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Here's some photos of a recent project for a local dispensary. The signs are 40" x 144" and routed from 1.5" HDU, mounted on steel supports with gooseneck lights with LED bulbs. Yes, the one...

Everything is tight. i really shook the gantry as hard as I could and nothing budged. I have a feeling it was just a bad file because it was just a couple of letters.

i got the good 3/4" plywood from a local plywood supplier. it's not "cabinet grade" but the material has a few sections filled in. Since it's not for appearance it's perfect and even came oversized...

it's not the start point. Since it was just a small bump on a few letters I hand sanded them to get the job out the door. After going back and forth with tech support, i did some more test cuts on...

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I cut some 1" HDU letters on Saturday and they looked great. Well, that is until today when I took a closer look at them. There are several "u" and "n" in the copy. Since I had to drill...

I know that this isn't marble spots but... Just 30 minutes ago I did a catch-all tray for a buddy out of 3/4" walnut. I used a 1.25" bowl bit and ran it at 12500 RPM and 2.5 IPS. The tray was 5"...

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Here's a small double sided sign that we just made for a vetrinary clinic as part of a larger illuminated sign job. it's not my design, just the corporate logo that I had to make fit into...

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IDK about the software mentioned but wouldn't you have to let the machine scan the full material to be routed to...

Thanks all. Once I get something complete I'll post a pic or two. The pre-thanksgiving rush hasn't ended so I only have a few hours each way to play around with non-work projects.

BTW, what feed rates and rotation speeds do you use to flatten slabs? i did a piece of Fir last evening and ran it at 3.5 IPS with12500 RPM. I think I could have run it much faster but since it...

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I was afraid of that. As i said in the OP, I'm more experienced with metal and illuminated signs. Working with wood is fairly new territory for me. I do have a couple of surfacing bits...

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I've been playing around with doing some v-carved items. it's not that I want to sell stuff at craft fairs. i know a few people who already do that an am looking to sell "stuff"...

Interesting info that I'll keep on file. I use an OLD rotary converter for my sheet metal shear, if only because that's what it came with.

So, for cutting out letters (usually in 20 lb material) and also the release cuts on finished signs - upcut or downcut when cutting HDU? When I cut aluminum I use an upcut Amana single flute bit to...

"Getting it to pass code and signage regulations is the hard part. After flailing around for a couple of weeks, I gave up. Best to leave that stuff to the professionals."

Getting sign permits (an...

Ah, just the opposite of what I would have done. i'll give it a try.

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i've been playing around with doing some v-carving in left over plexiglass that i have around the shop. I do a lot of electrical signs and often have cut-offs that never seem to get used...

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I've been making/installing signs for almost 50 years. The first thing your friend needs to do it contact the local township zoning/building department. Believe it or not, signs are...

I'll try exporting as a DXF instead of EPS. I just automatically default to EPS because that's how I've exported files for cutting sign vinyl for decades. Shopbot Support mentioned that i should...

I've been having issues with my Z position and it turned out to be a loose connection. Having corrected that i did some tests. I have a 6' x 10' PRS aphla, ATC (though have been running it in...

I'm still pretty new to using my toy but recently cut faces for illuminated letters out of 3/16" white acrylic. I used a 1/4" two flute end mill from Carbide Tool Source (~$5 a bit) and they are USA...

I cut d-bond (other brands of ACM but still the same stuff) for the backs of channel letters and yes it cuts easily, even with cheap bits. I can't use it for this application because we had to weld...

I'm working on a personal project and am cutting some 3D characters from 20lb HDU. For the roughing pass (1/2" end mill) I was running it at 6 IPS and am doing the same for the two finish passes...

Since this forum doesn't seem to get much "love", i thought I'd post a couple of pictures of what i'm doing with my new toy. We have to make 62 of these for a mall in downtown Philly. Most will be...

I didn't know there was a FB page for shopbot. I really don't use FB all that much but will check it out. i really think that message boards are going the way of the dinosaurs because of FB and...