Aluminium extrusions are common on low-end mini CNC machines, particularly the 20mm square 2020 variety. In some cases, such as my cheap Chinese 1610 CNC
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Aluminium extrusions are common on low-end mini CNC machines, particularly the 20mm square 2020 variety. In some cases, such as my cheap Chinese 1610 CNC
Read moreRecently I realised that my CNC setup was getting a bit complicated. For one thing, I was using three separate power adaptors: one each for
Read moreSize isn’t always the most important thing when selecting a CNC machine. For example, I have a small and inexpensive Chinese 1610 machine, which has
Read moreIt’s Easter season in CNC-land, so I thought I’d have a go at designing an egg themed project. Of course, the most famous egg is
Read moreIf, like me, you like to spend time surfing the internet looking at photos of CNC accessories, you’ve probably thought how nice it would be
Read moreLASER cutting on a cheap and cheerful CNC machine is lots of fun, but I can’t say the same about the smoke and fumes. That’s
Read moreIf you’ve read the introduction to our GCoderCNC 2.5D web app you may be wondering how you can get started using it for some LASER
Read moreCreating g-code files for CNC machines is an essential task for our computer-controlled routing and LASER cutting projects. However, most CNC software packages are either
Read moreSometimes it seems like there’s no end to the range of projects we can make with a CNC machine. And it’s quite amazing that even
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