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I got my full license today! Off to the races :-)

This was a great suggestion. I was waiting for the full license key from CAMaster... didn't occur to me to download the trial and get started while I wait!

I officially signed the quote and put down a deposit on my Stinger III the other day... excited to receive the machine and get started!

I'd like to thank everyone for the great feedback on this machine. I've decided to go with the Stinger III in 4x8 with 3KW spindle, phenolic vacuum table, fast tool change, laser cross hair, counter...

Thanks for the feedback Cary. What sort of things have you cut in aluminum? And what's the deepest you've cut?

Thanks for the tip! Quick question... how high is the table surface with spoil board on your Stinger II from the ground? I'm contemplating going with the Stinger III in 4x8 but this might interfere...

Did you get the vacuum hold down on your system? I'm going to at least go with the phenolic vacuum ready top, but don't think I'll buy the vacuum pump from CAMaster. If you have a vacuum...

What sort of gantry clearance do you have now? I wonder if it's changed at all to the current stinger II? Their website states 7" at the moment. When I talked to Cody he said this should be more like...

Does your stinger II have steppers or servos on it and what would you recommend? I"m leaning towards the servo option at the moment.

Have you tried cutting aluminum or any other hard material on your Stinger? If so what has been your experience?

Thanks Michael. Can I ask which ShopSabre machine you have? The 23 is what I was considering but I’d really like to have a 4’ x 4’ platform… which I can in their RC series… but this is rack and...

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I've been researching my brains out on CNC routers for the last several weeks and I've narrowed my options down to a few machines with the CAMaster Stinger II being probably my top contender....

Yes, I am very careful to check mark all mating surfaces/edges to match up with the marks on the dowelmax… so I’m pretty positive I’m doing that correctly. Sometimes my results are dead on, sometimes...

Also my thoughts… I haven’t measured exactly how far I’m off… maybe it’s closer to 15-20 thou, but most definitely noticeable and aggravating…

If I don’t get any quick answers here then I’ll have...

Greetings all…

I am wondering what sort of accuracy everyone with a dowelmax is getting out if their alignment. I’ve had my dowelmax for a number of years now and accuracy has generally been...

Having built two sleds using this method I have a feeling either your fence isn’t flat or your runners aren’t tight enough in the miter slots. I assume you avoided cutting the base board material all...

I have several Grizzly tools in my shop that include G0609X 12" spiral head jointer, G0454Z 20" spiral head planer, G0561 metal cutting bandsaw, G0514X2 19" bandsaw, G1071 spindle sander, G0564...

Thanks Scott... this is very helpful. I will only be running one machine at a time... so no issues there.

Greetings All,

I'm finally in a position with space in my shop to add dust collection. I've been eyeing the Oneida and Clearvue solutions and have been leaning more toward Clearvue. Now I'm trying...

There was an option for grain direction too... I haven't tried it yet!

When cutting panels out of a sheet of plywood or other sheet goods I have always drawn everything up in AutoCAD and arranged things for optimizing the panel usage. This got me thinking there must be...

Nothing impossible about it. Just takes more time. I prefer to spend that time building things instead of fiddling with tools :-)

I also do one-off custom work. The very last thing I did the other day was drill 16 holes in mounting plates for casters... With a drill press table I can set the fence and stop in 15 seconds....

Very cool Gordon. I considered doing this, but then I came across an improved manual version that moves the crank to the front of the table: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/373553

I've already...

I stumbled upon Matthias Wandel's video, and then webpage, where he outlines why he doesn't use a drill press table (he means a custom table added to the press, not the stock table). This got me...