I have the same vintage machine. It has been upgraded with a new controller and software. It works fine. Does every thing that a new machine would do.
Trying to use it with the original controller...
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I have the same vintage machine. It has been upgraded with a new controller and software. It works fine. Does every thing that a new machine would do.
Trying to use it with the original controller...
I put one on mine and it works fine.
This was my 5th ShopBot camp. I was greatly impressed with the level of technical teaching that Corey has achieved at a high school level.
My employee and I walked away with valuable information....
Haven't you heard Kelso is in Oregon now. During the senior high school graduation recently, someone noticed that the folders holding the diplomas, had the state of Oregon seal on it.
Woops. :o
Mike, I have used a variety of manufacture's bits. I have used the MLCS bits for several years. They merged with Eagle America recently. I have found the EA bits to be a slightly better quality than...
I would be interested in attending a NW camp in Olympia.
I have been running windows 8.1 on my ShopBot computer for about a year, and have had no problems. I have a dual boot SSD drive with XP as a fallback system but have not had to use it. I have one of...
Patrick, I agree with you that Douglas Fir is not a true fir. It turns out that David Douglas who explored the Pacific Northwest and named a lot of the new plants that he found, was not as good a...
I have had customers give me an additional bonus when they see the final project and it exceeds their expectations. I makes you feel like you did an exceptional job.
Chuck, I have had the same problem with Doug Fir and I'm from the NW were it grows. It turns out that the lumber industry does not distinguish between Doug Fir and Western Hemlock. In the lumber...
I have a rider on my home owners policy that covers my home based wood working business. It is with Safeco, which I understand is part of Liberty mutual now.
I know this may be a stupid question to ask, but do you have the vacuum turned on when you zero to the table surface?
I have the material in place and the vacuum turned on.
The table surface...
I too am looking forward to another ShopBot camp in the Northwest. It would be great to have one in the Puget Sound area, and see what the guys and gals up north are doing.:)
I use the Fastcap 2P-10 glue for gluing magnets into the edge of the cribbage boards I make. It also works well for gluing joints on older furniture we repair.
I agree with Gene. As long as the tool path is the same horizontally all the way down in the cut.
That would be great.
Mike, All I know so far is what I found on the internet. It looks interesting.
Nice post Russ. I think there is going to be a mini Maker Faire in Portland, OR this September. I may have to make time for it since I couldn't go to California right now. Have fun. :)
Don I agree with you about society today and how we have to train our youth to lead moral and productive lives. The education system is not doing justice to those students who don't want to go to...
I have used them for connecting banks of book cases together. My hardware supplier called them Sleeve screws. They come in various sizes and lengths.
I use a 1 1/2 inch diameter flat bottom bit. It only takes about 30 minutes to do my table, which is 48" x 96". Sometimes I take .25 or more in one pass without any problems.
My business has operated out of my shop in a residential neighborhood for 15 years. We have a very nice neighbor hood. If someone needs a cabinet or chair or whatever repaired I do it for very little...
Dave I think you are referring to the pot growing plantations we have now. After all this is Washington State. Hem-Fir is just a ploy to throw the feds off track. ;)
I grew up in the Columbia River Gorge area of Washington and Oregon. As a kid in grade school (about 1955) I remember seeing log trucks on the highways that had a single log of Douglas Fir that...
This video has the most safety violations of any woodworking video I have seen. I'll bet the bearings on his lathe and router are shot in a very short time. Apparently he doesn't know about switches,...