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I posted a few weeks ago that my ShopBot does use the Prox Switches during routines such as X, Y Zeroing, but if you use arrow keys it will not stop at prox switches. I assume this is done to allow...

Shari,
I know ShopBot recommends the "inch arc" choice, because it does a better job. Look at ShopBot's web site under Support, Driver/Patches, and the ArtCam downloads.

Kevin,
I lived in Northern Minnesota, where the temp in the garage would get down to 0º. I used a 220V electric heater and it would warm up to above freezing in about half an hour. No additional...

Paco,
I don't know if my prox switches are "normaly closed", but the light shows only when they are over the trigger bolts. I am happy with the way my K mode works, allowing me to go to the end if...

I have an PRT Alpha upgrade and I find the Keyboard arrows allow me to go back and forth over the prox switches. I think it is supposed to work this way, and only command moves will stop at prox...

I switched to Vista for my main programming computer. I use it to run ArtCam Insignia, Ver 3.6. At first Insignia would not run correctly, but after some updates from Microsoft, it works great. (Much...

I use 5 each, "Long Ranger" gates, which turns on the my cyclone style vacuum system. It is comparatively inexpensive. (And you can't forget to close gates and wonder why you have no vacuum.)
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Danny,
I had problems with losing the, control box to computer, connection and I also had a problem needing more length than the 10' cable supplied by ShopBot. I needed about 13'. I had added...

Frank,
I also made an unecessary trip to radio shack for heat sink transfer paste and when repacking boxes to ship back I found the stuff in a box. ShopBot should send a packing list with each...

Dave,

Even if your Z is not perfectly vertical, run a tabletop surfacing routine anyway. At least now you have a level surface, but with ridges, and a place to start from, to get your table dead...

I just ordered a new computer with Vista and expect it to work, Vista has a feature that will allow the running older programs included.

Just to be safe, I called ShopBot and they assured me it...

Steve,
I just purchased a 6" digital calipers from www.PriceCutter.com. Not only does it display inches, and milimeters, but FRACTIONS too! $39.99, cheaper at Grizzly, but higher shipping costs....

Jack,
I have ArtCam Insignia and it has a conversion program to trace bitmat to vector. I found this feature did not to work very good on photographs. After several trys, I found a method that...

There are a lot of newcomers to Shopbot, with questions on which bit, speed, etc.

There are chip load tables and other support materials, but I have to see things for myself, and offer my method...

I lived in Northern MN, and had an unheated garage. Temp was as low as 20 degrees in the garage during unheated periods. I heated with a 220V electric heater and a wood stove. I never had any...

I added a kitchen island to my home and was pleased with the results. Simple project, but fun.

1st Picture: Standard counter top upsidedown with reinforcing plywood for overhang strength. Final...

I use baltic birch, but be careful, as far as I know, baltic birch has interior glue, and "finnish" (Finland) has exterior glue, but is harder to find.

Tim

I moved from Minnesota to Arizona this past year, and everything worked fine. I had a 6' x 12' enclosed trailer.

I tied everything down on the gantry with nylon ties, lifted the gantry off the...

After a year of owning my ShopBot, I moved into a new 16 x 22' shop. I had a 220v installed in the ceiling above the ShopBot and one on the wall for the dust collector. When I dropped the 220v to a...

Try Carbide.com, or PriceCutter.com to name a few.

Tim

Check www.hersaf.com/v_specs for replaceable V blade cutters. They make them now down to 60 degrees and out to 170 degrees. Best price is at www.carbide.com, not direct from Her-Saf

Tim

67, soon 68, full time hobby/job.
Solving problems and learning Insignia keep me young.

Tim