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Carbide3D Shapeoko: DIY CNC Router Kit Review & Build [Cool Project!]
Shapeoko DIY CNC Router Kit Review [ Cool Project! ] What’s the appeal of a DIY CNC Router Kit? I’ve wanted to do a video project series for a while and decided building a Shapeoko CNC Router Kit was the right one. We needed to get an entry-level CNC in,...
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Customer Spotlight: Hobby-Fab (aka SMW3D) CNC Router Kits
Today I am pleased to profile Brandon Satterfield and his company Hobby-Fab in our Customer Spotlight series. They also have a website at SMW3D, which they’re in the process of migrating to Hobby-Fab. As they say on their About page, Hobby-Fab is...
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5 Quick and Fun CNC Projects for a Weekend
5 Quick and Fun CNC Projects for a Weekend How about some quick and easy but fun CNC Projects you can get done this Weekend? I know you won’t have much time, what with all the BBQ’ing that has to be done, but you can still enjoy a little quality shop...
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How to Survive Your First CNC Router Fire
Take some sawdust and add heat. My brother likes to use a 9V battery touching steel wool to make it red hot. Poof! It bursts into flames pretty easily and you’re on your way to feeding your little fire larger and larger pieces of combustible material until...
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Easy Guitar Drawing for Custom Guitar Bodies, Part 2 [CNC / CAD Project]
This is the second installment in our series on how to create a guitar design so you can CNC an electric guitar. In the first installment, we covered how to trace a photo to create an outline for the body. I also provide a set of outlines in a CAD file you can start...
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Results of the CNCCookbook 2017 CNC Router Survey, Part 2
In the first part of our 2017 CNC Router survey series, we covered: Hobby vs Professional User Segments CNC Router Market Share Customer Satisfaction by Manufacturer Size and Features of CNC Routers Type of Materials Being Cut In this installment, we’ll drill...
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Results of the CNCCookbook 2017 CNC Router Survey
This year, we got 160 survey responses. Here are the results: 72% of respondents are hobby users… 72% of respondents are hobby users, up slightly from 2016. Overall, CNCCookbook’s audience is the reverse–70% professional and 30% hobby....
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Better Feeds and Speeds for Shopbot CNC Routers
Better Feeds and Speeds are here for Shopbot CNC Routers! I wanted to let the Shopbot community know we’ve added some features to our G-Wizard Feeds and Speeds Calculator just for you. I have steadily heard two requests from the Shopbot users we already...
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39 Feeds and Speeds Hacks, Tips, and Techniques
Breaking Through Roadblocks Sometimes you just get stuck… Sometimes you just get stuck. You need to do something and it doesn’t look like it’s possible. We’ll start with a series of feeds and speeds hacks for those situations. #1-#3 My...
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A Visit to Carbide3D’s Southern California Headquarters
Robert Grzesek, Jorge (George) Sanchez, Edward Ford, and Apollo Crowe: The Carbide3D Team A passion for excellence. Never being satisfied. Always exploring, looking for new ideas and new ways of doing things better. The pure unadulterated joy of designing...
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Ultimate Man Cave Decor: Furniture Grade Cabinet for a 3D Printer
Kindly provide the text you would like me to rephrase. 3D Printer in a Case? Perfect decor for your Man Cave… When I saw this 3D Printer cabinet posted by lsloth over on Reddit I just had to share it here. Not only is it extremely cool, but it houses a Rostock...
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