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22 Feb 2021

Greetings,
Well, the weather man said that we got between 14 and 18" of snow here. We are now beginning to thaw a bit and the temps are now getting closer to freezing rather than...

Bill,
I think this may be related to why I don't "trust" my machine. My Shapeoko 3 XXL is GRBL and I've been wondering what my option is to get away from GRBL.

AGREE!
There are/were 2 main issues with Shapeoko that I can verify because I have one.....
1) The Z axis - get the Shapeoko Pro or by the HDZ to avoid all the known issues with losing Z steps and ...

I have a Shapeoko 3 XXL with the Carbide 3D router. It's been fine for what I've been doing with it. I upgraded the Z axis from the standard old Z to the HDZ, I dumped Carbide Create software and...

Happy Birthday SMC!!!

Thank you Keith, Aaron, Jackie, and all the others that makes this place "home" for many that call woodworking their hobby or profession.

15 Feb 2021

Greetings,
I hope this finds each of you safe and warm. We are facing rolling blackouts due to the strain on the power grids and temps today only reached 13 degrees F. So we are...

I make a lot of end-grain cutting boards.....Belt sander with 80 grit to start, then 120....Faster than running them through a planer and hoping they come out without too much blow-out damage on the...

8 Feb 2021

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I got some shop time in this past week and was able to get a cutting board made for a church friend that just had a new baby. Also got some time in the shop to work on The...

1 Feb 2021

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Wow! Where did January go? I hope this finds each of you healthy and prosperous. I got the benches delivered and the customer was super happy with them. I got them a cutting...

I have a Shapeoko 3 XXL - If you like tinkering....it's the way to go.
I've spent $700 on VCarve Pro because I hated Carbide Create
I've spent $400 on upgrading from the standard Z axis to the HDZ...

I've dreamed of this many times in my life. But since I don't play, I can't win.
One thing I've learned over the many years I've been alive is that I don't have to be a Billionaire nor a Millionaire...

25 Jan 2021

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The benches were delivered and the customer was super happy with them. Now I have a large cutting board to do for them and then I think I will be pretty much done with...

18 Jan 2021

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Finally.....finally got the benches done and scheduled for delivery today (since I'm off work today and it's a holiday). I get to move on to other things now and not have...

Well, I have a couple that I could throw his way and no matter how much sharpening he does with them...they will never look like the picture. :)

11 Jan 2021

Greetings,
Well, I made some really good progress on the dining table benches and all the shaping and sanding work is done, the color and clear-coat is on the bench seats and I have...

Something I was not aware of.!!!

I'm wanting to make The LOML a wooden magnetic knife block to be mounted near her cutting board. Have any of you made one and what magnets did you use? How thick does the wood need to be between the...

4 Jan 2021

Greetings,
Happy New Year to all of you! Let's all hope, wish, or pray that 2021 is a huge come back for all of us!!!!
Got some needed work done in the shop, my natural gas heater...

I built mine at 36" from the floor. You will want a comfortable working height with your machine.

I have a Shapeoko 3 XXL. If you like to "tinker" and "fidget" with things...it's a great machine to get. If, like me, want a machine that you buy, setup, and put it to work? Then you want to step up...

28 Dec 2020

Greetings,
I hope that this finds each of you well and staying warm. I spent some time this past week in replacing the bottom seals on the garage doors in my shop as well as getting a...

21 Dec 2020

Greetings & Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays!

I've been busy with playing Christmas music for 2 different organizations as well as working with very short staff at the day job....

14 Ded 2020

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I hope this finds each of you doing well and staying warm and dry. We finally have temps around the freezing mark and I'm liking the temps because my shop space stays about...

7 Dec 2020

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This past week was a nice week to be off work and just try to relax a bit. Got a bit of time in the shop but not as much as I had hoped. I'm finally over the kidney stone...

30 Nov 2020

Greetings,
Posting a bit early as I have a busy day tomorrow.
I hope each of you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday week/weekend. We had Thanksgiving "breakfast" at my daughter and...