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Surfaced Shapeoko 3 waste board
@grumpa wrote: Maybe you might want this somewhere about feed and speeds Will, feel free to move if you want.I surfaced my Shapeoko 3 waste board today with near perfect results. I uploaded a sketchup...
View ArticleA little more I found on where the dust goes and why it should be dealt with
@YoMan wrote: I have been researching for my own dust collection(both ambient shop air and shapeoko tailings. and found this:...
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El cheapo Nomad dust collector
@tito wrote: Goose neck phone holder. $10.99 IMG_1662.PNG1242x528 252 KB IMG_1657.JPG1451x1935 2.57 MB IMG_1661.JPG1451x1935 2.53 MB Works well with this job (all cutting is near the center). The...
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Disaster! What did I do?
@jordanhale wrote: 18275192_10206877551577574_7910333715904198122_n.jpg960x720 50.4 KB 18198219_10206877551537573_1335601815844505198_n.jpg960x720 58.6 KB Ok so I'm cutting out a depth in my...
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Pointing to your origin EXACTLY
@tito wrote: I usually eyeball my end mill to the front left corner of my stock, usually carefully rotating the mill by hand to make sure it's centered over my intended origin. Then I realized I have...
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My labyrinth coaster prototype
@ItsDan wrote: Not a lot to say here, v-carved into maple then lightly sanded and oiled. Still drying in the picture but I'll finish it with polyurethane I expect. coasters.jpg1536x2048 489 KB Posts:...
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Cross Straps Bow Upward
@MAHaines wrote: I can't get a perfectly flat waste board as these cross straps are bowing up. Did I miss something in what could possibly be the worst directions I've ever followed in my life? If...
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Is anyone using Paint 3D® for design?
@BoscoBob wrote: I recently got Paint 3D® and found out that is saves in .fbx format which can be imported into Fusion 360®. Has anyone tried using it on a project? My drawing skills are sadly...
View ArticleBit Angles in Estlcam for ball or tapered bits?
@josh04217 wrote: Just wondering if anyone has any input regarding defining bit shapes in Estlcam beyond the v or end mill shapes? Apologies if this is a stupid question, lol Posts: 2 Participants: 2...
View ArticleHas anyone looked into making geodesic domes?
@MrBeaver wrote: I have been thinking of making one for the garden - rather than buy a kit I was wondering if anyone has tried to make one - atleast the joints on a Shapeoko? Posts: 9 Participants: 5...
View ArticleMore on comparing bits
@cgallery wrote: I've been experimenting w/ various bits lately. I'm cutting cast acrylic (.25" nominal) and want it all: Accuracy (including sizes and square in all dimensions), and a nice finish. I...
View ArticleCan the nomad cut G10
@Travis wrote: Hi Guys and Girls can any one tell me if the Nomad can cut 3/16 thick G10 with out burning the spindle out? Thank you. Travis. Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
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Nomad 883 + Accessories For Sale - Michigan/Ohio
@jmhall wrote: Hi everyone, I'm moving between chapters in life. New job, moving across the country, the whole bit. Unfortunately that means I need to sell my Nomad. Asking $2000 for everything. I'll...
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Fusion 360 and GRBL errors
@patofoto wrote: I use Fusion 360 for CAD and CAM. I have upgraded to GRBL 1.1 and latest version of CM4. I keep getting GRBL errors while milling. I can't make sense of it. I have been sending the...
View ArticleCutting deep holes
@sshwarts wrote: I need to cut some very specific sized holes 1" deep (going to use 1" machinable wax). Like diameter of 7.6 mm for example. I would imagine that the "safest" way to do this would be a...
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And now for something completely different! Applying a Carbide3d answer to...
@YoMan wrote: I bought a Shoptask 1720XMTC Gold with CNC Brand new from the Manufacturer in the 90s-that was a serious kick in the butt as someone who knew he needed its capacity, but was completely...
View ArticleCircles and arcs cut poorly
@dbrozek wrote: Hi, I'm baffled by a recently noticed problem with carving curves with our shapeoko3 running CC and CM. I get a slight jump up the Y axis when I get about 330degrees through a circle....
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Soldered some wood
@marcaine wrote: IMG_5714.JPG1536x2048 732 KB Followed this project I found on the inventables web site by a designer named Warren Downes. After pocketing the vector on my Nomad I filled it with...
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New and Improved "MZD" Suckit Dust Boot
@jimidi wrote: I received the latest and greatest upgrade kit to the already awesome Suckit Dust Boot for the Shapeoko 3 from Mark and Jenn last Friday. I installed it this past weekend and I must say...
View ArticleSmallest cutting tool for Nomad?
@cooper136 wrote: I am looking to do some very small milling, an aluminum coin face. Can someone point me to the small cutting tool size / cutter that theroreticalyl could work? I already own the...
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