Rob Sandstrom Designs

Welcome back to the channel! This video is covering my plans for the upcoming week. We can check back in later to see if I accomplished the things I planned. This is an effort to share with the maker community that I have grown to value what is going on in my shop and compare to some efforts that they may be thinking about. Whether you’re into Golf, Epoxy, CNC, Woodworking, Laser engraving, 3D printing, or content creation, or just enjoy seeing creative projects come to life, this video may have something for you! In this video, I cover: My plans to get in some golf this week …

In this video, I demonstrate how to sand and polish an epoxy and wood bowl using a lathe to get a high-gloss, professional finish. Whether you’re a woodturning enthusiast or just getting into epoxy projects, this guide will help you achieve smooth, flawless results every time. Key Topics Covered: Best sanding grits for epoxy and wood How to wet sand for a mirror-like finish Polishing compounds that make epoxy shine Lathe techniques for a smooth, even surface Watch until the end to see the final results of applying the techniques I share in this tutorial.

Welcome back to the channel! Over the past two weeks, I’ve been working on several projects, and in this vlog, I’ll take you through all the progress, challenges, and updates along the way. Whether you’re into Epoxy, CNC, Woodworking, Laser engraving, 3D printing, or content creation, or just enjoy seeing creative projects come to life, this video has something for you! I n this video, I cover: Small discussion of attendance at 2025 WorkBench Con for Maker and Woodworker Content Creators New Epoxy Rimmed Bowl and Techniques I am implementing Making a picture frame sled based on MakeSomething YouTube Channel Design Discussion of 3D print inserts…

This is the second in a series of two videos where I demonstrate how to create a carve a two sided Potpourri Bowl from idea to reality using the 3D modeling capabilities of Vectric’s Aspire software and my Laguna IQ CNC. In this second video I will take you step-by-step through the process of how to carve the bowl I created in Aspire the first video of this series. The first video where I take you step-by-step through designing the bowl can be seen at the following link: Potpourri Bowl Designed in Aspire:    • Potpourri Bowl Designed in Aspire   This series of videos is not limited to this type of bowl. It is detailed enough…

This is the first in a series of two videos where I demonstrate how to create a two sided Potpourri Bowl from idea to reality using the 3D modeling capabilities of Vectric’s Aspire software. In this first video I will take you step-by-step through the process of how to model a bowl to hold potpourri. But, this lesson is not limited to this type of bowl. It is detailed enough that you should be able to create other bowls with the knowledge gained. Only your imagination will be the limit. What You Will Learn: How to create the components on both sides to make the potpourri bowl. This knowledge…

This is part 2 of a 2 part video series where I design and carve a Deviled Egg Tray in the shape of a Christmas Tree with BAMX material. BAMX is a special multicolored wood product that can be used for woodworking products to present a unique design. This video focuses on carving a deviled egg tray that I designed in vectric vCarve Pro software. I am using a Laguna IQ Pro CNC to carve the design. I am using a combination of toolpaths for carving efficiency and effectiveness that Ryan Drapela shared with me. If you have not see the video where I design the deviled egg tray in…

This is part 1 of a 2 part video series where I designed a Deviled Egg Tray in the shape of a Christmas Tree with BAMX material. BAMX is a special multicolored wood product that can be used for woodworking products to present a unique design. Part 2 of this video the physical carving of this tray can be found at:    • Step by Step: Carving a Deviled Egg T…   This video focuses on the design fundamentals and application for making a deviled egg tray using Vectric’s vCarve software. In the 2nd video I will use the software design to carve the deviled egg tray on my Laguna IQ CNC. What you’ll learn in this video How…

Short quick video to share what is going on with Rob Sandstrom Design Channel work efforts today 01-22-2025. Seeing if people are interested in this type of information sharing and video. Let me know if it is worth the effort to put out this kid of video for people that are wanting to follow the channel. Provide comments or suggestions. I love to pass on knowledge and skills Learned. My quest with this channel is to Share knowledge and skills that I have obtained and Inspire others to learn new things and use that knowledge to make cool stuff. Don’t let fear get in the way of success.

This is part 4 of a video series where I designed a Christmas ornament in vCarve and then demonstrate how to take that design and be able to produce the ornament using a CNC router, a Laser Machine, or print it on a 3D printer. In this video I demonstrate how to make the ornament designed in vCarve Pro by using Fusion 360 to create a multiple colored #3d project than can be imported directly into Bambu Studio. Then I share how to take the parts and assign multiple colors in Bambu Studio. If you haven’t seen the first video “How to Use vCarve to Design Ornaments that can be…

This is part 3 of a video series where I design a Christmas ornament in vCarve and then demonstrate how to take that design and be able to produce the ornament using a CNC router, a Laser Machine, or print it on a 3D printer. In this video I demonstrate how to make the ornament on a CO2 Laser using the vCarve template file we produced in the first video. I ended up cutting 3 ornaments before having a successful engrave and cut. This makes the video longer than if it all went smoothly – but truth is that these projects don’t always go as smoothly as we would like.…