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Bill - Thanks. I thought it might just be a convience thing. I was given that ColorCore $160 sheet price by Total Plastics Inc. (www.totalplastics.com). They have several midwest offices with...

After reading about ColorCore on this on other boards, I’ve wanted to give it a try for some time. I finally have a couple of sign projects for family where it appears the material would work well...

Tony,

If you haven't come across this site already, http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/index.cfm its chocked full of good info on cyclone and general dust collection design. Lots of...

You might look here also;

www.e-nesting.com

It's online nesting software that you pay for on a per-use basis. I haven't used it myself yet. Just saw it on CNCZone and took a quick look at...

Another link for anyone interested in buying X3. I purchased it from www.VioSoftware.com yesterday for $86.60. Free shipping and it shipped the same day via first class mail. I haven't actually...

John,

You might check out McMaster Carr (www.mcmaster.com). They have an excellent website that let's you search and sort their available endmills by various parameters. I did a quick search...

A lot of good practical advice from everyone (as usual). I like the unfinished part idea. It makes a lot of sense and certainly simplifies things. I also hadn't thought of lumberyards as a...

I'm looking for some ideas on simple marketing samples that I can give to my local sign shops, cabinet shops, and contractors when I pay them a first visit in the near future in the hopes of using my...

Kevin - You can send either file to me at the email listed in my profile and I'll generate the SBP file with VCarve Wizard. Just let me know the particulars of how you want to machine it. I have to...

Gene - Thanks for the link. What you have is close, but I'm also working on a few other alternatives now. I'm going to see how they turn out before I go that route. I hadn't been to your site...

Bill - No. I don't have the eagle pic. The picture I posted is just something I found while looking through several pages of pictures on Yahoo to give an example of what I'm looking for. There...

Like Kevin mentioned in his thread, I was also inspired by the 3D art that was covered at the Midwest camp and I'd like to slowly begin incorporating that into my work. As a starting point, I'd like...

Thanks again for the info. That gives me a good place to start and should save me some frustration. Having just got back from attending my first Shopbot camp, I have a long list of things that I...

I'd like to also throw in a big thanks to John and all the presenters for an outstanding camp. The amount of effort put forth by everyone was amazing and I've never met a group of nicer or more...

Thanks to all for the info and tips. That was what I was hoping to hear. Do all of you use the bleeder board in combination with a zoned system? If so, how do these work together? Is it enough to...

I'm trying to get up to speed with my PRT96 and have been experimenting with vacuum hold down. To describe what I have setup and make sure I'm using the correct terminology, I have following:
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Brady - Thanks. I'll give the USB to serial adapater a try then next week (found the post you were referring to). I hope the failure was only due to the PC. It was a cheaply built, no-name model...

My search of the forum did not bring up an issue along the lines of what I've just run into, so I thought I would pose the question here.

I have a (new to me) PRT96 and am running the windows...

Fred,

I understand where your coming from and like the idea. Being relatively new to Shopbot and CNC cutting myself, I can see the value in something like this and think it would be an...

Thanks again for the info and help. The sign went over well at the show. Now its on to the next project....

Thanks to everybody for the info. I decided to pass on the sealer and just stick with the latex. After another couple of passes on the lettering, we managed to get an acceptable amount of coverage....

Dale - For the base color and the wood border around the sign, I'm using Behr Premium exterior latex that I bought at Home Depot. The base color is dark gray (several coats on both sides of MDF)...

To start off, I know next to nothing about finishing. I just recently got my shopbot and am making my first V-carved sign. It's a fairly simple display plaque for one of my Dad's antique tractors...

Another update...

I experimneted with different bits last night. Tried the same downcut spiral, a 3/8" 2-flute upcut spiral, and a 3/8" straight bit. I bumped up the router speed to 13000 for...

Back from the shop with an update... The set screws are TIGHT and on the flats of the shaft.

I just finished running a series of test cuts all still with the same bit, feed speed, and RPM (did...