CNC Shark Forum

Hi Dan, My email address is: markrob_x_ertnilsen@gmail.com. But don't include the letter x and the leading and trailing underscore that I inserted between the b and e in my middle name. That's usually enough to trick the robots:) Anyhow, I look forward to reading your essay. I have been looking for ...

Hi 4D, I would like to be writing my own G Code and sending it to LinuxCNC to interpret. There are unknowns in that but I'm an experienced programmer and for what I want it might be the best route. I don't understand why LinuxCNC won't work with the Shark and other Rockler machines? I was under the ...

Hi Dan, Thanks for the response. What you said makes a lot of sense to me. I just had a look at the vCarve software but because I am a Mac/Unix guy I am going to have to wait on running it. I wonder if the new Raspberry Pi that comes preloaded with Windows 10 will run vCarve? I will have to look int...

EDIT (mostly answered now): I have learned through other searching that The Shark series will not work with LinuxCNC. This is a driver layer issue. It's interesting how the job flow works on these machines and I just wanted to add this info to this post. Hi All, I am narrowing in on purchasing the C...

Hello All, After looking at several CNC machines in the 3-4k price range I have decided the Shark Slimline could be the best choice. Since I'm new to CNC, but not programming or wood working I wanted to see who is hand coding G-Code on the Shark. I am going to be making guitar necks and will be usin...