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  1. SparWeb

    Anybody still using Mach3?

    Here's the new router running. No tools, no cutting yet, but just running a "tutorial" part from VCarve Pro with the spindle up in the air. This is musical: I had no idea.
  2. SparWeb

    Shop Managed to get broken tap out

    Buy a lottery ticket today because that's good luck you had, there.
  3. SparWeb

    Anybody still using Mach3?

    Oh, of course. RDP would bog down the old CPU.
  4. SparWeb

    Anybody still using Mach3?

    UCCNC, oh my that's a bit of information overload. Wow just 60 Euros for the license, though.
  5. SparWeb

    Anybody still using Mach3?

    Thanks for the tips and your stories about upgrades from Mach3 to other s/w controllers. I had picked up that the computer, software, and controller's interfaces all needed to dance nicely together - your comments have put specifics to that impression. So as I expected, I'll stick with this old...
  6. SparWeb

    Anybody still using Mach3?

    I bought a CNC router! It's old! No it's not that bad, but it's a DIY project that the guy has picked at for almost 20 years. Still works, and tonight I have cut wood by jogging the cutter, just trying it out. Learning as I go. The CNC software is installed on a geriatric Windows XP computer...
  7. SparWeb

    Tips/Techniques Space Above a CNC Router Table

    Wow, a stock material rack - on the ceiling - I really didn't think of that, but boy that would be nice. The wheels are for moving it from my trailer into the shop. Now that it's here I will leave it on the wheels for a little longer. The ceiling finishing project is becoming more urgent and...
  8. SparWeb

    Tips/Techniques Space Above a CNC Router Table

    Thank you, I like both of your ideas. I am also considering finishing the ceiling this fall, with insulation. Currently only the walls of the shop are insulated (long story) and the ceiling needs to be insulated before it would make any sense to heat the shop. And, heating the shop makes it...
  9. SparWeb

    Tips/Techniques Space Above a CNC Router Table

    Hello, I bought a CNC router table that's about 6' wide x 4' deep. I am planning to put it against the wall as shown in the photo, but does anyone have ideas about using the space above it efficiently? The location blocks a pegboard that I have used for years for a variety of items, and it's...
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