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![Sparking Joy in Shop Organization](http://shop.portlandcnc.com/cdn/shop/articles/082c45ce4ce6d7878a86159565ea8bd2.jpg?v=1692300323&width=1080)
When I am stressed out and need a moment, I can be found in a safe-space of noise-canceling headphones sweeping the shop.Well, things are a little bezar in the world right now and I need to put that energy into...
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![Learn Parametric Design in Fusion 360](http://shop.portlandcnc.com/cdn/shop/articles/04ade05f4a15afc102883b500bfb685e.gif?v=1692300326&width=1080)
Do you ever feel like you're spending too much time changing your design? You aren’t alone. There is a better way in most cases. There are two ways to model in Fusion 360, Parametric and Direct Modeling. If you didn't...
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![New – Modular CNC Cart](http://shop.portlandcnc.com/cdn/shop/articles/49ec5d5c2f4c8ab7e879f00c86ebfe03.jpg?v=1692300328&width=1080)
We once had a table from a big box store that we put at the front of our CNC. It held most every tool we needed. It also collected parts that were good, parts that were bad, scraps of material,...
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![How to: Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Design & Drawings of Custom Ducts](http://shop.portlandcnc.com/cdn/shop/articles/3abcae2c031121d3eb38581b7d65577d.jpg?v=1692300329&width=1080)
While we were building our new sealed room we needed a custom duct made to connect this Jet air filtration’s exhaust to the outside of the room. Follow along in the video below as we go through the sheet metal...
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![How to Cut Aluminum on a CNC Router](http://shop.portlandcnc.com/cdn/shop/articles/1e9398863eb01e85eef4eae4eecd9936.jpg?v=1692300305&width=1080)
We’ve done a handful of aluminum projects on our machine but this was the big kahuna: Six sheets of 0.5 inch thick 6061. This project has been in the works for months and it felt really great to finally make...
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