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Yes, I am definitely building a CNC controller

It lives!

Progress report… well, I made the box :) I knocked it up out of Wickes plywood, which delaminated so much that I decided to wrap it in...

Dial indicators seem to mate and breed in my shed. The current plan is to get a bed laser-cut in steel to give it some decent rigidity...

The bed turned up this afternoon. Again, it seems very solid and well made. I will have to replace the top with a steel plate for...

I’ve unpacked the boxes, here are the main ingredients for the CNC router. Clockwise from bottom left… DDCS V3.1 CNC controller...

A while back I asked in the CNC forum for some advice etc on building or buying a CNC router. In the end I bought a bunch of Chinese...

I bought the stuff for japanning some time ago - lamp black, turps and stuff. I never got around to it - It’s still on my list of things...

proper japanning is more difficult than just painting it, I'd leave it alone personally and just accept that it's old, as long as it's...

Indeed, I’m just pointing out that the OPs question isn’t such a stupid question, it may well be that his infill plane came from a...

Tyzack went through several iterations and often resold products from other manufacturers under their own brand. I have a Tyzack rabbet...

Might be a long shot but it could be Tyzack. I have a couple of Tyzach saws. They are known for saws but they could well have made, or...

Hi Andy, sorry, I have been offline for a few days. I think that last picture is exactly what I need! That’s incredibly helpful, thank...

I do not remember where I obtained this mallet, but as of today, I will call it an infill mallet (never heard the terminology before...

With the new job keeping me out of the workshop more than I’d like I’ve spent a fair amount of time on trains watching videos and...