CNC Information
A New CNC Community site is on the verge of being officially launched and becoming the premiere CNC Community for all Hobby CNC enthusiasts. Ivan’s CNC Information website has been live for a few weeks now but it was only in the Public Beta stage. Ivan used this Public Beta stage to gather information from CNC [...]
CNC DIY information
DIY CNC or CNC DIY, no matter how you slice it, its popular today. This is why Ivan Irons has created its very own CNC DIY Webpage to talk with all of those Do-It-Yourselfers in the DIY CNC world. This new How to CNC webpage has information from around the world on everything one needs [...]
What is the minimum size of router bit you can use with a small CNC routing/engraving table?
Antony G asked:
I considering buying a CNC router table (max material cutting size is 1200mm x 800mm x 90mm). The website indicates the blade holder specfications are 3.175mm, 4mm & 6mm. Does this mean that the minimum router bit size I can use with this machine is 3.175mm? Basically, I want to cut narrow [...]
Learn DIY CNC Machining – Hobby CNC Plasma Cutter
Ivan Irons at CNC Plasma has just completed the second phase of a new video tutorial series on a CNC Stomp Pad Project that is shot in sequential steps. This final phase highlights the machining and finishing steps of his project. It is a step-by-step personal account of a CNC project from the design phase [...]
Cutting grooves through MDF using a CNC router - aparently not possible. Is this correct?
Antony G asked:
I have a sheet of MDF (2500 x 1250 x 30mm) and I want to find out if it is possible to cut 3mm (or the width of the minimum size router bit possible) square grooves/slits across the MDF exactly 12mm apart. These grooves/slits would run the length of the MDF [...]
Is it possible to reduce the spindle rotation speed on a CNC router below it’s normal speed range?
Antony G asked:
I’m going to be using a CNC router to flycut some MDF and I want to create a slightly rough surface. One machine I am considering buying has a spindle rotation speed range of 6,000 to 24,000 RPM. Does anyone know if it is somehow possible to set the machine to cut [...]