Greetings all! I hope you’ve had a good weekend and found some time for doing something you enjoy.

This weekend Cameron constructed the front and rear lids of the machine. If you look at the photo of the finished Rezo laser it will give you an idea of what these lids will look like once the acrylic is installed in them. As you’ve likely guessed, the front lid is the one you use to place what ever you’re cutting or engraving onto the bed of the machine. It’s a big lid. The rear lid/door is just a cover/access door for the laser tube.

The rear lid is difficult to discern but here are some photos, such as they are. It will make more sense once the acrylic is installed. Meanwhile, I don’t think he has ordered it yet ????.

The other progress is the replacement of the laser head. The laser tube came with a laser head but Cameron wanted to upgrade to a lighter laser head that he says is made of higher quality materials and will render a superior level of performance. It’s the orange doo-dah in the photo below.

The looooong awaited base for all of the electronic components is supposed to arrive Tuesday. It feels a little like Charlie Brown’s football in that it was supposed to arrive this past week. Should it finally land at our front door, the plan is to put all of the electronics together next weekend which will be a giant leap toward functionality. Wooo hooo! Cameron tells me there is “plenty left to do” but it IS the end of March now, one month closer to the goal of being operational in May. And when I say May, I think May 1st. Cameron is probably thinking there are 31 days in May and that they will all qualify as a May finish ????.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Cameron went on a bit of a walk about for me this weekend in search of a solid maple board from which to make me two tailor’s clappers for my upcoming foray into foundation paper piecing which is a highly detailed geometric art quilt endeavor. You need a very dense piece of wood to press over each seam right after you iron it. I’m excited to explore this modality as the process and the end result are unlike anything I’ve ever tried before. Here are a few examples of finished pieces by other artists.

Have a great week everyone!