Monthly Archives: September 2017

CNC – a much needed repair

Posted on September 24, 2017 by jimbo

I decided that I absolutely wasn’t going to cut anything else on the big CNC before fixing the Z nut. The hack I made to get it installed in the first place has never worked properly, but it was really … Continue reading →

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Drill Press — measure twice, cut once.

Posted on September 17, 2017 by jimbo

With yet a little more care, I was able to produce a perfect set of pole clamps, and I got them all drilled and sawed and drilled and clamp bolt installed, … and I’d cut them too big in the … Continue reading →

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Drill Press – found my mojo again (well, most of it)

Posted on September 11, 2017 by jimbo

This was one of those days where you spend 1.5 hours setting up for 15 minutes of cutting. I was really careful, and got the drill press table level, then installed a stop block parallel to the bit, then tilted … Continue reading →

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How to set up a drill press for compound angles, an investigation

Posted on September 10, 2017 by jimbo

So, I’m stuck trying to get the drill press set up for truss pole seats (They have both a “spread” angle and a “rake” angle that need to be set). I couldn’t figure out how to make my CNC’d jig … Continue reading →

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CNC – Put the horse to work

Posted on September 9, 2017 by jimbo

I’ve been trying to get a CAD solution that doesn’t require me to be sitting at the computer in the shop, which for me means it has to run on Mac. I tried out LibreCAD, and I’m starting to get … Continue reading →

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