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You may have a loose wire to the motor. If not all wires are connected it will be jerky and make a grinding noise
McMaster-Carr is where I got some for custom anti-backlash nuts. McMaster-Carr
I have made edge lit engravings with a v-bit quite a bit. The best thing to do is engrave it in reverse on the back side. It will appear much cleaner
Are you using the standard settings in the profile? Or did you up the acceleration?
I purchased one of these and according to my caliper is dead on at 6.35mm. VERMONT GAGE 911225000 Class ZZ No-Go Pin Gauge Tol 0.00020 in...
A 3018 ebay special will not be making very good quality parts out of aluminum, nor will it be able to be easily converted to a 6 axis machine. If...
Well the search bar works and I found this thread. I also found out after a couple hours of frustration that my previous statement is definitely...
If you have a way to keep your main spoilboard dry and submerge the stone in a cool "bath" you can cut stone. It will be slow. You may fail many...
How many nut blocks do you need?
I have not had many screws come loose, but I used loctite when I first built it 5 years ago. I think many people go the loctite route right away...
The Makita is 65mm. You can get 65mm spindle mounts from all kinds of vendors -- mostly from Asia. But, if you want one quick Amazon may be your...
I don't think you screwed up your question, I think that there probably isn't anyone on this forum that contributes regularly that has any...
Beginner mistake? I still make that one every once in a while.;)
Oh. That makes sense. I recently updated Vcarve again and added used Openbuilds post processor for cutting 3D reliefs on my main CNC. Everything...
I thought the OpenBuilds post processors were already available in Vcarve. I have it and do not remember loading them, but selecting from their...
But boy would I love to know how you did it! Did you use Aspire? Or a software more affordable for the masses?
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Yes. Just shave 0.5 mm off. It will also cause less deflection in the endmill and you will have over twice as many ( vs. 1.25mm) times that...
I prefer to use as large of an endmill as I can get away with when cutting aluminum. A 1/4" cuts way better and faster than a 1/8" endmill. With...
You can get longer bits for 1/4". Kodiak Cutting tools makes them in the USA and they cost the same as if you try to source the same size/specs...
