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CNCKing.com Volume IV: Rise of the CNC

Jon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:39:17 +0000

Everything is coming together now with the book and after reviewing it, I decided to change the title of it… it has, thanks to contributions and interviews, become far more than just a “Rise of the CNC – Ultimate CNC Design Course” and more like a full-blown course to help …

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Happy Birthday Mom and Dad

Jon — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:36:42 +0000

My parent’s birthdays were/are on the 14th and 15th of June – this year I wanted to make something special but as you’ll see in the video below… it didn’t quite workout the way I thought it would. I’m good with CNC machines but when it comes to paint – …

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Vectors for CNC machines is now launched!

Jon — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:43:36 +0000

I’ve been wanting to add a category on CNCKing.com focused entirely on Vectors for quite a while, some can be laser engraved, some table router engraved and others 3D printed. This first batch of vectors work great for your CNC table router and 3D printer… laser ones are a bit …

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Evil Face Planter: New 3D Printing Project!

Jon — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:59:34 +0000

I completed this project a while back but never got around to officially releasing it so here we go! This is Noe’s Evil Face Planter, the 4th and final planter in his series. These are great 3D printing projects and I’ve tested all of them and below, you can see …

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CNCKing.com Review: May 2013

Jon — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:29:23 +0000

May was a busy month – lots done and still lots more to do! Biggest news of the month was the redesign of CNCKing.com – a long time coming and I’m so happy to have that behind me for another year along with a few other changes. I also started, …

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I’m in ShopBot’s June Email Newsletter!

Jon — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:26:06 +0000

I finally got everything set-up and working with my CNC table router and sent off a link to my 43 minute video to ShopBot Tools and guess what, they added it to their June Email Newsletter! You can view it there. Of course, if you want to get yourself a …

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Progressive Refinement

Jon — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 06:49:36 +0000

I’ve decided that I’ll be wrapping-up my upcoming book during the month of June for a September release… I have a tremendous amount of work done already on it so it’s just at the stage now where progressive refinements on a daily basis are required – checking and rechecking grammar …

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Medieval Castle Laser Cutting Projects on CNCKing.com

Jon — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:32:21 +0000

I really like Medieval building styling and the cool siege weapons they had back then… they used simple mechanics with terrifying results against equally overbuilt buildings. It’s fun to look back but I don’t think I’d want to be living at either end of the stick during an invasion… it …

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Construction Dump Truck: New Laser Cutting Project!

Jon — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:01:26 +0000

We are building-up quite a collection of great looking and high quality vehicles here on CNCKing.com and now we have a Construction Dump Truck to join the ranks – designed out of Russia! Evgeny graduated from the MGGU named Sholokhov as a journalist. Worked as a journalist, cameraman, producer and …

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ShopBot Tools ShopBot Desktop: CNC Machine Walkthrough Video

Jon — Mon, 27 May 2013 07:12:04 +0000

I’ve always wanted to make a video showcasing how totally cool ShopBot Tool’s ShopBot Desktop really is while at the same time, make something for people who have no background behind CNC table routing to watch to get comfortable with this amazing technology. It took me 43 minutes to dive …

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CNCKing.com hits 777!

Jon — Sun, 26 May 2013 07:00:11 +0000

Yep, for the next few hours or days, CNCKing.com is incredibly lucky with triple 7s for our FB fan page! In the West, the number 7 represents the luckiest number you can have while in the East, the number 7 represents… THE SAME THING! Last week was my birthday and …

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CNCKing.com Website Redesign DONE!

Jon — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:52:44 +0000

It has taken me longer than I thought it would but I’m not done the redesign of CNCKing.com. I thought it would take me a few days, ended-up taking me 10x longer but I’m very happy with the results. Although the old site was functional, it was in bad need …

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Trotec’s Speedy 300: CNC Laser Machine Walkthough

Jon — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:46 +0000

As part of the redesign of CNCKing.com (almost done!), I’ve created subcategories with a “heart” CNC “machine type” where I plan on adding lots of additional resources and materials for enthusiasts and to help shop owners get the most out of their laser. Each category will have a video of …

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3D Systems Cube: Infinite Build Platform

Jon — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:32:21 +0000

I realized something when I was printing a bunch of 3D models with my 3D Systems Cube… here’s my proof of concept. Essentially, the build platform may be “limited” to roughly 5 and a half inches square but in reality, it’s infinite. No glue, only PLA. While CNCKing.com is being …

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