by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
One of the most accurate ways to measure a bore is with a dial bore gage, but these can be really expensive and seldom used tools. A nice Mitutoyo dial bore gage set is almost $400 as I write this. I loved this gadget by gbritnell I saw on HMEM to adapt a DTI to...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, DIY CNC, GCode, Software
We last surveyed CNC Control market share back in 2012, so it’s been 4 years. We got over 250 survey responses, so let’s take a look at the results. For those who are wondering, recall that the CNC Control is the hardware and software that...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
If you ask most home shop and DIY machinists what the limiting factor is in their shop, I suspect they’d respond that they need a bigger mill or lathe, or they need their first mill or lathe, or they need more room, or something along those lines. Years...
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by Bob Warfield | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
I’ve been spending time over on Reddit lately. It’s a great resource that uses the Wisdom of Crowds to curate content. What I mean by that is they not only vote content up and down, but they’re very strict about posting. Nothing too...
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by Bob Warfield | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Projects, CNC Router, DIY CNC
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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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Suppose you had to build a bunch of space frame tube chassis like this one: Making a bunch of space frames means notching a lot of tubes… Making all those space frames means notching a lot of tubing. Sounds like a little CNC-style automation is in order. That...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Router, DIY CNC
We got just under 100 responses to this survey, and it’s time to tally up the results. You didn’t provide any text to rephrase. Please, provide the text you would like to be rephrased. About 65% of our respondents are Hobby Router users… About 65% of...
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by Bob Warfield | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
One of the problems with getting started with a DIY CNC Conversion is not having a CNC to help you make the parts. You can find kits, which are very helpful. You can try to manually machine the parts, which is entirely doable. I did some of both for...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Feeling frustrated with the inadequate lighting in my Tormach CNC Lathe enclosure, I engaged in a conversation about potential lighting solutions with my friend, John Bower. He’s the regional Tormach distributor in Northern California, and his store, Santa Cruz...
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by Bob Warfield | 3D Printing, Blog, CNC Basics, CNC Router, DIY CNC
I launched a survey a few days ago and we’ve already had over 300 responses as I write this–clearly there’s a lot of passion amongst the Hobby CNC crowd. I can’t blame them–I love CNC and every aspect of it. Here’s what we...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
Frank Mari took actions on Maritool.com. A spindle rebuild involves fitting new bearings. Most folks will suggest that if you want to minimize runout, you will have to regrind the spindle taper while it is spinning in the bearings. This is standard procedure when...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
For those who believe that CNC is not a form of art, or that smaller CNC machines are incapable of producing superior quality work, allow me to introduce Chris Bathgate and his remarkable sculptures. His artwork is truly exceptional. The detail and finish is...
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