I know the blog has been still; we have been catching up on a couple of home improvement projects as well as tending to our other hobbies. Cameron is building a replica of the guidance computer for the Apollo missions (I know, right? Who does that?) He tells me that it will be fully functional but used as a display piece. There are so many things I don’t understand and this is one of them. The project involves a lot of 3D printing with the filament printer. If you’re curious, here is a link to what he’s building:
And here is a link to the real thing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Okay back to stencils; sorry for the circuitous path!
I’ve been in my sewing room some and as it happened, needed stencils for a sewing machine cover I’m making for the Sashiko, so off we went into another material. The specifics are in the videos below. The versatility of this machine is absolutely wonderful!
The cloudiness you see is a result of the laser going through the honeycomb and kicking up dust from the bed of the laser. It came off with a little friction and a damp paper towel. This opens the door for custom quilting or sewing stencils. They’re used a lot by people who make large quilts and who do Sashiko designs with repeating patterns.
I’ll post a photo of my finished project later this week. I finished both of these side panels today but only have one in this photo.
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