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My good friend Bill Lisica who recently passed had a spindle, I have a router. Bouncing between the two shops provided a means to compare. Using his spindle made my router all the more painful. If...

Nothing terribly fancy but the shape and the art for the "the" came right out of the book.

http://www.vectorart.com/Mega_Collection/

I use the art from this collection quite regularly, they have three volumes but I only have the first so far.

Brady, thank you for the encouragement, plate is installed, took me 20 minutes.

Hey John, the gears are in good shape and pretty tight. Thanks for the response.

Scott,
It was a brand new 90 degree bit with a sharp point. I have some of the engraving bits and have them in the tool data base. On this I used a straightforward 90 degree bit. Going to give it...

Steve,
Thanks again, I called Frank at Shopbot and he confirmed that I have the right numbers based on my machine and the motors. I am going to do some more experimenting tonight after work.
Thanks

Steve attached are my Unit Values. The fine folks at Shopbot have helped me with getting those adjusted in the past, for some reason I thought the Z was suppose to be different than the x and y.
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Steve here is a close up.

Steve, here it is,I hope.
Thanks
Mike

Steve for some reason my prtsc is not working or I cant figure it out yet. Will keep trying.
Thanks for the help.

Thanks Steve, I do not use a plate I slide a piece of paper under the bit. I checked and rechecked everything and the bit called for was 90 degrees and the bit measured accordingly.

Jerry, it is 90 degrees and I zero to the top of the piece. Strange happenings here.

Hobbyist here in Tampa, been doing more engraving lately and noticed a minor issues. I began to notice the engravings were much larger than in the design. As you can see in the attached pics, the...

This is a sign that hangs in my office. You may recall this from a physics class.

Ohm's Law states the relationship between current, voltage and resistance. Watt's Law states the relationships of...

Easy to do, spray it on, let it dry for a few days, you can sand it off for a distressed look.

A few weeks back I lost my best friend and ShopBot lost one of its most ardent supporters. I met Bill when I moved to Florida 5 years ago and he taught me everything I know about CNC wood working He...

http://www.flexiblestream.org/Digital-Wood-Joints-001.php

That is a good turn out! Any recomendations for a moderately priced hotel in the area?
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How many are you expecting?

Bill/Dave

Mike from Odessa (near Tampa) here, Bill Lisica from Haines City and I will be coming around noon on Friday and staying through Saturday. Although I am a lifelong woodworker I am a...

Jack,
Sent you and email.
mgbwoodworking@gmail.com

Just checking to see if you got my email. I am up in Odessa and have an older PRT and would be glad to help. Bill over in Haines City is a genious with these machines and is always willing to help....