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I don't do much CNC work with plywood (usu. hardwoods & ponderosa pine), but based on the info. provided I would probably use 1/8" & 1/4" endmills to do the holes/pockets. The bits I have that would...

Looks interesting. I can't wait to try it. Hopefully, it's not just for cutting parts from sheet goods. I use hardwoods mostly for cutting parts at varying widths and lengths.

Bill

Eric -

I've saved your files and plan to build a couple soon but have alot of other projects going on right now but will post once I have.

Bill

Jeff -

For finishing, see the attached pdf file which describes "pickling wood" which will give a gray cast to wood with alot of tannins such as oak, ash, etc. You can also boost the tannin...

I'm with Gary. I do this all the time myself. When you rejoin the 2 halves, if you do it right, it will look like there was never a split in the first place and will only lose a little bit in board...

Oh yeah. There's Sly Park (Jenkinson lake) about 6-7 miles away. Further up in the Sierras, there are a bunch of lakes (Wrights lake, Ice House Reservoir, Stumpy Meadows, etc.) but that would be a...

Lee -

I live a couple of hours away from Santa Rosa in Camino, Ca., which is about 8 miles east of Placerville up highway 50. I have a PRS Standard 48x48 and do some 3d work but mostly 2d. I use...

Both. Java would be a good choice as well.

Bill

Well I don't know of a piece of software that will do that but if I were going to do it I'd just use Perl. But there is a steep learning curve if you've never used perl before.

Bill

I had issues several versions ago which kept me on 3.6.x for awhile and experienced the "slow mode" that Ron mentioned a number of times but have had no problems so far with 3.8.26.

Bill

Well, if it were me, I'd figure out how many board feet you have first and, at the most, I'd offer 25% of the going rate for cherry/BF in your area. That would make it worth it to me but, I've got a...

Well, $225 is certainly high but I think the 100k is really to finance a workshop, including CNC. It's not a bad idea I guess but he could have been more straightforward re: why he needs that much.
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I second that opinion that SB support didn't seem to care when I called them several times last year. So, my solution has been to go back to 3.6.46 with no plans for upgrading. My CNC is another tool...

It's the "crazy step over guy" again. I forgot to mention that in addition to dropping the step over down to 3-4%, I also increase the feed rate. So, for example, if I would normally run a bit at 1.5...

This may sound a little crazy but I drop the stepover all the way down to 3-4% when I run 3d projects on the finish pass. I don't do alot of 3d work (mostly I use the SB for 2d work) but when I do,...

I'd say $85 brand new. See http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661

Bill

I'm glad you've resolved your issues with upgrading Jeff but felt I should chime in as one of those happy SB 3.6.46 users that has no plans to upgrade to the latest version as well. I tried about a...

As a general rule of thumb, you can figure 1/2 the max z height since you have to allow for the bit and z clearance. Usu. when I have to try and get the max. depth possible, I set my safe Z to 1/4"....

Gene -

My guess would be Ipe.

Bill

I have a Jet 10-20 drum sander and do use it on occasion (depends on the project I'm working on) to do my initial sanding (80 grit) followed by a ROS up to 220 grit and sometimes higher.

I will...

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Yup, it's happened to me too a couple of times. I let Shopbot support know too about the Sb3 software just shutting down when I was reporting an issue with the estop but they just kind of glossed...

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Thanks Ron. They will be "field tested" for a couple of months first before I try to sell them.

Bill

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