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Post by Jerry on Jun 18, 2017 1:27:46 GMT
Hello all,
I ordered a Carve King. I have done cnc for years. This should be fun. I would like to put the machine in a plexiglas box or a cabinet of some kind.
Jerry
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Post by aforww on Jun 18, 2017 1:32:38 GMT
Hello all, I ordered a Carve King. I have done cnc for years. This should be fun. I would like to put the machine in a plexiglas box or a cabinet of some kind. Jerry Welcome Jerry. Looking forward to your contributions to the forums. Just make sure you have some airflow in the box and enclosing it shouldn't be an issue.
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Post by kevin on Jun 20, 2017 22:41:25 GMT
Hi Jerry, Welcome to the forum. There have been several here that have enclosed their M-3's for dust and sound suppression, I look forward to seeing what you come up with and hearing your thoughts on the Carve King.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jun 21, 2017 2:28:52 GMT
Welcome aboard the forum, Jerry. Nice to have you here.
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Post by activereality on Jun 27, 2017 4:04:29 GMT
Hello all,
New guy here, really digging the community and wanted to be a part of it.
I love to learn and use my mind and hands to create things. Cnc was recently part of a job I had and I instantly enjoyed it.
I haven't picked up a machine yet, however I am eyeballing the carve king very hard.
Looming forward to learning from all of the amazing members and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.
Activereality
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Post by aforww on Jun 27, 2017 4:28:53 GMT
Hello all, New guy here, really digging the community and wanted to be a part of it. I love to learn and use my mind and hands to create things. Cnc was recently part of a job I had and I instantly enjoyed it. I haven't picked up a machine yet, however I am eyeballing the carve king very hard. Looming forward to learning from all of the amazing members and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Activereality Welcome. You can't go wrong with either machine but the Carve King will definitely give you more room to grow.
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Post by kevin on Jun 27, 2017 10:57:01 GMT
Hello all, New guy here, really digging the community and wanted to be a part of it. I love to learn and use my mind and hands to create things. Cnc was recently part of a job I had and I instantly enjoyed it. I haven't picked up a machine yet, however I am eyeballing the carve king very hard. Looming forward to learning from all of the amazing members and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Activereality Hi and welcome to the site. I think you are going to like the forum here, it's a great place to learn about CNC'ing with a bunch of very helpful people. The Carve King looks like another great machine at from Millright at a fabulous price. To top the price, Derek with Millright CNC has a video posted of it cutting steel after someone touting a competitor's machine claimed the Carve King wouldn't be rigid enough to hang with their big name machine that costs a lot more. Good luck with your decision.
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Post by activereality on Jun 27, 2017 13:37:46 GMT
Hello all, New guy here, really digging the community and wanted to be a part of it. I love to learn and use my mind and hands to create things. Cnc was recently part of a job I had and I instantly enjoyed it. I haven't picked up a machine yet, however I am eyeballing the carve king very hard. Looming forward to learning from all of the amazing members and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Activereality Hi and welcome to the site. I think you are going to like the forum here, it's a great place to learn about CNC'ing with a bunch of very helpful people. The Carve King looks like another great machine at from Millright at a fabulous price. To top the price, Derek with Millright CNC has a video posted of it cutting steel after someone touting a competitor's machine claimed the Carve King wouldn't be rigid enough to hang with their big name machine that costs a lot more. Good luck with your decision. Kevin, Yeah I saw that video. For such an inexpensive machine, it is deffinetly well laid out and put together. That kind of rigidity is a huge factor in my final decision. I wouldn't say I will be doing a lot of stuff in steel. But I do plan on (eventually) doing projects in aluminum. Getting a machine that can more easily handle these kinds of loads and put less overall strain on the components is something I've put thought into. Thanks for the welcome guys! Activereality
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Post by VGCustomShop on Jun 28, 2017 12:00:13 GMT
The name is Neil - I own a guitar building and repair shop in Las Vegas since 1997. I know very little about CNC machines (except that the guitar industry has been all but taken over by them). Thought that a CNC could be a good help around the shop - after looking at quite a few others, bought the Carve King with homing switches, protective paint and will mount a Colt on it. The Fusion360 CAD looks like quite a challenge but am determined! We'll see how it goes.
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Post by aforww on Jun 28, 2017 14:58:09 GMT
The name is Neil - I'm 59 and own a guitar building and repair shop in Las Vegas since 1997. I know very little about CNC machines (except that the guitar industry has been all but taken over by them). Turning 60 this November and thought that a CNC could be a good help around the shop - after looking at quite a few others, bought the Carve King with switches and will mount a Colt on it. The Fusion360 CAD looks like quite a challenge but am determined! We'll see how it goes. Welcome! If I ever find the Ibanez electric I took apart 13 years ago, I'll send it your way to put back together. Lol. It's all around here somewhere.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Jun 29, 2017 2:41:13 GMT
Welcome aboard to both of you. Beautiful guitars by the way Neil!
