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I cut tons of acrylic. I hold it with tape & sometimes tabs. I almost exclusively use an Amana HSS1621 bit (HSS, 3/16" cut, single flute). It's...
I think I used this Hawkridge Systems' post processor successfully with SolidWorks CAM: CAM Post Processor - CARBIDE 3D SHAPEOKO If you're not...
Bestine: https://www.amazon.com/Bestine-Solvent-Thinner-Rubber-Cement/dp/B004O7HM38/
after many months of use my lead screws are black. I wipe them occasionally, and dry lube them but they look like they could use a 'deep'...
Curious if this was intended? I can't tell from the changelog. After updating to 1.0.243: I've never had a 3D View (No WebGL - Sorry!) but now...
Okay, cool. I've stuck with the generic Grbl post because it just worked & I was buried with work, but things have eased up so it's a good time to...
I had asked this in the Vectric forum & didn't get a response. Maybe you know... what's different about the Vectric Openbuilds post from the...
I did the table saw once - I don't really have the room for it, but I shoehorned it in, fixtured some stuff up, built a shroud to collect chips &...
This seems to be broken in 1.0.238. See below. If for example I'm at Z10mm, & send G10 L20 P0 Z10.25, the DRO updates to 260.35mm, not 10.25mm....
Nice! FYI I'd use my dust shoe on that - instead of air blast, vacuum takes the chips away. I don't really have a choice... I can't have chips...
I have a lot of repeat jobs where I cut slots in aluminum bars. Slots are typically .156" wide & .125" deep. I profile the slot with a .125" end...
I installed CONTROL 1.0.238 yesterday & played with the new probing.option that determines tool diameter. Very cool! It calculated my .250" single...
The finish I get with a single flute bit is as good as good as you'd get on any bit as long as you're cutting with the right settings. I usually...
I cut plastic too! Acrylic & polycarbonate - I cut way more of those than I do aluminum. Also with the Dewalt & with the same bit, just in 3/16"...
I cut .156" to .188" wide slots in aluminum pretty frequently. I use a 1/8" HSS single flute bit & usually cut in about .025" deep passes, usually...
One of those videos deals specifically with large chamfers like mine - different ways to do it & pros & cons of each. I'm just going to try a ball...
See the attached image. I have about two dozen plates, 3/4" thick aluminum with a 3/8" chamfer around the edge. Previously I did this with a 3/16"...
For almost all of my acrylic cutting, I use an Amana HSS1621, which is a 3/16" HSS single flute upcut bit. They're cheap, only about $8 each....
Windows.
My CONTROL installation doesn't seem to be checking for updates. I'm on 1.0.234 but I think it goes back a version or two before that. Things that...
