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Bridgeport Mill: Past & Future for the Classic Knee Mill

by Bob Warfield | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog, CNC Beginner, Cool, Machining Techniques, Manual Machining

Bridgeport Mill: Past & Future for the Classic Knee Mill Once upon a time in Bridgeport, Connecticut, there lived a man named Rudolph Bannow who conceived the now classic Bridgeport Mill.  The design was done in 1936 and the knee mills went on sale in 1938.  They...

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Complete Guide to CNC Engraving [Laser, Metal, Wood, Machines]

by Bob Warfield | Jun 9, 2019 | Blog, CNC Products, CNC Projects, Cool, Machining Techniques, Software

Complete Guide to CNC Engraving [Laser, Metal, Wood, Machines] CNC Engraving is one of the most interesting and artistic things you can do with a CNC.  In this guide, you’re going to learn everything you need to know to tackle your own CNC engraving work. What...

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11 Favorite CNCCookbook Posts of 2018 [ Pure CNC Inspiration! ]

by Bob Warfield | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Manufacturing & Job Shops, CNC Products, CNC Projects, Cool, Machining Techniques, Software

I often do an end of year round up article to let you know the most popular articles of the past year, but this year I wanted to do a better job for you.  So I thought hard about exactly how to measure “most popular”.   The challenge is that some articles...

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Review: SCE TTS Toolholder Racking System

by Bob Warfield | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog, CNC Beginner, CNC Products, Cool

Special Offer:  Order a rack before end of year 2018, tell SCE you heard about it from CNCCookbook, and they’ll give you free shipping. This is a follow-up review of Santa Cruz Electronics TTS Toolholder Racking System.  SCE is one of a select few Tormach...

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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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20 CNC Jewelry Gift Ideas to Delight the Non-CNCer In Your Life

by Bob Warfield | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog, CNC Projects, Cool

Look, it’s time.  Your friends all want to know what you’re going to make with that fancy CNC gear you’ve been tinkering with for months.  They’re not going to be satisfied if you simply tell them (as I often have), “I’m making more...

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