Tips and tricks for running a hobbyist CNC.
How to use a set of Digital Calipers I measure things. Constantly. As a woodworker I am always making sure my offsets on my dovetails are right. When I am using the CNC machine, it’s dimensions of material. In my laser business it is, well almost everything, cups, hat patches, just everything. And to top
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Woodworking Tools Made in the USA I know from being in several dozen forums, chat groups and clubs that we Americans (if you happen to be American, as this is the world wide web) have a deep seated belief that buying local is the better thing to do. And I don’t disagree with this at
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Top advice for your Small Woodworking, CNC or Laser Business For those that follow me, you will know that in the big scheme of things I am a very small fish in the world of woodworking, CNC milling and laser work. But what I do know that most conventional wood based businesses don’t know is
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Why is calculating Board Foot important for woodworking and CNC projects? The long story short in my opinion is that just like sharpening a plane or learning the right way to use measurements, knowing and understanding Board Foot is an essential part of woodworking. Since I do both woodworking and CNC projects I can say
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My Simple and Cheap Dust Collection Solution Hey Ya’ll, Royce from Hill Country CNC & Woodworking again, here to talk about my Dust Collection! I think this is probably the number 2 or 3 most discussed thing woodworkers tell stories about around the campfire at night. But seriously, I see and hear people spending thousands
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6 month review of the ISOtunes Link 2.0 earmuff with boom microphone. I’m sure their is someone else out there that is like me that really had their interest peaked when the ISOtunes Link 2.0 came out. I wasn’t able to buy them immediately but I did get my hands on a pair and have
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What material should you use for your next CNC project? Woodworkers, Craftsmen, CNC Operators and Laser Engravers are always pondering, “what material should I use next?” The answer is as infinite as the question and really can’t be decided here. Too many follow on questions, this is just more of a philosophical view of
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These are Hill Country CNC & Woodworking’s biggest mistakes for CNC. Let me start with, their are a billion things you can do wrong with a hobbyist CNC. But if you get the 17 biggest mistakes of CNC I have listed below, you will probably be doing pretty good. A quick quip about me, I
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Is Purpleheart Wood a choice for woodworking projects? Let me start by saying, as a woodworker, you just have to be enamored by the beauty of some hardwoods. We all grew up coloring trees with our super fat Crayola Brown Crayon. Who knew that their were colors like Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Canarywood or Tulipwood. Unfortunately, sometimes
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Top 3 Beginner CNC Bits Choosing your first three CNC bits can be daunting, in this article I try to demystify that problem and introduce you to three beginner CNC bits I would recommend starting with. What is a beginner CNC Bit? Ultimately there is no such thing. There is not bit with training
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