I recently received a question from a CNC beginner who was having trouble setting up his machine. He asked me how to set up a CNC router table coordinate system? He asked this question because his machine did not move in the proper direction when he pressed the arrow keys on his keyboard while using […]
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FINAL CUT Part 10 This is the home stretch for this project. I have done my research and artwork and now it just comes down to making the final cut. In the last segment I did the shadowing for the V-Carve and setup all the tool paths to take into account the actual thickness of […]
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CNC SIGN PROJECTS SAMPLES AND SETUP ONE MORE TEST PIECE Part 9 After spending quite a bit of time making sample test pieces I decided that the entire process took too long to setup so I decided to try one more technique to help speed things along. I decided that I would eliminate the stain […]
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MAKING TEST PIECES Part 8 In this eigth part of the CNC Sign Projects tutorial series we will be making test pieces for the sign. Since I only had one piece of oak I’d only get one shot at cutting the sign correctly So rather than risk ruining the oak, I put […]
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APPLYING FINISH Part 7 Applying finish to a projects can make or break the entire process. As I previously mentioned, my client provided me with the raw material to make this project. Oak is not the best choice for a sign. Oak has a very strong grain patten which can detract from the details of […]
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