Selling my Shapeoko 1+
I’m putting my modified Shapeoko 1 up for sale. Since I have a Shapeoko 3 now, I don’t really need the S1 anymore. It’s a great starter machin...
Author: Timothy Foreman
Fixturing and an Oops
I love the DeStaCo quick clamps. They have many varieties. I recently bought some of the push-pull style to make a fixture to mill my .50 BMG inserts. I used so...
Before there were cable ties, there was…
Waxed linen string! I like using the old school waxed linen string for long bundles of cables. It doesn’t snag on things, it’s mildly soothing to do...
Shapeoko 3 – Some Tests and Some Results!
Lots of stuff today. Mostly testing and such. First thing I did was setup the dial indicator to measure the Z flex. I set it up and measured in the X and Y axis...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Finishing Up, For Now
I did decide that three layers of 3/4″ MDF was too high for the risers, so I glued up some double-thickness risers a couple of days ago. Then I decided to...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Finishing Up (For Now)
I did a whole bunch of work today, but didn’t take a lot of photos because it wasn’t really work that needs them. I bolted all the wheels to the pla...
Shimming Shapeoko 3 Wheel Bearings
This post describes the process that I used to shim the bearings in my Shapeoko 3 V-Wheels. This process could be used for any V-Wheel assembly whether it’...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Interlude
(I’ve kind of given up on the Part X numbering at this point…) Last we heard I was waiting for my shims to arrive for the v-wheels. While I was wait...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Part 2
I have done some other mods to my S3 so as long as I’m waiting to hear from support I’ll write them up now. While I don’t think mounting the c...
Shapeoko 3 Upgrades – Part 1.4 (Long)
Last time we checked in I had determined that the table was indeed pretty flat, so I was going to proceed. So I did.