Build Competitions?
@swiftmas wrote: Hopefully this is the right sub. Have you guys ever had a build competition? For like best fidget, or most ironic sign? Have a specific criteria and timeline. Then have people post...
View ArticleCutting Stainless Steel capabilities
@Anthonyh wrote: hello just wondering if anyone uses the Shapeoko to cut stainless steel sheet up to 2mm thick? Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleCarbide Motion Crash
@austinious wrote: So I have an older Dell Laptop, dual core, from 2008 I think. Thought it would make a good shop machine. Win 7.1, 4GB Ram, 300GB Hard Drive. Runs MeshCam, Illustrator, Inkscape,...
View ArticleZ Stiffness question
@mikep wrote: I'm getting close to convincing myself to add a SO3 to my collection. I've had a Nomad for some time. Maybe some of the S03 experts can help me out. I've seen several people comment that...
View ArticleComplete footprint of the shapeoko 3
@grumpa wrote: The listed footprint for the Shapeoko3 is 28.5 x 24.5 x 16" BUT is that just the base of the machine or does that include the 3" overhang, and the electronics box on the back of the y...
View ArticleNomad feeds & speeds for UHMW?
@dyount wrote: Making some parts out of 1 inch UHMW and the feeds & speeds that come up in Carbide Create seem too aggressive and my Nomad is going into a limit switch fault. Has anyone found good...
View ArticleZ travel painfully slow
@Hankster wrote: Did the wrench demo with no problem on my Nomad but now after using Carbide create to design a very simple 2D engraved sign things are different. Following the same steps used in the...
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Let's draw an "ellipse" with new users
@WillAdams wrote: (the title of this post hearkens back to a small book / card which Warren Chappell created, "Let's make a "B" for Bennet" --- I was fortunate to meet Mr. Chappell when he was...
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My sacrificial board setup using pegboard
@ItsDan wrote: So I didn't spot any other posts using this particular method so I figured I'd post it. Probably 10 examples of it over on the wiki but these forums come up when you search so can't...
View ArticleHaving Problems using V-carve
@ajleone11 wrote: Can Someone please look at the attached file and tell me what I am doing wrong. I am trying to use V-carve for the sign and not all the letters are coming through during the...
View ArticleTool breaks in the middle of job
@Cereza wrote: Hello, I am trying to cut this piece with a Nomad. The piece is part of a DXF file that I acquired (Brian Law's first clock). Pawl.mcf (39.3 KB) This is not a problem of zeroing Z. The...
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S**t the bed! I have a new bed!
@MrBeaver wrote: Following on from my post about buying a shapeoko metal bed and files I finally decided to take the plunge and make my own. I did want to have one CNC'd but it was too costly. I...
View ArticleF-Engrave Fonts
@ajleone11 wrote: I opened F-engrave to look at what it can offer. I only saw a handful of fonts available. Is there someway to look at additional fonts? Posts: 4 Participants: 3 Read full topic
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Let's make a coaster
@WillAdams wrote: The prototypical first job for a Shapeoko is to cut a coaster --- here we do this using Carbide Create, trying to make the job as simple as possible, but adding a bit of interest...
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Kanji stamps on the Nomad Pro
@jgreely wrote: zettai-seal-4.jpg600x800 113 KB One of the things I most wanted to do with CNC was carve seals for some martial-arts instructor friends. In the past I've helped them order name seals...
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Circle pocket not ending up a circle
@SwapmeetPete wrote: Hey everyone, I've got the Shapeoko 3 XL and whenever I attempt to pocket a small-ish hole (~1" diameter) using a large-ish endmill bit (0.25"), I get bad results (see image...
View ArticleFound a set screw while milling
@ItsDan wrote: Okay weird one today, first time I've used my shapeoko in awhile, during milling I heard a little noise and saw something black in the sawdust, thought it was a piece of a knot or...
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Good Concentric Test
@jayftee wrote: Hello, While I still consider myself a CNC noob, because I know I still have much to learn, meaning I don't know how much I have yet to learn , I figured this little design is a very...
View ArticleExcessive Y-axis Chatter
@Bonch wrote: My machine just started to chatter a great deal but only when cutting in the Y direction. The rest are fine. It is particularly bad when going toward the back of the machine and minor...
View ArticleCarbide Motion is not loading/recognizing Carbide Create files
@madrigjh wrote: I have made and saved files in CC, however CM is not recognizing the file when I attempted to load it. Posts: 4 Participants: 2 Read full topic
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