MAKER MOVEMENT PROJECTS

Stepper Motor Mounts – How To Make Your Own CNC Milling Machine

Stepper Motor Mounts How To Make Your Own CNC Milling Machine Part 4   The next phase of my journey in how to make your own CNC milling machine I needed to figure out how to deal with the stepper motors. Making the stepper motor mounts requires a balance between rigidity, adjust-ability and accessibility. About […]

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Inexpensive CNC router tables that won’t break the budget.

  INEXPENSIVE CNC ROUTER TABLES THAT WON’T BREAK THE BUDGET. Recently, a wood working friend on Twitter asked for my advice. He wanted to know if their were any inexpensive CNC router tables that won’t break the budget? CNC router tables can be an expensive investment in your woodworking hobby, but I feel it brings […]

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v carving

V CARVING   One of the things that CNC machines do well is V Carving. V Carving is a type of carving that uses a “V” shaped bit to create cutouts that vary in width,  with the cut being narrowest closet to the tip and wider towards the top. The deepest point of a V […]

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Thank You.

As 2012 comes to a close I just wanted to take a moment to say Thank You to everyone who has taken the time to read my blog. It is truly gratifying to know that some one, some where took the time to read my ramblings. I blog about Makers and Making because it is […]

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CNC SIGN PROJECTS – FINAL CUT

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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