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Commitment, what's that?! ;)

Guess I'm just spoiled, coming from an age where you purchased something and it was then yours. This movement toward "subscription" service for...

still got it

I noticed it doesn't pertain to bigger, production machines. Only the hobby machines. Interesting.....

Don thanks for the input. I was thinking of doing the same, Re: 1" MDO amd T tracks, for the hardwood Jr

We had a great turnout today, thank you all for a wonderful training and scottp55 for his wonderful show n tell!!! Here is the link to the tutorial:...

I leaned that the hard way (G) I had a lot of 3/4" hdpe left over. you can sand it with a really course paper to give it tooth.

What product did you use? Have you tried Starboard?

WOW....Lost track of days:( Thanks for posting TJ! See ya:)

Congrats on the Full Version Carolina! :) Make SURE everytime you see one of the randoms that you like....SAVE it..or if you're like me...you'll...

Steve I am just finishing up putting the training together and I saw your post. I will make sure to address that today in the training. Thanks!

The easiest way to do an air cut is to choose 3D offset in the fill-in sheet when loading a file. First, raise the z axis high enough to keep all...

Yes, I have a paid license for Fingermaker. Agree on wood prep to make the most of what I consider exquisite mathematical calculations of the...

Glad you made your first box Carolina:) My first still has a special place in the house. Wait till you buy(?) the Full version and start playing...

Eric, thanks for the explanations, some of it way over my head, but most made sense. Mr. Burkhardt, thank you, yes I am able to now save it to a...

You can export a .csv file from Fingermaker when you choose the .csv extension (yes the name field goes blank) and then specify a file name...

Just a couple more, but brain is not with me today to help more. Most everything you need is in the instructions, but like when getting a new...

You could try www.ncviewer.com to see if the preview shows up there... That'd get you an idea of what you're trying to cut. But let's back up... ...

Carolina...virtually certain you can't, and never spent much time previewing in SB3, so that's always a struggle relearning it each time for me. ...

Jr, I cut 1/4", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" plywood (at least 750 sheets a year). I use a 1/8" thick piece of MDF (skinned both sides) as a sacrificial...

I guess I've learned that Aspire can export to a G-code, but not open a G-code file... I find SB3 frustrating, although I am somewhat comfortable in...

I machined the vacuum plenum table from a piece of precision jig plate. The vise come from Leading Edge Industrial. It is mounted to a plate I made...

Makes me want to go buy a Desktop Max!!! But at least they say this "This accessory can also be used with our larger gantry model tools by modifying...

I have a 48x96 and cut 1/4" 1/2" 3/4" plywood and hard/soft solid wood

Mind sharing your final design? I'm looking for something similar although my requirements aren't quite as strict as yours.

How did you make the mounting plate? Looks like it's the same size as the Desktop milling area...

Off topic but, do you mind sharing the plans for that vacuum table setup? Also where'd you get the cool table with the pins and the machining vise?...

Tim what size mill do you have and what material do you cut using the black box vacuum. TIA Jr