Just looking to find out if there's any interest in the Shopbot community. ![]() I plan on releasing it with dovetails only in the next few months, and plan on adding several styles of box joints, as well as mortise and tenons over the winter. sbp files, but I haven't tested the Shopbot code, as I don't have a Shopbot, and have been busy writing code. The software outputs both Mach3 compatible g-code as well as native. (Up to the length of the dovetail bit.Ī jig or fixture to hold your stock vertically IS REQUIRED. You can also do variable spacing, at any depth you like. With software, you can use any depth you want, and the spacing will be adjusted to match the depth. Manual jigs typically will limit the depth of cut, as it's dependent on the spacing of the joints. ![]() What I've come up with allows you to create an unlimited variety of both half blind and full through dovetails. I started with dovetails, as I've seen countless requests over the years for an easy method to do them on a CNC router. Some of you may know me from CNC Zone, or the Vectric forums.įor over a year now, I've been working on a sort of conversational CAM program to generate g-code for woodworking joints.
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