Milled my first set of grips!
I fixed up my grip fixture and milled the perimeter profile on a pair of grips tonight!
Category: Shapeoko Mill
ShapeOko Accuracy. Really.
Okay, yesterday’s installment found me annoyed at the accuracy of my ShapeOko. This evening I fixed it for real. Repeatable and within the limits I set fo...
Something, ShapeOko, something, something, accuracy.
Bah. Yesterday I thought I had made some improvement in the accuracy department with my ShapeOko. This evening I ran a job that demonstrated that I was all wet.
Even more accuracy for the ShapeOko
I’ve been boring holes through some 3/4″ thick MDF recently and having a little trouble with it. The blanks are about 3″ x 6″ and I̵...
Shoes for the ShapeOko
Dust shoes that is. I finally got a dust shoe finished up last night and I couldn’t be happier. I managed to run several unattended jobs over the past two...
All ShapeOko, All the Time
At least thats what it feels like to me. But I’m having fun, mostly. Over the past few days I’ve done more stuff to my ShapeOko. Here is all the stu...
Chasing Accuracy – Part 2
Part one was running the Circle Diamond Square test, which indicated I had a problem. Part two is starting to solve some of the accuracy issues, and discovering...
First real job with the ShapeOko!
I ran my first “real” job with my ShapeOko last night! I’m making a custom set of grips for a Ruger Mk II pistol and the left side grip has a ...
Circle Diamond Square
There is a test you can run to check the accuracy of your CNC mill. It’s called the “Circle Diamond Square” test. It’s real name is R...
Base for the ShapeOko
I built a new base for my ShapeOko mill. It’s not quite done, and I’m not quite happy with it, but I took some photos. Here is what I did.