Theme: stuff you’ve made to fix things arounds the house, or anywhere. Or tools, fixtures, accessory parts for the shop.
Not the typical decorative, artsy, or even production parts or furniture.
I’ll post some examples of parts I’ve done below
Rules
submit your entry in this thread
you can post multiple entries if you want (though you’ll only win one prize)
you must use your Shapeoko or Nomad
post pictures of the project and tell us about the process, the mistakes, lessons learned, etc.
include the design file. (you don’t have to, but it’s always nice for new users looking back at these)
Winner will be decided by voting.
Timeline
Deadline is set to Nov 30, 2025 midnight PST
there will then be 7 days for voting.
voting will be open to legit community members only, and the jury reserves the right to remove votes from “outsiders”, and will also break any tie.
Good question that I didn’t consider. It would be nice to get a bunch of recent/new entries, and perhaps it will motivate those that have had a project in mind but haven’t gotten a round tuit
But I don’t want to limit it so much that it doesn’t get many entries…
I think I’ll leave it open with no start date. Submit away
in case anyone wants to dig into it — it’s one of two brackets for a plastic pipe to function as a filament stand/dispenser (along w/ some acrylic tubing I still need to cut, and some plastic washers for separation I need to print).
Can you elaborate? Are there questions I can answer to improve the clarity?
Is it not clear what kind of projects is acceptable? Or is it just a personal issue?
What sparked the idea was the realization that I’ve done a lot of these types of projects to repair things, solve a problem, or make something easier around the shop.
Combined with the desire to make myself a 2" sander (I have a 3" sander with a 1/2’ shank that I use a lot.) So since I was making myself one, I made some extras as prizes.
I meant that I am unable to suggest resources because the contest is simultaneously so broad in scope (fix stuff) and so focused (mostly 3D things which want 3D CAD which are outside of my wheelhouse). The contest itself seems fine, and I am very much looking forward to the entries and what folks have fixed (cue Bertrand Russell quote).
Ah, OK. Now I see where you’re coming from…
While some of the projects I’ve done do have 3D elements. Many of them were done with 2D in CC. Even the prizes were done in 2D. The turning program for the angle was laid out in XY, and I just Replaced Y with Z in the G-code. The sides & bottom were done with manual machining on my HDM. Only the spindle fans were done in NX. The rest were all in CC. (some with 3D).
Although the rules don’t specify CAD/CAM system, only that it’s cut on your Shapeoko/Nomad.
Having spent many years installing IKEA kitchen cabinets, I always found the drawer system really nice except for the fact that the back panels are metal. Therefore, the drawers are impossible to be cut/shaped to customize for plumbing or re-size a drawer width to a non-IKEA size.
Behold the Maximera drawer-adapter bracket!
In stylish bamboo - made from IKEA’s bamboo cutting boards before they made them cheaper & unusable for CNC stock.
A few things have come up in the years I’ve had my SO3. The first shown is a set of adjustable table feet for an outside table. These helped to level the table on the floor.
This one is a knob for my old band saw. The old hard plastic knob decided to crumble in my hand one day. This was an easy fix. Both of these two projects were cut from a HDPE cutting board.
When I put my cyclone dust separator together I was a bit worried about breaking the thin plastic mounting flange. I added a stiffener cut from a piece of scrap.
The hard nylon trimmer line spools are tuff to load on the speed loader head of my weed wacker. I cut a wood installation tool that goes over the spool and is recessed for the edge on the hub. This tool lets me press the spool on the hub using my drill press.
I rebuilt 4 bar stool type chairs earlier this past summer and was looking for a way to tie the top of the leg supports together a little tighter. I made a supporting plate out of plywood that tied the four legs together and was the mounting base for the chair swivel.
I replaced the trolling motor on my Bass Boat and wanted a quick way to adjust the depth of the motor to a set position. I cut a stop collar from cast acrylic.
I wanted it to be stable/rigid but easily removable by just lifting it off. The 12 Gallon Dewalt Stealthsonic has two mounting holes in back, meant to hold an accessory bag that comes with the vac.
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