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Hello stranger, thanks for watching. 👍

I bought the clock file off of Etsy, apart from the different plywoods that came in the Xtool DIY kit I didn't use anything else

Thanks for watching 👌

@@JamesManCave hey James....notebooks both formats in home bargains 69p each with the correct type of spiral

Cheers Tony mate 🍺🍻🍺

Thank you Mate, Looks like you've been having lots of fun in the Laser room 👍

@@Everythings_Adjustable it's a bit of a state at the moment, making more and more news things constantly. Really enjoying it

I've since discovered rubbing some olive oil on them works great as well

Thank you as always Pete 👍

Thanks, do you mean the holes on the notepad template? It's quite simple, I measured how far in and down the holes are from the top, and then put my first hole there, then used the grid features to add the other holes and spaced them accordingly

@@JamesManCave Ooo you make it sound easy. Grid features?

Grid array it's called. You can evenly space the holes out that way

@JamesManCave hey ....got some of the notebooks but couldn't undo the spirals as they weren't built in the same way...where did you get yours from?

@@thatpartyband1966 got mine from the works. I take it you have the spiral style ones? You can still use them but have to sorta unscrew them

Ok, I'll go as far as saying it's a big cat

@@JamesManCave I'm sorry, I have no idea what that means. Big cat? 🤔

Oooopps. I posted the wrong reply to your comment, and the other chap got your reply! 😩 I meant to say, engagement on videos without music and just sped up sounds shows a huge drop off, where as with music the engagement doesn't drop off. Now, that's not to say that if I pick the wrong music the drop off will also happen.

Hi, it's the Xtool D1 pro 20W 👍

It does say my profit is minus X amount. It's an easy visual understanding for people to see

apologies I have only just seen this. I don't have plans, but i did show my rough sizes on screen

⁠ no worries at all. I was just thinking maybe you saved the file and you’re able to put it on a website or email it to me.

Sorry no, that was back when I was still trying the machine out and I just made everything without saving stuff 😔

It depends on the design really. Quickest was about 45 minutes, and the longest was about 1hr 40.

Thanks 👍👍👍

Lol, yes I did. In 1971 when Britain went to decimalisation on currency, the 1p coins had 1 new penny written on them. Good question 👍

Yes, I can also make laser projects quicker then I can woodworking stuff, so makes sense

Keep tuned, plenty of stuff like that to come

Great idea, but the wooden coasters I used were not made from the best materials so wouldn't be worth saving

Unfortunately, I'd already bought that new tool and didn't have room for any more purchases 😕

I only sorted my timber storage out about a year ago. It's not ideal, but it does free up some floor space

Yes, I certainly get your point. And with laser engravers, the big business have much larger industrial co2 engravers. All the items I made are mass produced by virtually everyone who gets a laser engraver. So a tough market to crack. I think the key to actually making money with a laser, is to 1 - find a niche, and 2 - gain local business. I'm not saying this will allow you to give up a full time job, but as a nice little side hustle, I think it would work well.

Yes, you can use this income to subsidise the machine somewhat. A personalised local market is definitely the way to go.

Hi, the laser module from xtool has a minimum life of 10,000 hours of use. Thats 8 hours of use a day, every day for the next 3.5 years. Which is quite a lot of use

@@JamesManCave thank you.

There are a few different options for this laser, you can get an extension to make this laser larger also

Thank you for your advice. I will continue to work the way I do, it may not be suitable for you, but it suits me

Yoy have removed the blade guard, have no Riving knife, stand straight behind the blade waiting for a kickback to hit your torso, use no push stick and reach for off-cuts in close proximity of the blade while its still running. You are violating all safety procedures I can think of in one video. I tried to give you some advice but ok, you do you. I will however report this video considering you are broadcasting this video for others to "learn from".

You also forgot to mention I wasn't wearing a full face shield either! There IS a riving knife fitted if you look, I am also stood to the side, but you fail to take in the camera angle. I don't recall there ever being a minimum size of cut for which you must use a push stick. Oh, and when you first buy the saw, you have to fit the blade cover on first assembly, so as it wasn't fitted in the first place, technically I never actually removed it. Please do what you feel necessary, as I will continue to do regarding using my tools. 👌

@@EspenShampoo25 ahhhh, so now I see your lack of knowledge coming through. When you make that sort of cut with a grooving blade or dado stack, the riving knife would actually lift up the wood as it passes over it, making the cut much more dangerous, as the riving knife would sit higher than the saw blade. Brilliant 👍

@@JamesManCave czcams.com/video/LLvXrmLLvKs/video.html thank me later 👍

😂😂 Don't worry, I'm sure I can still find the odd bit to provide you with the odd 5 minutes worth of heating

Thanks Pete, appreciate your support

Hmmm, now you got me thinking, bespoke cake boxes 😋

Hmmm, now you got me thinking, cake !

Thank buddy. Stumbled upon that technique by accident, but I agree, it gives great results

Dirk you old shagger! How the devil? I was looking for you on Instagram the other month, I see you're no longer on it

@@JamesManCave No not doing anything anymore mate as life changes going in different directions. Good to see you’re still toiling away & giving it a heave ho. Carry on Sir James 🤠👍

@@sumosprojects sorry to hear that Dirk, but it's good to hear from you anyway. What ever you're up to now, I wish you all the best 🍻🍻🍻🍻

Thank Suj mate, nice to have the place in some sort of order. It was a toss up between the one you have and this one, but as I'm not sure how much I would use it, I went for the cheaper option 😁

Air assist was on, but with such a deep engraving you will always get some smoke residue on the wood

I noticed that whilst editing it, I'd love to say that was arranged like that, but it wasn't. 😁

Thanks matey. I always paint my stuff as 1, I had some plywood get mould on it once, and 2, it's cheaper then varnish 👌

@@JamesManCave Mold isn't a problem in my workshop, so leave everything untreated... 😁

Thanks for watching Shaun, you nailed that comment 🙄

Thanks Mark, 👍🍻

Thanks Dan, good to hear from you 👍

Thanks Pete, appreciate you sticking with me and all of your support 🍻