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Just a wild guess on my part, but, a lot of our forumites are overseas and do not necessarily use "our" US character set. My guess might be that the translation of some of those characters might not...

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Nicely done. My wife is a quilter and also an avid reader, cool project. Russ

I miss the shows/meets/gatherings! :( Russ

"other wacky customer experiences" Exactly. I am rural so a lot of times I email them a pix before they come to pick it up! Takes all kinds I guess. Tnx for the reply's, I appreciate it. Russ

Really a strange circumstance made me change my customer agreement. I always take a few snaps of my finished work, print them out, and stick them in a binder so when a new customer comes in I can...

What a fun project, loved it! Russ

The fonts selected are also tied to the material you are using. The more stable the material the more ornate the font can be. Flimsy or lightweight material needs bolder/wider/flatter fonts. Russ

I'm playing with a cheapy. I'll post later on after my tests. So far I think it's workable. I have spindle on older 48x96 Bot. Russ
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I have a confession, the day the pix was taken was the LAST time it looked that neat! :D Since then the shop has been a great source of retirement enjoyment and I have also made a buck or two! I...

I use PVC with a ground wire running though it. No static and we are high mountain desert very low humidity. Russ

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https://www.instructables.com/Magnetic-ShopBot-Dust-Skirt/

I've got a woodmaster dc and I love it. 5hp and twin 50 gall buckets.

https://www.woodmastertools.com/shop/accessories/drum-sander-parts-accessories/5hp-big-max-dust-collector/

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Yep bigger than G scale. They are approx 1/8 th scale = 1 1/2 inch to the foot. I love making them and with the bot, well . . . . .:} Russ
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Yep. that's the beastie's! Russ

As Steve said. Russ

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I should also add for larger plaques / signs if there is going to be a large 'pocket' area I use two tool paths. First I use the 'tapered' engrave bit to 'outline' the pocket, and then you can use...

I do a ton of little name plates / badges, etc. I have never used an end mill, always some form of ENGRAVING bit. Russ

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I found something worse than a faulty connection! We just had a thunderstorm and according to the news that baby had over 150 lightning strikes stored up in it. Not related to the topic under...

Congrats on the busy part! I have also been busy, usually I take them one at a time with a little break in between but right now I have 4 on the board and a large one already on the machine. Cool! ...

Just like a lot of the rest of you, the weather is really strange this year. We always have a few thunder bumpers this time of year. But the lightning this year is amazing. We had 100 plus strikes...

I'll give it a stab. 3 bits per part. Six parts.
Label a layer for each bit. Make the layer labels universal regardless of which one of the six parts is.

When done for the six parts, make a...

Nicely done! I'm sure your customer will be pleased. Russ

I just wonder how many of us who love our Bots started with some high school shop class knowledge? I had several shop classes and of course the one I liked the best was wood-shop and the least was...

Scott, the distressed look is tear-out from the cheap plywood. Since the intent was a period look it was not a concern. On other models it would bother me a lot but on these not so much, The...