by Bob Warfield | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, CNC Projects
A gallery of orreries for inspiration on my own orrery project. Rens Heeren’s Amazing 3D Model of a Modern Antykthera Mechanism Clock: PJ Bambrick’s Orrery Mounting the Orrery in the “sky” above is a stroke of genius for...
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by Bob Warfield | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques, Workshop and Storage
Workshop and Garage storage, shelving, organization, cabinets–there are never enough ideas to go around. If your shop is like mine, you’ve managed to fill it with so much stuff (your treasures) that it’s a mess. You’d like to up your...
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by Bob Warfield | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog, CADCAM, GCode, Software, Tools and Techniques
What is an NC Viewer? An NC Viewer is a software tool that helps you work with your cnc machine’s nc files. NC files, also called g-code files, are the files that tell your cnc machine how to make parts, so this is pretty important. NC Viewers go by many names...
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by Bob Warfield | Jul 22, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
What have people made with their CNC machines at home? I thought I would start this gallery for inspiration!. Images are displayed 1/2 size. Click to enlarge. Dirt Rider 2000’s Ducati Parts: Done on a round column CNC conversion! Fan cover, machined on IH...
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by Bob Warfield | Jul 9, 2022 | Blog, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, Software, Tools and Techniques
Thread Calculator: Free Awesome Software Have you had a chance to try our new Thread Calculator? G-Wizard Thread Calculator is a premium add-on module for G-Wizard Calculator. It’s free during Beta Test, you just need a working trial or subscription copy of...
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by Bob Warfield | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, DIY CNC
CNC Mill vs Router [How to choose the right one for you] Introduction One of the first decisions you’ll have to make before acquiring a CNC Machine is which kind of CNC Machine do you want? This article focuses on comparing two of the most popular CNC...
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