This is the roll-around stand I made for my late 80’s Taiwan-made 4×6 bandsaw, which is almost identical to the one Harbor Freight sells. It uses a Harbor Freight 3-shelf service cart with the top shelf turned upside down. I was a little worried about it being top-heavy so I replaced the original 5-inch casters with 3-inch ones mounted on outriggers made from pressure-treated 2x6s. … Read the rest
CNC: Automatically find edges, hole centers and more with Mach 3
This article describes how you can use Mach 3, the popular CNC controller software, to automatically
- Find the edges of your work piece (and therefore the corners)
- Find the centers of holes and their diameter
- Set your cutting tool at a known height above your work piece or table
What’s involved
This feature is very easy to implement and use and it will cost you almost nothing. … Read the rest