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You might look at CAMBAM. There're free, demo and full versions available. It worked for the simple stuff I was playing with last year. I bought a license and iirc it was quite reasonable.

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So a trip to the local big-box for a replacement setscrew and a bit of loctite seems to have resolved the loose drive screw issues. I had another issue where the machine simply stopped functioning. ...

Well the new machine finally arrived on Friday.

The back-story: I purchased this machine as new from a seller on eBay who apparently builds them as he sells them. The transaction itself was...

You could draw it in any 3d capable package. Yohudi at CNC4Free.com has some detailed instructions to do this sort drawing for a minimal cost in his (free) ebook. He answers questions here as well...

That's a neat little project. I'm a newbie at this but it looks to me that the trick would be helical gear. I think you'd almost have to have an additional axis to cut those. I'm trying to envison...

This is the little A/B sized pen plotter with the 6 pen caddie, right? I had one for several years, and iirc it had a serial interface.

Jerry

OK, I stand corrected. I see that there is an...

Thanks for the replies folks! They are all helpful. I figured the Dremel or the weak link from reading other threads. I have a craftsman spiral cutter that I might adapt but think the answer is...

Hi folks,

Well, the new machine arrives on Wednesday or so. I've got the computer standing by. I've looked at Danny's book on CNC4Free (A great resource; thanks Danny!) and have some pieces and...