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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...
Another option is Estlcam. It is free, but the $59 paid for option is better because the free version reminds you it is free when you are...
