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It's been a while since I've been around here, since my shopbot is currently in storage.

However, I might as well post my website (warning it's not wood related, unless you count paper products...

It could be a sticky relay. I've been seeing the same thing and posted a thread in the 'troubleshooting' section about sticky relays.

One of the relays actually sticks closed (One of the two on...

Is anyone else having problems with the 4 main relays inside the control box sticking open/closed? 3 of mine have been having problems. Most frequent issues are one that sticks closed and causes...

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Brett, interesting comment you made about corporate America. Where you run into problems is when they do the math trying to compare paying you for your 30+ years of experience and expertise...

Another way that works well for cutting the inlay pieces is to just carve them into your block of wood, say 1/8" deep into a 1" block. Then just run the block through the band saw to remove the...

Alex, I don't have much new info to offer, but wanted to say Hi! I went to UND in the early 90's. If I still lived there, it would be fun to help get this set up.

Go Sioux! ;)

Chuck up a 'Sharpie' in the router and let it draw directly on the wood... When I first got my Shopbot, and then broke the router before I got to cut anything, I still had all kinds of fun drawing...

Wayne, could it be heat issues? As hot as it's been the last week or two, are things abnormally hot in your shop right now? Some PC power supplies monitor the temp and if it get's too high, shut...

Are you using a router or a spindle? (I know you said spindle, but just double-checking...) If a router, your brushes might need to be replaced.

Don't do what I did. I took mine apart to remove the depth screw and while I had the cover off, I dropped the motor and destroyed the speed adjustment unit. Took three weeks to get the new part in....

Had a great time today! Thanks to Bill for sharing all of his wisdom, and thanks to Dirk for opening up his great shop and home to us. It was a lot of funning putting faces to some of the names we...

Oops, one of the annoying differences between Part Wizard and ArtCam. Sorry. Randall and Mike's way is quicker and easier anyway... I'll be trying that way in the future.

Glad you got it to...

Usually the script files are still individual letters with the 'tails' overlapping. You need to go into 'vector editing' and use the union features (top left of the tab) to turn this into a single...

Depending on what software you are using, it is possible to do a first pass with say a 1/8" bit and then do touchups in the required areas with a smaller bit. Artcam calls this 'rest machining' and...

Hey Dirk or Bill, seems like I saw a rough itenerary at one time, but can't fine one now. What time are things getting going on Saturday, and do you have a rough schedule of events? Thanks, and...

Still messing around with the golf ball. Here's what I am working with for now. As you can see, and we have discussed, the dimples around the curve 'fade out'. What I'm trying to get a feel for is...

I've had problems with glitches with my wireless card, even when running a router. I used to disable the wireless network before every cut. It got to be such a pain having to restart the network to...

Dale, I could send you a basic cribbage board, but I'm not sure how much good it would do you. It's basically a 4.5x16" rectangle with straight blocks of 60 holes down either side. It's really...

Thanks Sheldon, I like the foam backer idea, plus it's so much fun to melt foam into 'goo' ;)

Forunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), this isn't my main job, so I get to...

Thanks for the responses, guys. I figured it was wishful thinking. I'm mostly cutting them in 1/8" thick hardwood (walnut, on the current batch).

I thought about trying to cut them into the...

I do a lot of very detailed inlay work and am working with tiny pieces. I do most of my cutting with a 1/32" bit. In a lot of cases the pieces are a letter with a font size of maybe 1/2" square,...

Ran over to the local tool store/repair place. They had new brushes in stock, and installed them for a grand total of $4.52... Pretty tough to beat that. Thanks for your help!

Thanks Gerald! I was hoping one of you experts would be able to help.

Twice in the last two days, my Milwaukee router has cut out and quit running in the middle of a job. This sucks! Two bits down the tubes, getting up against a deadline, and afraid to run a job... ...

Thanks, Steve. Ordering one now... This should help a ton with my tiny inlay parts blowing all over the place (even with double sided tape!)