[joekutz] made an impulse purchase of a CNC machine. It was a 3040 CNC that looked reasonably complete and had an attractive price, what could possibly go wrong? As it happens, [joekutz] really didn’t ...

Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

As a fervent fan of twiddly and twirly widgets and tactile buttons in a device’s user interface, [Steve M Potter] created a remote control (pendant) for his CNC machine, which he explains in a recent ...

Makera Z1 is a portable CNC machine that offers accessibility and pro-grade machinery at an affordable price for everyday use ...

The unique structural characteristics of composite materials and cost-to-weight ratio make it a valuable commodity across a wide range of industries. Having the most versatile CNC machine may be the ...

There’s too much talk and not enough action around Industry 4.0, it’s all vision and almost no delivery. That’s the view of manufacturing visionary and Forbes 30under30 recipient Theo Saville, ...

Desktop cnc cutting machines are following the same path as 3d printers, and might just be reaching the point where one could be useful in a development lab. Suitable hardware is only half the battle, ...

Size matters—especially in the world of CNC. In this jaw-dropping build, we take on one of our most ambitious projects yet: ...

Hello, I would like to make a very narrow slot in a thin (0.0085” thick) aluminum sheet alloy 5123. Ideally the slot would be 0.001-0.002” wide but I will take what I can get. I probably cannot get a ...