Tag: CNC Router
Homebuilt CNC Routers
If cutting wood, plastics, and composites is your goal, then a CNC router is going to be your tool of choice. The only real limitation on a CNC router is the physical size of the machine. If you’re interested in cutting large signs, plaques or other parts, then you might want a machine that has [...]
CNC at Home
So what is this “CNC” thing about, anyway…….???? Computer Numeric Controlled machines have been around since the 1960′s. In the early days, the movements of the machines, whether they were CNC routers, CNC lathes, CNC milling machines, or anything else… were controlled by computers that used punch cards for their operation. They did repetitive cutting operations [...]
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YOU can have the precision, speed, and repeatability of a CNC machine in YOUR home workshop. Whether you are cutting parts for wooden toys, making plaques and signs, cutting out precision model airplane parts, or etching and drilling printed circuit boards, you can do it with more precision and repeatability than you have EVER been [...]
Rumors of my death are largely exaggerated…..
It’s been WAY too long since I have posted anything here…. and for that, I apologize. Time is my worst enemy, and the number of projects far exceeds the hours in the day to get them done. That said, I will be posting a lot more often here, and have a lot of exciting news [...]
Is This You?
Is This You? O.K… I’m going to climb way out on a limb, and see if I can guess who you are. You like to build things, make things, and fix things. You’ve got a home workshop, with a few power tools, quite a few hand tools, and a stack of raw materials. You really [...]
CNC Production Workflow
One physical disability that I have always had to deal with is my stunning inability to pronounce that “N-O” word. As a result of this severe speech impediment, I’ve found myself in the radio controlled boat kitting business. An old friend of mine, who has always been an avid boat racer talked me into cutting [...]
CNC Workflow – Concept to Drawing to CAD to CAM to Cutting
Cutting parts with a CNC machine is a drastically simpler process than it used to be. But it is still easy to get sidetracked, confused, or downright lost if you don’t set up some standards for the organization of your workflow. Depending on your memory is just too frustrating, and even if you can dependably [...]
Automation Getting Automated!
I’ve fallen a bit behind on blog entries….. partially because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, and partially because I’ve been really busy in the workshop and studio. I’ve moved up a level in sophistication with the CNC router, and now have semi-automated tool positioning. Gone is the setting of the Z axis tool height with little [...]
Look Out Lockheed… Here We Come!
I’ve started experimenting with some exciting new software from the amazing Stefano Duranti, in Italy. We’ve been using Stefano’s Profili2 program for a long time… to design model airplane wings, plot out wing ribs, and even generate cutting paths for CNC router cut wing parts. But the latest thing from Stefano is DevFus … a [...]
Dust Collection …. A Practical, Efficient Solution!
We just finished a dust collection system that we really LIKE!… and would like to share it with you. Here’s the video that explains it all.. and shows it in operation!
