Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 On Sunday I started making 3d bandsaw reindeers to sell and raise money to donate to local animal rescues. Codename "Reindeer for Rescues" I posted it on Monday at 1:00am on facebook and on a couple of facebook yardsale sites. By 9am Monday morning I had 4 ordered. I was making them one at a time and finishing them, doing some hand sanding and then rubbing them with tung oil. It was taking me about 20-30 minutes each at first. By 8pm Monday night I had 32 ordered. I managed to make 8 of them on Monday in about 3 hours. I spent about 20 minutes yesterday evening resawing some 8/4 to 5/4, jointing some boards and then ripping and cutting blanks. Today I took these banks, traced my template onto them and got my time down to 8 minutes 45 seconds each by batching out each process. Do all the template tracing, cut them and stack them and get ready for sanding. Changed the grit on my spindle sander to 50 grit for faster shaping and curve refinement with the 1" spindle, got all the reindeer shaped, switch to the .5" spindle and clean up the tighter spots. Next up is the disc sander to sand the feet flat, antlers flat. Next I took my ETS 150/3 and sanded the backs of the reindeer, and then smoothed out the 50 grit sanding marks with 150 grit (I know it's a huge jump, but it worked very well, that ETS 150 is a beast) Next up was to hit them with compressed air to get any dust off of them. Line em up and rub them with tung oil. Props to Fretless Llama for some help and guidance with this. I'm happy to say that I've raised over $650 to donate to 2 different animal rescues. It's nice to do something you love for something you love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nice herd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcarswell Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 God bless you sir. What an awesome idea ! And very efficient to boot ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 You need to paint a red nose on just one of them and call it Rudolph. Fantastic work for a great cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nice work, and for a good cause! You cut those from 5/4 stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nice work, and for a good cause! You cut those from 5/4 stock? WTN, I have a bunch of 8/4 cherry and 8/4 walnut. I resawed it to 5/4 and then ripped them to 2 inch widths and 6 inches long. I'm impressed with the Timberwolf resaw blade I bought. 3/4 skip tooth 3/4" blade. Tore through the wood like a hot knife through butter with a surprisingly good finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Total order count as of right now is 46. I'm thinking when I give the check to the 2 different rescues I would also present them with a large reindeer about 1 foot tall, with my name and contact into and logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 They will take over your house and your friends houses if you're not careful. I still have a few around my house. I have my first one, and a couple along the way. Truly a great cause. As an animal lover I have a lot of respect for what you are doing. Not that you need it, but I'll help however I can. Enjoy the herd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Is there a free pattern available for these somewhere? My MIL would love one. Think I can manage to find 8 minutes 45 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am on the board of directors of our local humane society, and I can tell you from pretty much direct experience that every dollar helps, so from one animal lover to another, thank you! this is such a good idea that I may try to do something similar. I've been trying to find some way that I can turn my hobby into some sort of fundraising activity, though... my own workflow (what passes for it) doesn't come close to matching yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Is there a free pattern available for these somewhere? My MIL would love one. Think I can manage to find 8 minutes 45 seconds. Eric, Just do a google image search for Bandsaw Reindeer, there are tons of free patterns and all different types. I chose that one as it's the most abstract and appealing to people. There are more intricate ones that would require entirely too much hand sanding and finer work to do. Because I'm nuts, I don't print out my patterns, I measure them with a ruler on my screen, tape a piece of paper to the screen and trace the pattern, because I know it's the right size for my work without making adjustments and reprinting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am on the board of directors of our local humane society, and I can tell you from pretty much direct experience that every dollar helps, so from one animal lover to another, thank you! this is such a good idea that I may try to do something similar. I've been trying to find some way that I can turn my hobby into some sort of fundraising activity, though... my own workflow (what passes for it) doesn't come close to matching yours. STB, My workflow was flawed as could be, however I always look at the best way to make things more efficient. Preparation is king. Have stations set for each task so you're not changing tool settings for each piece. If you need any help, feel free to message me and I'll help you any way I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Great work for a great cause! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Reindeer Fever Pandemic....It's sweeping the Forum like mad! Eric now showing symptoms..... Could PB catch this disease and mutate it's production into something unstoppable.....like 3.2 seconds??.....Who's next???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Well, I missed that bus. Think people will go for Easter bunnies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Also a fellow animal lover...great cause Tom. Once I get my bandsaw I may have a crack at one of these...yes Reindeer fever strikes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm fairly certain these could be cranked out on a shaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 STB, My workflow was flawed as could be, however I always look at the best way to make things more efficient. Preparation is king. Have stations set for each task so you're not changing tool settings for each piece. If you need any help, feel free to message me and I'll help you any way I can. well, no bandsaw here so sadly, no bandsaw reindeer. i may crank out other things (square things, preferably) for the shelter soon but at the moment I am up to my ears in other aspects of my work for them. I am starting to get pretty good at cutting boards though (lol), so maybe there is a future there and I can envision a couple different ways to batch those babies out. I mostly just wanted to send some heartfelt props your way, it's great work and even better, for a great cause, so I'll be sure to raise a glass in your honor very soon (probably after work lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I think we should ALL buy a few and see how fast he can really work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I reckon I could batch out 20 or so a day. Mmmhmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 We could race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Next year I'm adding a cnc to my arsenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Don't mind the mess in my shop currently, here's a sped up video of making some reindeer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Similar method. Few differences, but all in all mostly the same way I make mine. Nice video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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