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Servo's cost almost equal to the cost of a stepper with encoder. If you give the right ratio and tune the servo control you will have higher torque. I have used both on machines and find that servo's...

The other thing you should know is servo's are closed loop system and won't lie to you while steppers only record the move they are making. If you bump or jam the axes you wouldn't know untill you...

the best 4" cutter to clean spoilboard
https://www.onsrud.com/oc/pdf/Spoilboard-4.pdf
You can call my buddy Joe @ 630-766-2618
He can steer you in the right direction

The purpose to be in business is to make money. If you are running 7 machines and you are the only one that’s great but you do need to cover your time and machine ware and tare on all machines plus...

I understand. I know if you start putting all the charges in front of the customer and break everything down, they start learning your business. I ran a excel sheet on the break downs> setup,...

That is the process of figuring your cost. The answer is yes.

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I think we agree with each other. When you don’t have the horse power you need to make multiply passes. This formula has work good for me for the past 15 years and it is a good start point for...

Don't forget your design and programming time at 40-65 per hour

MDF will still frays and by using a down cutter and observing directions you will have a cleaner cut. Since he is pocketing he can use the down cutter for a clean look. He can also get a Mortising...

When cutting MDF you need to run you inside edges clockwise inside and your outside edges counterclockwise outside using a down spiral cutter.

Hope that helps

CVV

I agree with Oldmanandhistoy. You should use a 2 flute wood cutter. 4 flute just can't get the chips out fast enough and will burn up your cutter.

CVV

You need to look at your code to see if spindle RPM is not getting set to S0.0
I would look for that first.

CVV

A mortising compression bit will work fine because the up cut part is only 0.200 and you can make 3 passes. Rule of thumb is bit diameter X 600 will be your speed. At horse power would be your depth...

Most CNC woodworking machining is about $90.00 per hour so the best way to figure it out is machine time per sheet. Let them pay for material and ship it into your place. How big of a machine do you...

I have a northwood machine with a Fanuc 18m controller that lost the parameters. The machine was sitting for about 9 months and both batteries went dead. Memory and backup card.
I have restored...

When using a CNC Router you cut outside counterclockwise and inside clockwise. This is called Conventional cutting. You would do this in MDF, Plywood and partical board. The only time this rule...