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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3D printing a CNC control box for switches and a voltage/current meter
Recently I realised that my CNC setup was getting a bit complicated. For one thing, I was using three separate power adaptors: one each for
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3D printed bed risers for a quick and inexpensive increase in cutting area
Size 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
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Making a fun Humpty Dumpty Egg LASER-cut decoration
It’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
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Make a GRBL CNC pendant with a Bluetooth data link
If, 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
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3D printing an 80x80mm extractor fan housing for LASER cutting
LASER 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
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Get started LASER cutting with GCoderCNC 2.5D
If 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
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Create G-Code online with the GCoderCNC 2.5D Web-App
Creating 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
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Making miniature 1/12th scale fruit crates
Sometimes 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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