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Thanks Bill! That’s a very interesting option that would take some of the pressure off my DIY bit modding skillz. But wow, pricey for sure. So...

Bundle them up in lots of 20 lbs. and offer them on eBay for $10 plus shipping. You'll sell them for sure. Much better than sending that material to...

Amana makes a surfacing bit with replaceable inserts, their #2242, that uses inserts with 2 radiused corners and 2 with square corners that you can...

Oooo that thing sure is purdy! Looks like they make a lot of purdy tools - fun site. But I own an indicator already and will be happy to turn to it...

I wished I lived closer! LOL Actually see if there is a model shop close by. There is very little that I actually call scrap anymore. Russ

The trade-off is that if your Z is out one way or another, it will be magnified with a 2" bit, compared to the 1.5" one. Plus, you'll have a lower...

Jerry, Check with Steven. -B

I would happily mess with it IF it were understandable but I'm not seeing a clear instruction. ShopBot Support says: "The post processors for VCarve...

Awesome, thanks Brady! I'll get those hones and cutter on order immediately. Some followups: - what's the tradeoff between the 1.5" and 2"...

They do perform better when you pull 2 of the 4 off...So you're on the right track. The best performing 'flattener' that doesn't leave lines (as...

Hi all! I've been off the forum for a long time, so hello again, hope all's well with y'all. I've used that Amana RC-2250 mostly for spoilboard...

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I've used Viz before and it is quite interesting. It doesn't support arcs and circles just yet. I've talked with the folks that make it and it sounds...

Viz pro for SketchUp looks interesting for parametric modeling. I haven't played with SketchUp much since I'm a 3dsMax/Maya guy, so I can't really...

Joe, are you missing a few keys on your keyboard? Anyway, I'd take a close look at the joinery I've used on these projects, it's far from...

I sue like making money!. This looks like a looser. Joe Crumley

Keep posting Eric, I like how you think. I enjoy reading how people solve problems.\ James

Nice work Eric. Now off topic of the sign, Sketchup from the little I have used it is not a parametric modeler correct? Is there a plugin that can...

I typically don't post a lot of projects unless it helps people with their workflows. One of the driving factors for me creating this software was...

Perhaps we could see some really creative layouts by Eric. What would be even better is to see more of his signage. After all he has lots of sign...

Ha, there are no flames of any kind that go into the software :) Agreed, Aspire is pretty great (which is why we support it) but certainly not the...

Have you tried adding flaming barrels to your software? And no, Aspire is not the only way to make sure the router does what you want it do do......

Have you ever tried designing something in SketchUp and using the either the built in importer or the one that I've created? I'm just trying to...

Eric, I tool path all my signs in Aspire. That's the only way to make sure the router services will do what's needed. Joe Crumley...

Joe you've misread the application of this sign. MDO and PVC are the correct material here. The original intent of this post was to share how the...

For those starting out with with this kind of sign it's best to stay on the safe side and not use MDO or any other wood products as substrates. It's...

I just found another great use for this sucker. I just used it to clean my shopvac filter then cleaned the shop vac out with it too. so all that dust...

After taking a closer look at the JPL PP, you either need to slightly modify the JPL PP to work with your router (add Z commands & Router commands to...