Malaysia Day, 16 September 1963, marks the formation of the nation of Malaysia. West Malaysia consisted of the states of Peninsula Malaya and East Malaysia consisted of the states of Sabah and Sarawak. So all the states, small or large […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While exploring what I can do with my cnc machine, I found a cool way to make the engraving subject unique. By breaking down a photograph of the subject into a cluster of dots, the carved image did not have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across an interesting ship design called the Littoral Combat Ship or LCS for short, that would make a good subject for a v-groove carving project. With my movable gantry cnc machine this would be easy to do. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Celebrating the Day of the Seafarer on 25 June 2022 is a campaign organized by IMO (International Maritime Organization) where they invite interested parties in the marine industry to pay tribute to the contributions of seafarers to society. They invite […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic situation currently, movement is restricted. For many months now, I had to attend online masses on the internet. There were a few local Catholic churches that broadcast online masses on the internet. However, sometimes there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had engraved many old CD’s with words and pictures with my cnc machines. Initially, I used to clamp the cd’s onto the waste board with the help of wooden clamps. I had to arrange the setup so as not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across some techniques for stippling pictures which were suitable for cnc milling. The strippling technique was ideal for the pen plotter, but since I had already installed a milling spindle for cutting, I thought it would be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My daughter’s birthday is just around the corner, and I wanted to make something meaningful for her. She has a favorite saying which goes like this, “Believe and Something Beautiful will happen”. I found a nice looking font and used […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I always wanted to do something with my old CD’s. I must admit that I have a certain fascination for CD’s because the close lines on the surface causes interference of light which then breaks up into rainbow colours. By […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I liked the idea of engraving on plastic cd’s because firstly, they were attractive even by themselves, with reflective coatings and rainbow colors produced from the light interferences. Secondly, I had lots of them because nowadays, many companies like to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…