Milling and routing flat surfaces is pretty much the point of a CNC router, but how about curved surfaces? Auto leveling of hobby CNC machines and 3D printers is becoming commonplace, but Scorch Works ...
Even if your machine cycle times are shorter than average, there’s no reason not to strive for efficiency. Whether you parse through your code manually or use a G-code optimizer, improving your ...
Here’s a beautiful desktop CNC mill which had one big drawback: it used a proprietary interface for driving it. To increase the flexibility of the tool it was hacked to work with G-Code. The project ...
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Kickstarter Sparks a New Wave in Desktop Manufacturing

The absence of a unifying open‑source standard for desktop manufacturing has been a glaring gap until now, the sector has ...
The “rugged” device is targeted at machine tool programmers, operators, and maintenance personnel. RBR MACHINE TOOLS introduced the CncGcoder ® HD-T package, designed to aid machine tool setup, ...
Moving from 3-axis to 5-axis machining? Yeah, it’s a big jump. And honestly, the hardest part isn’t learning new G-codes or figuring out your CAM software—it’s wrapping your head around how these ...