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Category Archives: Woodworking
CNC Build, Day 34 – Assembly begins
I had been stymied by the 3/8″ bolts in the CNC build. I had trouble finding 3/8″ bolts in pan head either online or locally, so I bought socket head ones instead. This has proven to be a pain in … Continue reading
CNC Build, day 32 and 33 – I love it when a plan comes together
My task this weekend was pretty straightforward; get the legs trimmed down, get the lower frames installed, cut and install the spacers, and install the torsion box onto the completed base. I must say that in light of this task … Continue reading
CNC Build, day 30 and 31 — a base emerges
Last weekend, I had left myself ready to do some construction on the base for the torsion box. The CNC-cut parts are really a very small portion of the total build, although it seemed like a lot of work at … Continue reading
CNC Build, Day 29 – Base of scrap
I decided to spend some time working on the base for the torsion box today. I wanted to see if I could make it out of the scrap wood I have lying around. The design I chose is a two-tiered … Continue reading
CNC Build, Day 28 – so happy! Together!
The CNC build has been stalled out for months. Looking back, I realize that I haven’t really touched it since Thanksgiving (2 full months and some change ago). Thanks to John C in CA’s ingenious idea, I was able to … Continue reading
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CNC Build, Day 26 – Super-PID mods
I recently bought a Super-PID v2 to gain computer control of the router on/off. It also controls router speed, which might help my endmills last a little longer. Nice. It has a closed-loop feedback system (it commands a certain RPM … Continue reading
CNC Build, Day 25 – Grid wars
I got all the stringers cut to 15″, and the rafters cut to length as well, and I was ready to reconfigure the shop to start building the table. In the online torsion box video I watched, the presenter spent … Continue reading
CNC Build, Day 24 – I get by with a little help…
With the feed tables finished, I was ready to start cutting the MDF for the torsion box down to size. I’d realized that there was no way that I could do the biggest of the cuts without a friend to … Continue reading
CNC Build, Interim – Super-PID arrives
I have been wanting computer control of the router for awhile now, so when Super-PID went on sale for the month of October, I jumped on it. Super-PID will give me a lot more than just on/off control of the … Continue reading
CNC Build, Day 23 – tables tables tables
I didn’t get a whole lot of time today to work on the feed tables, but it was enough to get all the 2x3s cut to length for the rest of the tables and legs, and to get the T’s … Continue reading