I have a little story to tell you. Years ago, maybe 7-8 at this point, I finished building my very first CNC machine. It was not named Shapeoko, you could not build it for anywhere near $300, and it was not assemble-able by nearly everyone. It was in fact, the exact opposite of Shapeoko. But, [...]
If you’re using Inkscape as part of your CNC software stack, you may have found the default Inkscape DXF export utility to be um… lacking. To say the least. Exporting vector images as DXF from Inkscape with the default DXF module will result in a mangled mess of layers, lines, and long evenings trying to [...]
On a few occasions over the last several months I’ve wanted to flash a *fresh* install of grbl to an Arduino. As you may know, the problem with this is the persistent EEPROM settings that define your Shapeoko’s setup. Here’s the situation: To save you the hassle of having to re-input your grbl settings each [...]
I just posted up a new video on youtube showing my shapeoko cutting a new set of dremel mounts out of UHMW. Within an hour of posting, I’ve had two emails and a youtube comment asking about certain parts of the setup. I figured this was a good opportunity to post about some things I’ve [...]
Yesterday I received a tweet from @savorywatt: @shapeoko what software are you using to design shapeoko in? Freecad? BrlCAD? On your website it said your stack was FOSS I could see right away there might be a problem. I felt like there was a chance that I was misleading in some way if someone was [...]
I’ve received quite a few questions since the kickstarter launch relating to software. For anyone who is starting something new, it’s often difficult to wrap your head around the process and adding “options” to the process makes it seem more complicated. At least that’s how I work. For anyone who is new to this whole [...]