Tutorials

Thanks to the efforts of many of our customers, we have accumulated a wealth of information relating to just every aspect of wood and metal working. As we learn more, we will add to this link page.  If you have a particular area of interest, let us know and we will see if we can scare up and expert on the topic.

Air jet cooling and debris removal
Zero glue-line Inlay
Cutter Compensation
Cutting Inlay Parts
Cutting Inlay Pockets
Engraving
  · Engraving Wood
  · Engraving Metal

Bit breakage: Causes and Remedies
Drill bit troubleshooting
End-mill troubleshooting
Finding the "Sweet Spot" in Machining with Microtools
Selecting bits
 

CNC controller setup
Fixturing
Measuring spindle orthogonality
Measuring spindle run-out
New to CNC?
Selecting a CNC router
Spindle Maintenance with ColletCare^®
 

Brass letters
Ebony (and other oily hardwoods)
FR-4 Copperclad - Drilling
FR-4 Copperclad - Routing (Chipbreaker router)
FR-4 Copperclad - Routing (Diamondcut router)
Ivory / horn
Mother-of-pearl / Shell
Non-ferrous metals
Thermo-plastic

G-code primer

Build a simple vacuum frame