Finally cutting!

Now that we can plot reliably with the CNC, Mike Newman and I decided to try to engrave with it….

There are still a few tricks to learn to convert an image to a part:

image > vector > toolpath > g-code > part

Thankfully, the fidelity of the CNC machine Mike built is so high that the awkwardness of the vectorized…

How to plot words / shapes with Mike Newman’s CNC machine….

Last year, Mike, myself, and Marshall decided to build a CNC machine.  We started a brief blog about it here:

http://steampunklaboratory.com/projects/ongoing-project-blogs/blog-cnc-machining/cnc-machine

but the project took a hiatus when we decided to relocate to our “own” workshop in October, 2008.  However, a mere 9 months after deciding to build one (and many, many long hours on behalf of Mike, who…

First post on the Idea Foundry Blog

First post!  A pic of our “new” place.  We moved into the building in October, 2008, but I reposted this blog a few days ago.  Yes, it has been that long since I updated the blog.  We’ve been busy, as the next few posts will show….