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jonathan malphrus@jonmalphrus
hey y'all! if you're interested in the Lifta and want to see how it's made, check out the @MadeByCardinal twitter feed for process photos. Let me know if you have any questions about the Lifta, why and how we made it, or even our shop in general, and I'll try to get back with everyone. Thanks for the comments @rrhoover @jpinnix @davidlee @nikkielizdemer… See more
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Adrian Phillips@rustydingo · Experience Designer @airbnb.
Just followed you guys on Twitter, really love the photos of the build process (and the great shot. My wife and I have a woodworking business here in and LA that we're just really getting started so I always appreciate the design and effort that goes into producing well crafted wood goods that I can use on my desk. Always fascinated by the CNC process for p… See more
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jonathan malphrus@jonmalphrus
@rustydingo Hey Adrian, finding you a video now, should have it shortly. as you know, using a CNC doesn't build a product on its own, it is used as a tool during particular steps of the overall build. definitely noticeable for the Lifta, as we have a lot of hand and machine work before and after the CNC portions, but holy smokes it is an amazing tool that… See more
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jonathan malphrus@jonmalphrus
@rustydingo here's a video clip of the underside of three Oak Liftas being milled with a finishing pass on the CNC: http://instagram.com/p/nGpSfFvCoR/ the bulk of the underside negative space is removed prior to this step with a band saw. this saves a lot of CNC time and allows us to save and reuse a large chunk of material that would otherwise turn into s… See more
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Adrian Phillips@rustydingo · Experience Designer @airbnb.
@jonmalphrus honestly just scratching the surface with how a CNC works (and how we could use it in our product line) so your insights into the build process and video are very helpful. Thanks again for your responses, much appreciated.
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