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Archive for July, 2007

CNC Plasma Cutter – My first machine.  A good first project if you want to build a CNC machine.  Born out of necessity.  She is a little rough around the edges, but a solid friend.

Vinyl Cutter – This is a unique type of CNC Machine.  This machine uses a small knife to cut out vinyl in any shape or size.  Think “sticker machine.”  You know the stickers on the back of every jacked up truck you have ever seen.  You know, “P_ss on Chevy, Ford, Dodge, etc.  So a vinyl cutter is actually a “Redneck sticker-making machine.”  I actually bought it to cut sandblast resist, which is a whole different story.

CNC Milling Machine – My third machine.  This one I purchased.  It is actually a CNC Bridgeport Clone if you want to get technical.  It is funny how addictive this hobby is.  I bought this machine to make the parts for a CNC Wood Router.  “Wait, you bought one CNC Machine to build another CNC Machine?”  The answer is…. YES!  I love this hobby.

CNC Wood Router – My fourth machine.  My father likes woodworking and I like steel working.  This is kind of a bridge machine for me.  I have found woodworking with CNC to be really cool.  It has gotten me into 3D milling on the cheap.  Think of the cost of 3D milling a brick of aluminum or a block of wood into a shape.  That’s right.  No Brainer.  Wood is free in comparison.