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Yeah, I'm noticing that the recommended speeds on their pdf's don't add up. I'm not sure where to start with the RPM through. When cutting thick acrylic is it just a "whatever, just adjust feed rate"...

This is kicking my butt, my otherwise awesome settings for cutting 1/8" acrylic (for a near flame polish ready edge) are destroying my 1". I'm getting chatter and melting (air bubbles) on the edges....

I purchased a 45 degree insert blade bit from Amana (link below) but am confused as to the settings. It included a vetric .tool file which I booted up in VCarve with 18k/290/148 rpm/feed/plunge rates...

Ah, just realized how little sense that post made. I guess the key factor I left out was that there are several different sizes of text, ranging from half an inch in height to several inches. I would...

I have 90 and 45 degree bits I'd like to use in tandem to engrave very small letters in plywood. I'm going to be filling the cavities with resin and sanding so the bottom quality doesn't matter but...

I don't have a lot of experience with cutting metal beyond aluminum. Usually turn down most metal projects but this one gave me pause to consider, it's very thin zinc. Is this doable on my spindle,...

You seem to be the first one to think so. Mostly plywood and foam, some aluminum now and then.

Not hobby but not production, I run a rapid prototyping shop. Definitely needs to be reliable through, that's a valid concern.

Aww, I had high hopes, thanks for the feedback though.

I really liked the bed setup, the 4x8 spoil board and 2x2 tslot separation. I was thinking of having a 4x8 PRS and keeping my Desktop on the...

I've had a Desktop for a few couple years and love it, I'm looking for something much larger now, was previously planning for a PRS Alpha but I just found this thing on craigslist and it has me...

Whoa, I didn't know that... hmm... now which bit to test that with.

It's shredded, still works I guess but I don't like the shame of looking at it every day. Is there somewhere I can order another without bothering Dianne?

This just came up on my radar, I have a Desktop but there are so many jobs I have to turn down, just barely. Was thinking about adding a 48x48 PRS unit alongside it for larger, less detailed work but...

Been missing from these forums for a while. I have a Desktop and do mostly my own work, products and what not. I'm not very familiar with custom work and services. A business relation of mine...

Waiting on a reply back about that, I also asked exactly what brass was used.

Ah, I was concerned that the Shapeoko would be too fragile. This is the kind of thing I want to do, the mill in the video was a Kickstarter and won't be sold openly until December. It's around $2,500...

I have great respect for the community here so I frequently ask your opinion on other products. This time it's small CNC Mills, like the Shapeoko 2, for example.

I need to start cutting intricate...

So the average print job I take on requires 10 hours to complete, I don't watch my printers closely because nothing too bad can happen and if something does go terribly wrong, odds are I can print a...

Stumbled onto this vid, that holding material is pretty sweet. I've read about people milling brass on routers but isn't heat a problem? I worry that heat buildup would loosen the hold.
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I'm a bit late posting on this thread but I thought I'd touch base on wood filament. It's not all that impressive in real life. I picked up a 2.2k 3D printer last month and have had a ball printing...

So the limit will be the gantry height? Did they change the gantry height between the old/new Desktop upgrade?

It's beautiful!

Could find any updates, figured I'd ask here but I started pestering Dianna. I need that extra height bad, been considering selling my Desktop, eating the loss and buying another.

I couldn't make it out to the big Maker Faire this year but I've been browsing the pictures. This peaked my interest.

http://i.imgur.com/RvID2Ex.jpg

I guess these have been around for about a...

Ohh, nice. Definitely going to try this though I'm still worried about screwing up my spindel