We're finally ready to cut something on the ShopBot! And now that we're getting ready to cut, some of you may be wondering what the daily maintenance is like for this machine. Every morning before I run the ShopBot, I run this warmup routine to get the machine's juices going:
Now on to the cutting. The very first thing you'll cut after getting a ShopBot is a "spoilboard," a sacrifical piece of materia—typically MDF—that you'll use to both protect the aluminum bed of the machine, and give you something to screw your workpieces down onto. Here's how to make one:Previously: Episode 3 - Desktop CNC Milling: How to Install a Bit and How to 'Zero' a Bit // All Core77 ShopBot Series posts →
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Where is the rest of the series? This post has "Previously" listed at the bottom, but there' s no "Next" button! How do I view all of the videos? Thanks