Make a useful trinket box with Proxxon Tools!

Supplies Needed for this Project:

Proxxon Gourd Jig Saw

Proxxon Rotary Tool

Plaid Paint and Extreme Glitter- Folk Art Acrylic Paint- Black, Ocean View -- Extreme Glitter-Hologram, Sea Sparkle

Embellishment for top of gourd

Brushes

Glue

Scraper for inside of gourd

Start by cutting your gourd apart using your Proxxon Gourd Jig Saw. This particular gourd had a wavy pattern in the cut.

This particular white type of interior in a gourd is rather difficult to remove.
Use your scraper of choice to clean out the easy part of the inside of the gourd and then use your Proxxon Rotary Tool with a small ball cleaner to get the hard stuff out.

After cleaning the inside of the gourd, use the alcohol inks to swirl a pattern of different colors onto the outside of the gourd. After drying the alcohol inks, brush on two coats of Plaid Extreme Glitter in Hologram drying the coats in between.

Use the Plaid Folk Art Acrylic Paint in Ocean View to paint the inside. Once that is dry, put two coats of the Plaid Extreme Glitter in Sea Sparkle on the inside also, drying between coats. Do the edge of the gourd with Folk Art Acrylic Black Paint.

                               

Attach the embellishment that you chose to the top of the gourd with Glue and there you are! This particular trinket box can hold so many different special things. Thank you for reading this tutorial and please leave a comment below. Also, take a moment to go to http://www.proxxon.com to see the tools that they have and also to http://www.plaidonline.com to see all of the products they have to offer.

Barbara

How to use Proxxon Tools for home improvement projects

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today showing you how to use Proxxon Tools for home improvement projects.

 

I needed to add some shelves in a closet so I used the Band Saw to cut the shelves to size.

 

Then used the Delta Sander to smooth the edges.

 

I used the Scroll Saw to cut the firing strips to size.

3 new shelves were added to the closet.  Plenty of room to hold all my albums as well as crafting supplies.

 

On what home improvement projects will you use your Proxxon Tools?

 

Thanks for stopping by.

How to Make a Zodiac Constellation Pierced Egg

These Zodiac constellation pierced eggs make unique gifts, and the Proxxon glass engraver makes it easy to get professional results.

Supplies for Making a Zodiac Pierced Egg

• Proxxon Glass Engraving Set
• Hen or duck egg
• Flavor injection syringe
• Coloring agent such as alcohol inks, acrylic paints, gold leaf paint, etc. (optional)
• Battery operated tea light
• Constellation map

Instructions for Making a Zodiac Pierced Egg

1. Blow out the contents of the egg. There are several ways to do this, but here is my method:
1. Drill a hole in the wide end of the egg.
   
2. Insert the needle of an empty flavor injection syringe into the hole and gently pump air into the egg. The air expels the contents of the egg. Repeat until the egg is empty. (Note: I recommend dedicating a syringe for use only with eggs.)
   
3. Using the syringe, partially fill the egg with warm water. 
4. Remove the syringe, hold a finger over the hole, and gently shake the egg.
5. Repeat Step B to expel the water.
6. Use the syringe to fill the egg with a weak bleach solution. Immerse the egg in additional bleach solution, and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Use the syringe to empty the egg, and thoroughly rinse inside and out with warm water.
8. Let egg dry.
2. Using a constellation map as a guide, mark the positions for the holes. 
   
3. Hold the egg in the palm of your hand and using a 1/32" bit in the engraver carefully drill holes in the marked positions.
   
4. Stars in the constellation may vary in brightness. For larger/brighter stars enlarge the holes using larger engraving and grinding bits.
5. Using a spherical head grinding bit, slowly enlarge the hole on the bottom (wide end) of the egg to accommodate the bulb of the tea light.
   
