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What Are the Best CNC Software?

One of the most common questions we get from makers interested in CNC milling is the following : which CNC software should I use? Before diving into software recommendations, let's start by understan...

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Guide: Get Familiar with CNC File Formats

There’s a range of different file format that comes to mind when you’re working in the CNC milling area. We’ve compiled them here with a quick roadmap on how to use them and how to bring them to your ...

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Screen Printing 101: 10 Common Mistakes

Getting started on a new screen printing adventure? Here are 10 common mistakes that beginner screen printers make, and how to avoid them. Or you can also watch our screen printing video tutorials [1]...

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End Mill Selection Guide

** I. Introduction: what is an end mill? ** Choosing the right end mill [1] before turning on your CNC machine can be a pretty complex task. Many variables come into play, such as end mill length, ge...

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What is a Dog Bone ?

Whenever you want to joint 2 pieces using mortises and tenons, you will encounter a problem: your mill is round and can’t make square holes. To get around this problem, we use a technique called “do...

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How to Create Parametric Designs

Introduction** Fusion360 - among other CAD software - is in particular known for being a very powerful parametric design software. This kind of software allows you to not only type values when dr...

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How to Choose the Best CNC Milling Operation

I n this article, we’ll give you a quick overview of the main CNC milling operations Fusion360 offers, with the goal to help you identify the best ones for your next project. Please note that there ar...

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How to Mill Complex CNC Projects

Introduction** Making large and/or complex projects can be quite challenging as there are often multiple pieces intersecting each other in multiple directions. In this article we’ll present 2 ...

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How to Brand your Projects

In this article we will teach you how to brand your pieces with any design you want. Whether it’s a logo, a special design (in a .SVG or .DXF file), a logo or any text, you can use your CNC machine t...

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DIY Projects for Holiday Gifts

5 Simple Christmas CNC Projects ** **Introduction** Looking for DIY projects you can make on your CNC milling machine [1] ? Here are 5 CNC projects you can download for free and easily m...

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DIY Project - How to make a Topographical Map on a CNC machine

**Introduction** This project is great for exploring new possibilities by using your CNC machine [1] in its maximum 3D capacity. It is the perfect example of where a CNC machine is way more precise...

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How to Create a Shared Folder on Your CNC Machine

Our CNC machines are all equipped with a Raspberry Pi 4B, making it very easy to set up a shared folder that allows you to send files and G-codes over your local network. This article explains how to ...

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