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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 6
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 5
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 4
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 3
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Vectric Software for the Absolute Beginner – Part 2
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Adding a Touch Plate and Modifying the Tailstock Mount for the Rotary Axis on My Gatton CNC
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The Mount and First Run of the Rotary Axis on My Gatton CNC
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Mach3 Settings for the Rotary Axis
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Introducing the Rotary Axis for my Gatton CNC
I’ve wanted to add a rotary axis to my CNC since I built my first Shoestring Budget CNC back in 2015, but they were just too pricey. I looked into a couple of options for a home-built unit, but never found one that I really liked. I downloaded a few sets of free plans, and eventually bought the plans being offered by Dave Gatton, here on his website. I got Dave’s plans and started looking into them, getting more and more excited as I did so. I even went ahead and bought a Xylotex stepper motor to use in the build. Then I immediately got slammed with work, and it…
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Creating a Spoilboard Surfacing Toolpath in VCarve
Surfacing a spoilboard is the final necessary step, after laying one down on the CNC table. Creating the surfacing toolpath sounds intimidating, but it’s actually pretty simple. You just have to remember a couple of things. [expand title=”Read More”] Why Surface a Spoilboard? The simple answer is that we surface the spoilboard to make sure that it’s flat and smooth. Material to be cut on the CNC is mounted to the spoilboard. We want that material to be as flat as possible to ensure smooth cuts of equal depth along every part of its surface. This is especially important when it comes to v-carving or engraving. If the work piece…