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    The Handibot has been SOLD!!!

    The Handibot has been SOLD!!!
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    Have it on Cl for $1,800.00 Any one interested?...

    Have it on Cl for $1,800.00
    Any one interested?

    http://austin.craigslist.org/tls/5474691535.html
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    Did a little research and I am thinking that this...

    Did a little research and I am thinking that this price is a little high for fellow SB users.

    I'm open to reasonable offers.
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    Handibot Kickstarter Edition.

    http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=27431&stc=1

    Very little use. I mostly used it to do key holes in the back of wood prints when the big girl was too busy.

    It has the...
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    Here is 1 1/2 cents. The best advice is to...

    Here is 1 1/2 cents.

    The best advice is to charge what it cost you to make a living. Bid the job and never the time that someone else thinks that it should take. There is always someone cheaper...
  6. Thread: cnc training

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    Simply AWESOME. I am going home next week to...

    Simply AWESOME. I am going home next week to assist my 10 yr old in the assembly of a MakerBot. I think that it might be more fun than riding Motorcycles in the mountains.
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    Hey there my funny talking friend. Is that job...

    Hey there my funny talking friend. Is that job for SMSC? Next time you need to cut acrylic, you can come up and cut it on the Epilog. Light bulbs are fun.
  8. Thread: Regular mdf

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    Arreis from Sierra Pine works really well. It is...

    Arreis from Sierra Pine works really well. It is Formaldehyde free (no lung cancer) glue and recycled wood fiber. I know that I always plug them. I swear that I am not on their payroll. Formaldehyde...
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    I guess that it is display art. There are 3...

    I guess that it is display art. There are 3 monitors that suspend inside of the slats (one on each side). They will run an informational video loop about the project (I am giving them 15 minutes of...
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    Our first real 100kgarages project

    Here is a photo of a display that we cut For BOKA Powell of Dallas Tx. This is a project that will be displayed as a part of Retrospect 2010 presented by AIA Dallas. The design came from the...
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    If you apply it in lines you have trouble. We use...

    If you apply it in lines you have trouble. We use the silver dollar approach. Which is, globs the size of a silver dollar in a grid pattern. My big disclaimer is that we generally work indoors above...
  12. Thread: Laser Head

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    Blindness is a huge possiblity. Make sure that...

    Blindness is a huge possiblity. Make sure that you are VERY careful.
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    GE silicone #1 is the best choice. It stays soft...

    GE silicone #1 is the best choice. It stays soft enough that it will not pull apart with changing conditions. Tube based adhesives like Liquid Nails get hard and crumble. We have had fantastic luck...
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    My 2 cents Prior to a few weeks ago I...

    My 2 cents

    Prior to a few weeks ago I thought that big software was better. Then, I bought Aspire. Frankly, I feel that there is no reason to buy the others for anything that you would do on a...
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    Try to give Pinball Medic in Austin a shout. If...

    Try to give Pinball Medic in Austin a shout. If they can not help you, they might point you in the right direction.

    I fixed one once. It was dado'd & glued particle board with rubber knock in...
  16. Thread: Paper Stone

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    It cuts great. They have a mismatch/sale section...

    It cuts great. They have a mismatch/sale section on their site. You can buy it there and save some money on pieces to perfect your approach. Beware of the thicknesses.
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    Try the cables to your motors. I had a bad...

    Try the cables to your motors. I had a bad connection once and it really racked my brain. I noticed that the far motor was a bit cooler that the others so I reconnected the wires to connectors....
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    Hey Robert I am surprised by the post. ...

    Hey Robert

    I am surprised by the post.

    Perhaps no one has told you that wives make the second worst customers (right behind mothers). I would have bet the shop and the truck that a man of...
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    Damn you!!! I've often said that I was sticking...

    Damn you!!! I've often said that I was sticking with the Crackberry until they made an iPhone that would run one of my ShopBots.

    Thanks a LOT...

    Really, I'm just jealous that I was not...
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    Hey Brock.. Welcome to the addiction. I was...

    Hey Brock.. Welcome to the addiction.

    I was a bassist before a carpenter. If I can figure it out ,anyone can. After all... If a bass player and a drummer fall off of a cliff, Who lands...
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    Run a bare copper wire through the tube and...

    Run a bare copper wire through the tube and attach it to the ground screw on your dust collector.

    That should fix the problem.
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    Laminate to mdf works great. We use Arreis...

    Laminate to mdf works great. We use Arreis because it keeps a very nice edge. Cut them face down, then lay the letters face down & spray the backs a color to match your primary color. There are some...
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    You might have saved yourself the grief and just...

    You might have saved yourself the grief and just called them first off. I'd bet that they would have issued that credit even sooner.

    SB does not pay the light bill selling pinions. They do it by...
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    Look into the shipping cost Vs Sales Tax. It may...

    Look into the shipping cost Vs Sales Tax. It may be cheaper to have it shipped than to pay the sales tax.

    If you do get a Bot. My advice (once you are comfortable with the Bot)...

    Go to all...
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    At 30% less for Aspire than to upgrade our...

    At 30% less for Aspire than to upgrade our version 8, it seems like a BIG plus. It also seems that the folks at Vetric are much more like the people at ShopBot. Perhaps the reason for the change on...
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