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Dec 31, 2018

How we manage our shop with QR Codes and Airtable

We set off on a mission to organize our shop with more purpose than the quick-and-dirty, grab a random box of screws at Home Depot method we started with. It’s also important to note that we’ve adopted a Lean thought...

Jul 31, 2018

DeWalt Driver Tool Holder Fix

We recently upgraded to a set of DeWalt cordless tools from a cheap refurbished set of Porter Cable. The previous set was aging, and we needed a bit more quality and power. After much research, DeWalt was the battery platform that...

May 22, 2018

Super CNC Fixturing with (Super) Glue

For most projects we do, vacuum hold-down is the ideal way to hold material while machining it. There are however many scenarios where your vacuum won’t hold your stock. Even with the most powerful vacuums if you cannot focus enough...

Mar 21, 2018

Tackling Internal Corners on a CNC Router

WAYS TO SUPPORT US Inside corners that result in a radius are a commonly overlooked issue when designing a part for machining. As of yet, there isn’t a magic way to cut a corner on a CNC router with a...

Mar 01, 2018

Minimize the Cost of CNC Parts (from Core77)

Core77 published a great list of ways to lower the cost of your CNC parts. While they describe machining metals most all the concepts are applicable to other materials. We thought it was too good not to share in full...