HANDIBOT: CNC GAME CHANGER? Recently a new project was launched on Kickstarter.com. The Handibot could be a CNC game changer? The CNC world has been heating up lately. New offerings in Desktop CNC are starting to spring up. Perhaps it is because of the increasing popularity of the Makers Movement, the same force […]
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PART 4 This is the fourth blog post about my CNC Sign Projects. I will show how I used Vectric PhotoVCarve to create a CNC toolpath from the Photograph we edited in Adobe Photoshop. Vectric PhotoVCarve allows you to take a Photograph and create a photo-realistic engraving. I have owned PhotoVCarve (PVC) for a while […]
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Part 2 When I began this CNC Sign Project design I had a dilemma. Ashlee originally requested a sign with a generic picture of a Holstein cow. She did not have a really good grasp on exactly what she wanted she just wanted a sign. I think that not knowing what you want is probably […]
Read the rest of this entry »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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »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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