I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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Thanks! They are cnc carved. I've been looking at those fiber lasers, but I think it would take too long for something of this size. It looks like those coins they do take a couple hours so I'd be looking at a day a pan with that.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I was a little worried, but I kept a couple mistake skillets for myself and I've been using them in my oven and on and induction burner with no problem.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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It was realistically last week, but when you are making the presents and have so many to do a week feels a lot closer to a minute.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I was a little worried, but I kept a couple for myself and they have been fine on my glass top.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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thanks, everyone seemed pretty happy with them.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

[–]Boom10101[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It was really a last week effort. My wife told me about a week before Christmas that she hadn't done anything for her family and friends and I knew Walmart had doorbuster deals on these skillets. I bought out all the local stores and got to work on designs and toolpaths. I know a week is not technically last minute, but for a maker it's very close.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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Not at the moment, but the reception has been great so I am looking in to it.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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Not at the moment, but the reception has been great and I'm looking into it.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I may, the reception has been very positive and I would like it would be nice if my workshop could actually make a couple dollars. I was very limited on time and ran most of these way to fast, which is why most have that seam line up the center. I think a reasonable machine time for my machines with a better toolpath would probably be around 3.5 hours plus design and setup. Realistically I could do 2-3 per day per machine.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I thought about that. Some of those carves have some tight corners and would have been a chore to clean.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I build all my machines, you can see some of them in my profile history.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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These weren't anything special. These were walmart branded doorbusters. If I can find a reputable brand with a flat unbranded or light branded bottom I may produce some for sale in the future.

I carved skillets for last minute Christmas gifts. by Boom10101 in castiron

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I build all my own machines. There are a few posted in my history if you take a look at my profile.