CNC Shark Forum

Hi all- I have a shark HD3 and today while using my touchplate the wire for the touchplate that has the magnet on it (the part you normally stick onto the collet) fell/was pulled off. Out of interest, I found that the bit still recognizes the touch plate even without this wire attached to the collet...

Today my family and I had a "fun" day doing whatever we wanted once our basic chores were done for the day - my wife wanted to cook all day (the freezer is full of yummy quiches), my oldest son learned to throw playing cards (he's sticking them in styrofoam at 10 feet now!), my youngest "modded" and...

Thanks for the support all- it's barnwood from an outbuilding that blew down... but we have a barn too

Thanks again- I'm having fun for sure

Lawrence

I'm having fun learning the ins and outs of my new Shark HD and at my pretty wife's request made a few signs for our new trees and orchard - the wood for the tree tag signs are dunnowood from a stack in the barn (possibly maple) and the main orchard sign is cedar scavenged from an old lean to we had...

I am having some trouble getting my shark controller to communicate with my laptop- I have been able to get it to work- eventually- each time but it is frustrating that it is very hit or miss... could someone please help me understand what I am doing wrong? My machine stays plugged in I turn the red...

After a year + without having a workshop or CNC (I retired from the USAF we traveled the US for a year and then settled in Oak Harbor WA) I am finally up and running again. I converted an old (built in 1904) 20 x 40 granary into a workshop (I added a new roof, new electrical, new foundation structur...

Hello all, my name is Lawrence Richards. I retired from the USAF a little under 2 years ago and my family and I settled on Whidbey Island in WA state. I've been a hobby woodworker for a few years now, but startedplaying with a hobby CNC (Carvewright- which I no longer use) in 2010. A portfolio of so...