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Thanks, I'll definitely give that all a try.

I've been using the 30 degree and 60 degree 1/8" shank engaving cutters from www.precisebits.com and have been very happy with them. They run about $8-9 a bit so they are a lot cheaper. I understand...

I was trying to cut a mortise the other day with the Shopbot and I was shooting for a length of 1.25 and a width of .625 and the numbers I got after the test cut were 1.225 and .600. This isn't the...

Dear ShopBot Users:

I am writing to request your help in a department matter. I teach at the University of North Dakota in the Department of Technology. We are a four year program in the College...

Right now all I am using is the 3D Vector art files using their software to create the SBP file. I have plans to purchase 20 seats of ArtCAM in the near future which hopefully will give me some more...

I've been cutting some of the Vector Art 3D files and have been using a 1/8" ball end mill but I am wondering if I can get more detail if I go to a smaller bit. How many here routinely use 1/16" ball...

Thanks, you have all been very helpful. I just happend across an old vacuum pump, a Duo Seal vacuum pump model 1402. I'm trying to determine if it is powerful enough for any application on the...

I would like to build a smaller vacuum table that I could place on the bed of the ShopBot for smaller projects such as door signs that could be made to work with a shopvac or Fein. I thought someone...

Right now I'm in the early planning stages, but I would like to have a proposal crafted for the scanner this fall. The only software that we currently use is AutoCAD, Inventor, MasterCAM, and we are...

Hello, I'm looking at possible 3D laser scanners for our lab at the University of North Dakota. I know many folks have built their own, but what are some of the recommended commercial options out...

I've been using our Shopbot PRT96 Standard for a couple years now, but I have not done much 3D carving with it until the last couple days. I purchased a 3D file from VectorArt of an Enfield rifle and...

Thanks, the model I'm using is a PRT 96 Standard. I'm cutting a 3D model of an Enfield rifle that is about 3' long and 4.5" wide out of Red Alder. I'll try changing the speeds tomorrow when I try...

Hello, I was cutting out a 3D model today and everything was going great until I hit the final cutout stage and than the Bot made a rapid tranverse to the end of the piece to start the cut and...

Hello, I've been searching the archives and have been unable to find a source for wood clock plans that I can use as a classroom project for my students this fall. It seems most of the plans...

Just an update. I talked to tech support and they very patiently helped me with my problems. When I had updated my computer I had downloaded the wrong version software (I apparently have a 4g board)....

George, did you ever find out what your problem was? This sounds like exactly what is happening to my machine currently. I just switched computers and ever since it has been acting up.

I recently replaced the computer on my Shopbot and upgraded the control software at the same time. Since this time I have been having a lot of problems with the program losing position following a...

I reloaded the updated software for my PRT 96 and now I'm having problems getting the computer to communicate with the driver. I used the firmware in the utilities and seem to have selected the right...

I think I solved my problem by changing the ramp value settings. The problem with the shaking axis seemed to go away.

I seem to be having no end of problems with our bot lately. I finally managed to get the unit values reset so that I am jogging correct distances, but I am having trouble with the x axis. Every time...

Brady, thanks for the help. I did plug in the values you gave me and they didn't work. I put a dial indicator on the different axis and returned to the previous 1833.465 XY and 2291.831 and got the...

Brady, thanks for the help, I will try the values tomorrow and report back. What exactly does the A & B values control? Would the values I have for these and the circles be the same? We are an...

Hello, I'm still struggling with this problem. I called tech support and they showed me the unit value charts on Wiki, but the unit values that they said would be correct seem lower than the ones I...

Hello, I had a well intentioned student working with the Shopbot the other day and he went in and reset all the unit values and also the ramp values. Now the machine is no longer traveling accurate...

I'm curious what everyone uses to hold drill bits during the drilling cycle. I am currently still using the router and have not got an air drill yet. Does someone make a chuck that will handle the...