awsum55 
 commented 22 minutes ago 
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Alex, very cool, you sure make that laser work for you. I don't know if you've ever seen this website.
https://www.instructables.com/ and this is the newest contest https://www.instructables.com/contest/.
They run contests all the time and pay money to the winners.

Thanks for the suggestion awsum
Though I'm no way rich, I'm not struggling and fortunately that's enabled money not to be high on my motivation list.
I love to share my ideas and to pass it on to others, like through Instructables, would be reward enough for me.
However, while I have considered posting there in the past, much as I like to go into detail with most of my projects here (and LJ), after looking at other's presentation there, I don't think I could/would go into the detail they do/require.

Now if they have vino prizes.....


 SplinterGroup
 commented 3 minutes ago
..... dirt cheap, at least in 1' lengths and <= 1/2" diameter..... 

Because of availability shortage (and species) here in Aussieland, for SAKOF and many other props,

I need more than 1' lengths.
I needed a way to make my own,

then I found this Veritas jig for 25mm (ok, 1") or less dowels.  What makes it unique is it's adjustability (similar to my lathe jig) but less hassle.  Setup for precise diameters can be a tad tedious (just a tad), but once honed in, you can create 1m lengths in well under 1 minute.     

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD