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Can You Use CNC To Build Model Airplanes?

Yes you can! This is a great CNC Foam Cutting project to make a C-130 Herc. I am used to small RC Airplanes. This one is Huge!

Posted by Ivan Irons - May 5, 2013 at 5:35 am

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Can I Make A Bowl With A CNC Router?

CNC shows up in a lot of woodworking projects. Why not? It speeds things up and makes very accurate products. This is a very cool bowl cnc router Project. Well Done. Now my wife wants me to make her one.

Posted by Ivan Irons - May 3, 2013 at 4:30 am

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Can Ice Carving Be Done With A CNC Machine?

Carving anything with a cnc machine is cool. Carving Ice is really cool if you know what I mean. Here are two videos about a purpose built cnc machine for Ice Carving. The first video talks about the machine, the second video shows the machine in action. A little different finishing process then clearing away chips at the end.

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Posted by Ivan Irons - April 2, 2013 at 4:28 am

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Can You Engrave Einstein’s Photo In Stone With CNC?


Have you ever seen a photo engraved in stone? Sometimes you see it on memorials and tombstones. This video shows you the behind the scenes on how it is done. At the end of the video there is also a photo montage of different finished projects.

Posted by Ivan Irons - March 25, 2013 at 4:18 am

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Can You Cut Out A Nature Scene With Your CNC Router?


CNC, Elk and Cougars? Who thought that would mix? Well it does in this video. Nice project making a sign/plaque. Perfect for the cabin or a gift for an avid Outdoorsman.

Posted by Ivan Irons - March 22, 2013 at 4:50 am

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How Fast Can A Homemade CNC Router Work?


It is amazing how fast some CNC Routers work. When I built mine, I used lead screws and ball screws. This one is built with belts. For a home-build this is extremely fast. Zip, Zip, Cut, Cut.

Posted by Ivan Irons - March 18, 2013 at 3:32 am

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CNC Wood Dragon

Posted by Ivan Irons - December 17, 2012 at 5:16 am

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New CNC Home-built Router

This is an interesting video where a guy built his 2nd cnc router.  His first was out of MDF and a bit tired.  He really upgraded and it runs on Mach3.  Really Cool!

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Posted by Ivan Irons - November 15, 2012 at 5:05 am

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Cutting Glass by scoring it on a CNC router


My friend Ed makes wall hangings with mirror inserts. He asked me for a way to score glass so that he could cut out interesting shapes with his Shopbot. Here is the first 2 tries. We need to work on cut depth but it all looks very promising.

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Posted by Ivan Irons - September 9, 2012 at 2:46 pm

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Circular saw blade for use with CNC router?

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Antony G asked:


I own a cnc router and I have been cutting some MDF into strips. I’m currently using a slitting saw blade which is OK but ideally I would want to use a standard circular saw blade because it will cut through the MDF easier.

The trouble is all these circular saw blades are normally advertised for use with either a table saw or a hand-held circular saw. Are these saw blades OK to use with a cnc router?

Basically, what I have done is to bolt the spindle on my cnc router sideways and attached the saw blade using an arbor. Using a slitting saw works fine but I really want to use a circular saw blade instead.

I can’t see any reason why there should be a problem but for safety reasons I just thought i’d better check.

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Posted by Ivan Irons - July 27, 2012 at 8:25 pm

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i am going to cut and drill aluminium 10 mm thickness sheet in cnc router machine?

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please help me to get the right feed rate , plunge rate the dwell time and rpm for cutting and drilling the aluminium 10 mm thickness sheet

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Posted by Ivan Irons - July 22, 2012 at 9:12 am

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Cutting grooves through MDF using a CNC router – aparently not possible. Is this correct?

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Antony G asked:


I have a sheet of MDF (2500 x 1250 x 30mm) and I want to find out if it is possible to cut 3mm (or the width of the minimum size router bit possible) square grooves/slits across the MDF exactly 12mm apart. These grooves/slits would run the length of the MDF from top to bottom, but importantly would not run right to the edges of the sheet.

Basically this would mean I would end up with a large thick piece of MDF with very long slits (aproximately 1200mm long and 12mm apart) running right across the material.

I have spoken to a number of people who have suggested this is not possible because cutting the grooves/slits that close together would move the material or at least make it unstable to the point where the grooves/slits would not be straight.

Is this really correct? I find this very strange as I would have though that doing something like this would be incredible easy for a cnc router.
Also, would cnc router be able to cut the grooves/slits in one pass or would the machine likely cut the top section first and then lower the router bit to cut the bottom section of the grooves/slits?
The reason I want to use a cnc router is because I need the cuts absolutely straight and with hardly if any tool marks on the cut surfaces.

Importantly, the grooves/slits would be cut completely through the material so that you would be able to see through the MDF e.g like a big set of prison bars sort of thing.

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Posted by Ivan Irons - July 20, 2012 at 5:31 pm

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Can Purchasing Used Industrial Woodworking Machines Impact your Business’ Bottom Line?

If you think that only companies with modest budgets purchase used industrial woodworking machines, you should think again. Even during times of prosperity, large companies often purchase their machinery used instead of new, and not simply for cost saving measure. They also buy it to improve their bottom line. And when you check out the sticker prices of preferred industrial woodworking machines, it’s easy to see why.

The cnc router Impact

Think about the impact of buying a high-grade, multi-motor, cnc router at roughly 50 percent off its original price, that could easily approach or exceed 0,000. Nearly every large woodworking operation employs a top grade cnc router. But the distinction between buying it new and buying it used in a well-maintained state could be minimal. Why? The answer is easy: industrial grade machinery typically has a long life span when properly serviced, making it possible to buy it used and acquire new machine quality in a used machine price (with the price difference large enough to affect a company’s profit margin). In the current economy, what company wouldn’t retain over 0,000 of its income with no cost to other areas?

So Why Do Companies Get Ride of Excellent Industrial Woodworking Machinery?

There are many reasons why companies choose to sell good woodworking machinery, including: prevention of budget reduction, the need for newer machinery, and going bankrupt liquidations. Protection against Budget Reduction

When a company that performs woodworking receives its yearly budget from the parent company, it must usually satisfy that budget to keep it from being reduced the following year. Consequently, perfectly good machinery is often sold off at a fraction of its original price, making it easy to purchase late model machines that others would keep for years before selling them. State sponsored entities are typical sellers of used machinery.

The Desire for Newer Machinery

Just as some big companies make an effort to economize on machinery to increase their profits, others barely let dust settle on a machine before they replace it with a newer model. As with liquidating machines to satisfy a financial budget, companies that are only too happy to replace their machinery provide you with the opportunity to buy almost new machinery for less than its typical price. However, companies that purchase their own machinery and can afford to not sell it usually don’t offer the great deals found at going out of business sales.

Going Out of Business Liquidations

Going out of business sales are an excellent chance to buy high quality industrial machinery, generally at prices that drop to as low as 30 % of the machinery’s market value. However, you might also need to be very careful about investing in a machine that may or might not be in good shape. Unless you have experience in assessing the value of used woodworking machinery, usually the best option is to purchase it from a professional seller of used industrial woodworking machines that buys from individuals, companies, and auctions then repairs any outstanding problems before reselling the machinery.

When writing this article I found some great information about woodworking machinery at www.RTMachine.com


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Posted by Ivan Irons - July 12, 2012 at 12:19 pm

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Posted by Ivan Irons - February 6, 2012 at 9:37 pm

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