CNC ROUTER

Milling Finish: Complete Guide [ Feeds Speeds Master Class Lesson 7 ]

by Bob Warfield | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques

Note: This is Lesson 7 of our Free Feeds & Speeds Master Class. Want to improve your milling finish?  Trying to reduce post-machining finish work or just get better looking parts? You’re in just the right place.  This article is about the little tricks...

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Carbide3D Shapeoko: DIY CNC Router Kit Review & Build [Cool Project!]

by Bob Warfield | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Projects, CNC Router, Cool, DIY CNC

Shapeoko DIY CNC Router Kit Review [ Cool Project! ] Why 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, it’ll be the...

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Customer Spotlight: Hobby-Fab (aka SMW3D) CNC Router Kits

by Bob Warfield | Aug 7, 2018 | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, CNC Router, DIY CNC

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 dedicated to...

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Easy Guide to Chamfer Mills, Cutters & Router Bits [ Feeds/Speeds, and More ]

by Bob Warfield | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Products, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining

Chamfer Mills, Cutters, and Router Bits are an essential part of any CNC’ers tooling.  They make it easy to put that nice chamfered edge on parts that is such a signature for CNC machined work.  This Easy Guide walks you through every thing you’ll need to...

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CNC Router Bits and How to Use Them [Definitive Guide 2018]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Router, Feeds and Speeds, Machining Techniques, Software

While you can use endmills and twist drills that are typical of the non-router (routers are also called gantry mills, if you prefer) CNC world, there are a number of special CNC Router Bits than can help out in a variety of situations and that’s what this...

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5 Quick and Fun CNC Projects for Memorial Day Weekend

by Bob Warfield | May 26, 2018 | Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Projects, CNC Router, Cool, DIY CNC

How about some quick and easy but fun CNC Projects you can get done this Memorial Day 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 time and finish a worthwhile...

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