enough to fit in a pocket, pieces and all. The laser cut pieces store inside the board, which also folds up.

I sell them at a local game shop as well as my Etsy 😁

#diy #lasercut #chess #forsale #games #boardgames #tabletop

I make these into necklaces but I could just shine a flashlight into them all day 🤩They’re called dichroic glass prisms.#prism #rainbow...

I make these into necklaces but I could just shine a flashlight into them all day 🤩

They’re called dichroic glass prisms.

#prism #rainbow #laser #crystals