Cutting Edge
What goes into a good cabinet?
Now, there’s a leading question. One could be facetious and say something glib like ‘dishes’, but the truth is that for many woodshops this can be a complexing issue.
Know your options when CNC shopping
In the first of a two-part series, here’s what you need to know about spindles, axes and tables
CNC software: Where to start?
For a woodshop owner, this can be an intimidating question.
Fusion 360 is free for startups
Say the word “free” to a group of woodworkers and they will come straight at you like a moth to a light.
Choosing and maintaining a CNC’s vacuum pump
As with most machines in a woodshop, performance can decrease with time and failure is always an option.
Join the desktop revolution
A desktop CNC router is an entry-level machine that is relatively inexpensive, physically quite small, and offers a user-friendly introduction to computer aided design (CAD) and machining (CAM).
We’re not going to need a bigger pump
Next to software and operator training, CNC shops struggle most with properly securing work to the table.
Listen up: Machines talk
I don’t know what you guys are trying to run on your molders but based on the condition of some of the spindles in for repair, I think it might just be concrete. Broken shafts, seized bearings, “welded” tooling all can be prevented, and it starts with listening for signs.