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Students Make a CNC Router Table – First time Cutting

I recently posted about how I helped some students make a CNC Router Table for their Mechanical Engineering Technology course.  The Capstone projects assignment was to design and build a CNC Router table for manufacture. The M.E.T. program focuses on Engineering with an eye towards manufacturing. Students  learn the design, engineering and machining skills needed […]

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Students Make a CNC Router Table

  Makermasters helped Students make a CNC Router table. I (Bill Griggs) was invited to advise the S.U.N.Y. Morrisville Mechanical Engineering Technology programs Capstone Project. The Capstone projects assignment was to design and build a CNC Router table for manufacture. The M.E.T. program focuses on Engineering with an eye towards manufacturing. Students

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Using CNC to Make Stage Props

I have been using CNC to make stage Props  for my children’s school plays. I often design props using Alibre Design. I Then take the designs  and export them to Vectric Aspire. After I created the tool paths I loaded the G-Code into Mach3. I often use 1/8″ Luan plywood or MDF and cut the […]

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DIY CNC Project – Dust Deputy Cyclone Separator Cart

My latest DIY CNC project is a Dust Deputy Cyclone Separator Cart for my Shop Vacuum. With the help of a friend we took a project from a magazine and converted the plans to be cut on a CNC router Table. Converting plans from a woodworking magazine into a CNC project is not difficult to […]

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CNC Router Table Design Video – I Made a Computer Desk

Recently I made a blog post about a CNC Router Table Project where  I made a computer desk. I got quite a few comments from people asking if I had any videos to document the process. I had taken some rough footage during the process but hadn’t had the time to edit it into a […]

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