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I want to cut a small sign to place over my Son's coffee maker. He asked if I could do a cut through in aluminum and add a contrast back. Never cut metal since I have had the mako. Could I get some info on bits,feed and speed, lubrication(if necessary. Thanks.

I was looking t some old posts and noticed I had not posted the results of my effort and your help

I have the mako with a Porter Cable router that came with it. Could someone give me some pointers. About bit size, feed/speed for making bowls. And the use of extenders. I am concerned about how much strain I might be putting on the cnc and the router.

What is the significance of the blue color as opposed to the yellow color seen during the calculation of tool paths? I know they signify the process of calculation, but what does the difference in color mean?

I want to use some patterns I have downloaded from scrollsaw workshop. I texted and made sure there was not a problem with the maker of the patterns regarding use of the patterns. My issue is, they are in PDF format,three to four pages. I need to single out the pattern page to import or some how mak...

I have a mako and the 1/8 bits I have now are CMT 1/4 shank . One up cut and one down. Do you reccomend a different bit?

i want to cut through with one set of letters and vcarve the others. Something like these I saw on Pinterest. I would like to use some 1/2 or 3/4 inch maple if possible.

I want to use a 1/8 bit to cut out profiles in a design that is actually a scroll saw project. My reason is to get sharper detail. I haven't been down this path before. Could I get some guidance on feed rate and RPMs so I don't break as many bits? If I am successful with this I want to cut one that ...

I use the touch plate for setting the z. At the end of the cut it comes back to x0, y0,z is not 625 as it was before. Is it still ready or do I redo the z0 as I have bee doing? Should I use 0,0,0 tab?

Thanks for all the help. Now I have to get to work. Time is short.