Popular Post Bilgefisher Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 This is the 3rd year my wife and I have made gifts for our kids. The first one for my son is Halo by Derek Hugger. Its a spring loaded marble machine. If you look him up on youtube, you will see how it is suppose to operate. Unfortunately I still need to work on it as it binds up and does not run as smoothly as I'd like. I tried to use walnut and oak where I could, but it often wasn't strong enough and I had to use plywood. The 2nd is a kids bakery counter for my daughter. My wife did the detail work and painting. 1/2 inch ply, and 1/8 inch plexiglass. No plans for this one just a rough cutlist we made. Thanks again everyone for a wonderful year, my family really enjoys the photos you post of your amazing works of art. Tbow388, Scrappile, FrankEV and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I so love the bakery counter, I would have played with it all day if I'd had one. Great work on both projects. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 LOVE the gear-work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Both are great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Both are great gifts! I'd love to make the marble machine for my grandson, but it looks very intimidating. I don't think I could be that precise. Edited December 28, 2022 by Charlie E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Wonderful gifts. I wife finally passed on a little wooden stove she got when she was a little girl. Things like that are treasured. Hats off to you for being brave enough to even try one of Derek Hugger's machines. I love to visit his sight. Always wanted to do the Colibri one, but I know it is beyond my skill level. They are beautiful to watch. Edited December 28, 2022 by Scrappile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Wonderful projects and great gifts. To be treasured for a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hi Jason. The Halo game looks very intriguing. I hate to ask the number of hours spent cutting. You did a beautiful job. Like your design of the counter. Very well done. Happy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Bergeron Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Excellent work Edited December 28, 2022 by Christian Bergeron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilgefisher Posted December 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Charlie E said: Both are great gifts! I'd love to make the marble machine for my grandson, but it looks very intimidating. I don't think I could be that precise. Thank you. I don't think I had the skillset either. Still trying to get it to work properly. The gears have been a challenge. 8 hours ago, Scrappile said: Wonderful gifts. I wife finally passed on a little wooden stove she got when she was a little girl. Things like that are treasured. Hats off to you for being brave enough to even try one of Derek Hugger's machines. I love to visit his sight. Always wanted to do the Colibri one, but I know it is beyond my skill level. They are beautiful to watch. His work is certainly next level. I've watched it several times, and I am still amazed how realistic the movement is. 20 hours ago, wombatie said: I so love the bakery counter, I would have played with it all day if I'd had one. Great work on both projects. Marg My wife said the same thing. If my daughter ever gets tired of it, we will put it on wheels for events. 5 hours ago, Ron Johnson said: Hi Jason. The Halo game looks very intriguing. I hate to ask the number of hours spent cutting. You did a beautiful job. Like your design of the counter. Very well done. Happy New Year. The display counter we finished over a long weekend. The marble machine probably took me 100+ hours. Cutting was around 10-20 hours. I'm just not that proficient at cuts. Yall could likely do it in half that time. I think for next year, I'm going to dial it back a bit and get the kids involved in building their sibling's gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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