CNC Shark Forum

While a dovetail jig would be the best, a proper jig will run you over $500. Sure, you can purchase less expensive versions or even make your own templates or for that matter, use the CNC machine to make customer templates. But why add all the middle men to the equation if you were able to create th...

Tim Owens wrote:That might depend on what this thinks you are going to get her for V day.
But hey you could say your going to redo the kitchen cabnets with the new toy.

Rebuilding the kitchen was on the list of honey do's...

Could be a win/win!!

I am not an expert on dovetails but what you are looking to do should work on the shark or pro either turning the gantry around or cutting a slot into the table top so you can extend it down into it at the end of the machine by the motor. Putting it on the end will work since there is about 2 inche...

Thanks for your thoughts Bobby. I've seen this done on another CNC machine and it appeared to be within the design limits of the Shark Pro Plus. I agree you would be very close to the Y limits even if you moved the entire table to the the very edge and rotated the gantry 180 degrees. This was of sim...

Let me first qualify my response as I do not own a Shark Pro Plus... yet, however a simple review of the mechanicals should be enough to convince you this system would not be able to handle that kind of capacity. So let’s break it down. 1. The basic structure would not be able to support the span or...

Based on the work a local shop does with a commerical CNC machine and fiberglass, some type of diamond coated bit is required. While you can get by for a short period with carbide, a diamond bit is the only way to go. Even with a diamond bit and a big machine, work is done very slowly and with light...

The prospect of purchasing a CNC machine to perform tasks which would otherwise require a template or additional tool with a router is very appealing. One such task is dovetails. An eariler thread mentions a site which allows the user to create joints which would be nearly impossible with a traditio...