CNC Shark Forum

Just got it Saturday. thank you NWA

thank you. that's very kind of you.
I will put it to good use.

Just curious - has anyone received the CNC Shark bottle opener key chain for entering this year's contest?
I for one have not. Not a big deal, just curious if anyone at all got one. cheers!

my latest design.
this is another 3d raised body pen with raised skulls on a cocobolo blank.
These are the opposite of something like the inlay pens. They are rotary turned on the shark.
cheers!

I hadn't seen an announcement on who one the NWA contest, but here is a link to the page.
http://shop.nextwaveautomation.com/shop ... x?recid=21
The winning firetruck looks great! congratulations.

thank you

I've been wanting to do a Constantine lighter for some time now but could never quite get the artwork right. I finally settled on this one. Diamond bit engraved on the CNC. toolpaths were created using the quick engrave function of Aspire and having it follow the vectors rather than fill. Cheers! ph...

I don't know the wattage of the Laser NW has on their Laser, but you need at least 50 watts to cut wood veneer 0.007" thick. I use a 200 watt laser at 40% power to cut 1/8" plywood. That being said, unless you are willing to redesign the Shark to accommodate laser tube and mirrors to direct the bea...

WE HAVE RESULTS! Thank you Rando. It is exactly as you describe. when the plate is on the vise, the bed, or thru the aluminum work piece the touch plate is not detected. For everything else it works fine. The vise was a new addition only a few weeks ago. I'll just continue to use paper to touch off ...

interesting thought. I'll have to check that out.
In my case, it is on a vise and I was trying to cut aluminum in the vise. So there is a clear conductive path to the bed.
I'll try it in the morning and let you know.
-nick