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“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”
-- Thomas A. Edison

Does the world need another CNC tutorial?

I thought I’d try writing a more personal post and see if anyone is interested in what I have to say.  I also wanted to see if it would be any easier to write.  When I sit down to write for this blog the words often don’t want to come out, even though I

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DeskEngrave

Use a negative radius to put text on the inside of a circle. Use a positive radius to put it around the outside.

DeskEngrave is a free Windows program that makes it easy to add engraving to your parts if you have a CNC mill, router or similar machine.  It will

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David Morrow's Web Site

If you would like to see some cool projects made with a small CNC mill then take a look at David Morrow’s web site.  It may inspire you to try CNC or give you some new ideas if you already have.  You’ll find an eclectic collection of clocks, hot air engines and motorcycle and

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Finger Engine Plans

Ken Gracey built this Christmas gift for his dad from plans for the NAMES finger engine.  The engine was originally intended to be made on a manual lathe and mill but Ken made his version with CNC equipment.

You can download his CAD drawings if you would like to do the

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