Digital Woodworking
Learn how computers, software and CNCs can contribute in your shop. There are a lot of ways to do woodworking. For example, there’s more than a dozen ways to make mortises and tenons. The same is true for almost …
Source
Category Archives: CNC
Woodworking news — October 18, 2022
A new home for Mark Sfirri’s “Rejects from the Bat Factory,” a Bandsaw Bash hosted by the Center for Art in Wood, and a new release from Next Wave CNC.
Read moreWill this work? Flattening a slab larger than my machine..
Here we go with another fun CNC experiment. Can my 10′ long CNC flatten a 12′ long epoxy table? I do think it can, so let’s begin. My go-to bit for large surface flattening is this 2-1/2” Astra coated replaceable insert bit from Bits&…
Read moreDoes adding a CNC to your shop make you less of a woodworker?
Welcome to What Really Grinds My Chisels, an occasional feature where the Popular Woodworking editors tackle subjects they feel passionate about. I consider myself a pretty traditional woodworker. I heavily favor hand tools because that’s how I like to…
Read moreFeeds & Speeds for CNC Routers
Understanding the importance of chip load calculations. If you have spent time using handheld routers then you have developed an intuitive sense for what is the ideal feed rate and speed for the cutter. The feedback is immediate and tactile. …
So…