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There is no easy way to get to the camp from the airport. Looks like the 22 mile trip could cost over $60 by taxi or renting a car. If anyone going by airport around 9am (flight lands at 8:50AM) a...

Thanks for the replies. Count me in. Looking forward to attending the camp, spending some time in Denver and taking my first Amtrak trip in years and years. Yahoo!
Dusty

Just happen to be going from Seattle to a class in Aspen the next day (starts Sunday evening). Would really like to see the Donek swivel knife in person, but travel in Denver looks complicated.
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Rhino has a wonderfully large library of formats it can export in. I typically use dxf. Send me the file and I'll look at it (fu rn ituremaker att live dott com). You need an addon module to create...

Dan,
I draw in Rhino 4.0, but use Vector for toopathing not RhinoCam. A quick research shows RhinoCam as a descendant of VisualMill. In this webarticle is a description of how to set the...

Thanks Bill and the other folk that made suggestions.

Installing Cortona saved the day and made the typesetter.exe found in the Windows->Program Files->Shopbot->Virtual Tools folder work.
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Just downloaded newest Shopbot software and couldn't find type setter in the tools list. I don't have Partworks - so don't send me there, and I looked in Labs with no luck.... Thanks

Bill,

I'm planning on coming. It'll be my fourth camp with you! They've all been great. Looking forward to it.

Dusty
Olympia

I also use Vector ... (Vector 12 now!). I agree it is a good product. It can now process Rhino files even and has quite a few features. IMSRVE continued to support their product. Just support is...

I have a PRT and am interested in your project. There is an interesting design sold for joe's hybrid cnc (http://www.cncrouterparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=65 ). This may be one...

Roger,
With Coreldraw x4 , Vector 14, and Rhino4 I haven't found anything that I can't do - Send me the file and let's see what's going on. Dusty (furnituremaker at live dot com)

Mike,

I'm not qualified to answer your electronics question, but recommend you check out this entire thread:http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?p=47818&highlight=shopbot#post47818. There...

If you are not going to follow the Shopbot upgrade path (4g - highly recommended), - go to www.mechmate.com. They have discussions on creating your own controller and software needed to use it, and...

Michael,
I attended the Shopbot gathermazoo in your shop and am in Olympia. I do not know the details of patent drawings, but there are some howtos on the web and I taught technical drafting - if I...

I have a working copy of Vector 9.4 still and it uses the same cfg file as the current Vector version. You should find the file on the install disk. The name is shopbt2g.cfg. Just copy the file into...

I found some Corafoam at Denco Sales just south of Seattle. Maybe want to check it out (http://www.dencosales.com) I don't know the hassle of getting it across the border...
Dusty

Rhino 4 can do the conversion