A custom designed lithopane lamp with a rotating shade

Author:me-cheng:

 

 

The project I would like to share is a custom designed lithopane lamp with a rotating shade.  To keep within the Instructables spirit, this is a project that anyone with basic wood shop tools such as: a table saw, scroll saw, router, and some basic hand tools, can complete the project.  I took it a step further to show how cool a CNC router can be – and I don’t have a CNC router with near the same capabilities as a ShopBot.  My router is at best a worn out, low tolerance, entry level router with a 12” x 18” table, a Rotozip for a spindle, and powered by a HobbyCNC controller.  The software I use is borrowed from my work (after hours of course) and is SolidWorks for design and BobCAD-CAM for the CAM which we use for networking product design and manufacturing assembly fixtures.  I am not in the wood industry but do like wood working as a hobby. Should I be fortunate enough to win the ShopBot and AutoCAD software, I would like to design and build larger woodworking pieces such as kinetic sculptures and clocks - mostly moving wooden assemblies.