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Still getting my CNC router dialed in. Thanks to many forum members, for your help so far. https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/motor-acceleration-between-master-slave.9626/#post-137423 With some free time over the holidays, I set about making sure it's well calibrated. Mostly it...

Hello, I've been enjoying my CNC router table since getting it several months ago. The holidays have given me time to try some more ambitious projects, and get tighter tolerances on parts. I knew this is when limitations or problems would show up, but no disasters so far...

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...

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...

Hi I got this set up on my lathe and just questioning what else I should do to make it work. Photo below. I'm doing this crazy set-up because I don't have a milling machine. In the lathe chuck is an end mill that I will use to mill a flat on the bar that's on the cross-slide. I'm using the...

Hi, Maybe the members have done something like this, or have some ideas / warnings I should think about. I've been asked to prepare a class for my fellow engineering staff members. None of them have any mechanical experience but they have university degrees of various levels. Let's ignore the...

What's the word on "Power Twist" replacement belts? It would be so much simpler to replace lathe belts. I haven't tried one yet, but there's one belt on my lathe starting to show threads.

Hi When I got my lathe last year, an unused chuck mounting plate was included with it. It's unfinished because there are no holes drilled yet for mounting anything, but I'd like to mount a 4-jaw chuck on it. Trouble happens because the threading was started to match my lathe's spindle, but it...

I found this forum and was surprised to see many members from Calgary and the Alberta area generally. Seemed like a good place to sign up to see what people in my area are working on, and how they're using their equipment. I have a very busy day job, but on evenings and weekends I find it very...