Let us know what kind of questions you have, activereality.
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Post by activereality on Jun 30, 2017 16:09:27 GMT
Welcome aboard to both of you. Beautiful guitars by the way Neil! Let us know what kind of questions you have, activereality. Derek, Haha, famous last words. I have a particular set of skills. These skills have been honed over a very long career of being completely ignorant. So I am certain that, at some point, I will say or ask something so ridiculous, you'll read it twice and wonder how I was the fastest swimmer. . That being said, I have also compared myself to a sentient rock. I'm smart enough to know I exist and just dumb enough to break everything I touch. But this gives me the experience to fix it twice after I break it once haha. All joking aside, I generally try to understand something to its theory. I like to think of things as simply as possible. An old joke from saltier days "If you can't explain it with crayons and legos, you don't understand it". While this doesn't fit every circumstance, the theory behind that is that the mastery of something should mean that you can describe it simply and directly. Without this methodology, I (personally) wouldn't really believe I've "got" something that I am looking at. Especially outside of an academic arena where you are tested on information. In the real world, an incorrect or false belief in knowledge is a quick way to the nearest ER. The flip side of that, "over mastery" or complacency kills. We must stay vigilant and aware of what we are doing and why.
Well darn, that got serious haha. Thanks for the support! And since this seems to be a friendly place. So my name is Aaron. Have a great one guys!
Aaron!
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Post by aforww on Jun 30, 2017 22:11:52 GMT
Welcome aboard to both of you. Beautiful guitars by the way Neil! Let us know what kind of questions you have, activereality. Derek, Haha, famous last words. I have a particular set of skills. These skills have been honed over a very long career of being completely ignorant. So I am certain that, at some point, I will say or ask something so ridiculous, you'll read it twice and wonder how I was the fastest swimmer. . That being said, I have also compared myself to a sentient rock. I'm smart enough to know I exist and just dumb enough to break everything I touch. But this gives me the experience to fix it twice after I break it once haha. All joking aside, I generally try to understand something to its theory. I like to think of things as simply as possible. An old joke from saltier days "If you can't explain it with crayons and legos, you don't understand it". While this doesn't fit every circumstance, the theory behind that is that the mastery of something should mean that you can describe it simply and directly. Without this methodology, I (personally) wouldn't really believe I've "got" something that I am looking at. Especially outside of an academic arena where you are tested on information. In the real world, an incorrect or false belief in knowledge is a quick way to the nearest ER. The flip side of that, "over mastery" or complacency kills. We must stay vigilant and aware of what we are doing and why.
Well darn, that got serious haha. Thanks for the support! And since this seems to be a friendly place. So my name is Aaron. Have a great one guys!
Aaron!I like the way you think! lol. Though, I do tend to be the one that learns on the fly. I work well under pressure and find a bit of urgency tends to open one's perception to the totality of the situation, sometimes. Sometimes it doesn't end so well. Ah well, still here so obviously it hasn't cost me too much.
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Post by icarii on Jul 3, 2017 13:33:45 GMT
Hello All, I am embarking on assembling my M3 today, I finally got a whole day off of work without the wife being home also so I figured now is the time to get it together. I have some experience with laser engraver/cutters and 3D printing but have never really tried a CNC before, this is my second attempt at a CNC machine, I had previously gotten one off of kickstarter from another vendor but could never get the thing working. It was good experience soldering a lot and getting the mechanics working but I would have loved to be able to make something with it. Shortly after that I found M3 and ordered one a month or two later when I had the funds. Other then that I look forward to getting this together and hopefully creating some cool stuff!
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Post by kevin on Jul 3, 2017 14:36:51 GMT
Hello All, I am embarking on assembling my M3 today, I finally got a whole day off of work without the wife being home also so I figured now is the time to get it together. I have some experience with laser engraver/cutters and 3D printing but have never really tried a CNC before, this is my second attempt at a CNC machine, I had previously gotten one off of kickstarter from another vendor but could never get the thing working. It was good experience soldering a lot and getting the mechanics working but I would have loved to be able to make something with it. Shortly after that I found M3 and ordered one a month or two later when I had the funds. Other then that I look forward to getting this together and hopefully creating some cool stuff! Welcome icarii. Good luck on the M3 assembly. I am thinking you are going to have a much better experience with Millright than with a machine off kickstarter. The customer support from Millright as well as the support from the forum community here is second to none.
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