CNC Shark Forum

i'll admit, I'm a little ticked off at nextwave. i was 6 hours into a roughing tool path on a $100 slab of mahogany and left the shop for some dinner. came back to find my x-axis has totally failed and my project was trashed. called nexwave customer support and they recommended I try lubricating the...

needing to engrave this 1.25 x 1.25 trademark into a 2.5" dia brass barrel- the quality is just horrendous. I must've tried 2 dozen practice runs in brass & aluminum- changing speeds and depths with no success at all. at this point, I'm wondering if I'm asking too much from the mini rotary- maybe th...

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Hi guys- I've been stumped and working on this for days without resolution- can't find any relevant video on yt. I believe I have everything set properly, but it's not engraving like it should be. HD500 + mini rotary. files attached- I'll upload more as well. If someone could take a peek and tell me...

I just purchased the 120 with 4th axis rotary- how complicated is this software for a noob to learn? I have no cnc experience- I do have 20 years working with lathes & mills, and I'm a biomedical technician, so I'm not totally a lost case, but I have zero coding or programming experience- really int...