6. If desired, color the egg and the base of the tea light.  
   
7. Enjoy your Zodiac constellation pierced egg.
   

Carole

How to make an original wooden spoon

Hi everybody.    Today I want to show you something.   We can take an old piece of wood and make a spoon out of it. I'm not kidding!!  Ho- Ho, how crazy cool is that?   Well, ok, it's a spoon, but we are going to make it and we are going to personalize it anyway we want to, and it is going to be fun.    Let's get started.

Tools and equipment:

A piece of wood measuring at least 3 x 3 x 12  (longer is great)

Proxxon mini bandsaw

Proxxon angle grinder with tungsten carbide burr disc

Curved wood gouge

Proxxon OZI/E delta sander

Butcher block sealer.

Optional:

Proxxon professional rotary tool with grinding/sanding tips

Wood burner for decorating

Plaid paints

piece of leather for tie

Drill and drill bit to make a hole in the spoon.

Alrighty then.   First step  Grab you a pencil and your hunk of wood

 On the top of the wood draw your spoon from the top view. 

Note, I made mine curvy so as to be unique.

 On the side draw the spoon shape again as seen from the side   see below

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I am going to cut both these outlines out using the Proxxon mini bandsaw.

Cut the top view first, then the side view.   (Disregard the wavy lines, I thought I might add hand grips, then changed my mind).   😀

Look what we got.  Kinda looks like a spoon.

Time for some grinder magic!

Starring... Proxxon's angle grinder tool !!!

This is fun.

I used the rounded wood gouge to smooth the hollow I made with the angle grinder a little bit then I turned to Proxxon's OZI/E delta sander to smooth some more.  I mean a lot more!  Thank goodness I have this sander, without it there never would have been a spoon today.

Now, let's pretty it up now and make it YOUnique!

I have a really good friend who has been facing a bunch of struggles lately so I am going to decorate it for her and then give it to her.   What better present than a homemade spoon right?

First I wood burned her name and some cute little flowers.  Then using Plaid paints, I colored them pretty.   I made a hole in the handle and laced a leather hanger.

To finish it off I sealed it with Waco Butcher block sealer.  This is food safe just in case she has and emergency need to stir the soup. 

  

All done.   I love Proxxon tools,  They have unlimited uses and are comfortable to work with.   I am going to keep playing with them to see what I come up with next.  

Thanks for visiting.

Thanks Proxxon !!

Thanks Plaid !!  

Till next time  enjoy creating!!!    Carol

How To Build A Colonial Wall Shelf

 
 

  Hi everyone! I recently purchased 2 new baskets at a local show. They're really big, so I needed somewhere to display them in my workshop. I designed a shelf for them and using my Proxxon tools I was able to create it. Please forgive the fact that it's not painted. I'm going to build another piece to go with it and I'll paint them both at the same time. I'd also like to add that even though these tools are small, with a little bit of thought you can build almost anything! Follow along with me and I'll show you how I built it.

Supplies:
  Proxxon Mini Band Saw
  Proxxon Table Saw
  Proxxon Delta Sander
  1" x ? Pine Boards (depending on how large you want your shelf to be).
  Wood Glue
  1 1/2' Brads and Brad Nailer
  Drill Bit and Drill

•  Draw the bracket pattern then transfer the pattern to the pine boards. FYI. Because the throat of the band saw is only 6", you will need to draw your pattern on both sides of the boards. This will ensure you can cut your pattern from either side by flipping the board over. Trim away as much waste as possible. My shelf is big so I cut 3 brackets.

  
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• Using the Proxxon Delta Sander, sand the rough edges from the top board and the brackets.
  
  
• Position the brackets where needed on the underside of the top board. If your shelf is long make sure to position one bracket in the center
  
  
  
  
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• Glue brackets in place and let dry.
  
  
• Cut a narrower board using the Proxxon Table Saw to fit between brackets and glue in place. This board will be the support to screw the shelf into the wall. Glue in place and let dry. 
  
  
  
• When the entire piece is dry use the brad nailer and nail all joints or anywhere that was glued. Drill holes in the support strip. Try to match up the holes to the studs on your wall. Hold up the shelf, level and screw into wall. I love how it turned out and it's perfect for my new baskets!
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