Author Archives: Mick

3 Home theater signs

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Mick

Here are 3 home theater signs made from 1/2″ MDF, finish size is 14″ wide by 9 1/2″ high. Cutting time on the CNC was around 2 hours per sign. Here is an update picture of the signs installed.

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Cobra X3 has arrived

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mick

Well my new Cobra X3 is finally in my workshop. I hired a flat bed tow truck to pick up the Cobra from the transport depot. At the depot they loaded the machine onto the flat bed using a fork … Continue reading →

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Kitchen island cabinet or work bench

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mick

I made a new work bench for my workshop, since I use power tools 90% of the time I needed to build myself a work bench / assemble table. I built the face frames and door frames from poplar, the … Continue reading →

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Jet Power Tools

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mick

The all-new JWBS-14DXPRO 14″ Deluxe Bandsaw from JET (shown here with optional fence) has been fully redesigned to meet the needs of today’s most demanding woodworkers. Gone are the days of adding a riser block; this 14″ bandsaw comes with … Continue reading →

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Powermatic tools

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mick

A jointer can machine a face or edge of a board perfectly flat and straight. It can also make adjoining surfaces square to each other. What it can’t do is make any surfaces parallel to each other. That is the … Continue reading →

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My new CAMaster Cobra X3

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mick

Here is my new CAMaster Cobra X3 at the manufacturers in the final testing stage, should be ready in a week or so. CAMaster’s flagship is the Cobra Series CNC. The Cobra is a truly versatile industrial Router. The best … Continue reading →

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Making a spoilerboard for my Stinger CNC router

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Mick

I finally got round to making a spoilerboard for my Stinger CNC router. I cut 3 pieces of ¾” MDF and screwed them down to the Stinger top, leaving the “T” slots open so I could use them for clamping … Continue reading →

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CAMaster at IWF 2010

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Mick

Here is a slide show of the CAMaster booth at the IWF in Atlanta 2010.

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First test run

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Mick

Today Monday 12th July is the big day, I spent a few hours checking everything and it was finally time to set the CNC in action, Jim McGrew helped me via the internet … Thanks Jim.

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New CAMaster CNC router arrived

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mick

Well today Friday 9th July my new CAMaster arrived.

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