Category Archives: CNC

Pneumatic pop-up pin

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Mick

I decided to install pneumatic pop-up pin along the X and Y axis of my spoilboard to index sheet good (plywood, MDF etc…)

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Installing phenolic top

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Mick

In my prior post I removed the two layers of MDF and was down to the bare CNC frame, my friend Mike Queen from Wincnc (CAM software) wrote a G-Code file that I use with my digitizing touch probe to … Continue reading →

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Vacuum plenum preparation

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Mick

I have been thinking about a vacuum plenum for my new Hurricane vacuum system I was going to use MDF but I then decided if I am going to create a vacuum plenum ….. do it right the first time. I … Continue reading →

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Vacuum pump

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Mick

I have been thinking for a long time about installing a vacuum pump on my CAMaster Cobra CNC machine, Well I decided to do it, I bought a Hurricane vacuum system from http://www.blackboxvac.com/ WOW the quality of the Hurricane vacuum system is fantastic … Continue reading →

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Video of CAMaster factory

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Mick

Here is a video of the CAMaster factory in Cartersville Georgia. Here is a video of a Gentec T3 build for CAMaster.

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2 carved cedar signs.

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Mick

Here are 2 carved cedar signs I recently made for a customer, I first gave 2 coats of shellac to the bare wood to ensure the paint would not soak into the cedar grain. I then proceeded to carve the … Continue reading →

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Milling coffee table maple slabs

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mick

A co-worker asked if I could mill flat two coffee table maple slabs both sides, I was thinking how am I going to hold the down on the spoilboard. I came up with the idea of making two biscuit slots … Continue reading →

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Spiral Barley Twist

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mick

I just finished my first test run making a hollow spiral barley twist post on the recoil, it is made from a 4″x4″ post. I bought the barley twist bit from http://www.magnate.net/index.cfm?eve…roup&theID=240 Total machine time = 17 minutes What I … Continue reading →

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Decided to make a new computer station for my CNC

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Mick

I have been using an old workmate as my ATC workstation, it didn’t look very professorial when the customers came to my workshop. So I decides to make a tall corner cabinet, the countertop is 44″ off the ground (I … Continue reading →

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IWF 2012

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Mick

My wife and I just visited the IWF 2012 in Atlanta this year ……. I was a great show, here are a few pictures of the CAMaster booth

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