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This is a picture of the ISOtunes Link 2.0 with boom microphone in my shop.

Is the ISOtunes Link 2.0 worth buying?

Yup it’s me. Royce from Hill Country CNC & Woodworking, wearing some hearing protection I have gotten to know very well in the last 6 months. No, I don’t smile often! 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 …

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Wood stack at Dakota Hardwoods in San Antonio, TX.

Choosing the right material for you next CNC project.

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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This is an image of Purpleheart wood blanks.

Purpleheart Wood (the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly).

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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Tax deductions and Write Off article

Small Business Tax Deductions

Small Business Tax Deductions & Write-Offs (2023) This article is a list if items that several groups of small business mastermind groups came up with from my poll question, what do you deduct or write-off in your woodworking, CNC milling or Laser etching small business?   It feels wrong to be writing about taxes, but …

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Laser cutting metal showing the differences in Fiber Optic Lasers from others. We ompare and contrast the types of lasers, Diode, CO2 and Fiber Optic.

Comparing types of lasers (Diode, CO2 & Fiber Optic).

What is the difference between a Diode, CO2 & Fiber Optic Laser? In this article we are comparing and contrasting the major differences between hobbyist lasers (Diode, CO2 and Fiber Optic). Ultimately, to answer what is the difference, the answer is, it is in the way that the laser generates  the laser beam, via energy …

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