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R&D Fridays! - 30w air-assist laser cutting different materials
In today's episode of R&D Fridays we are testing out our new 30w air-assisted cutting laser on a few different materials. To our surprise...

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Dec 3, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays - Water-cooling option!
R&D Fridays! Today we are testing out a tidy, closed-loop, water-cooling option designed for cooling water-cooled spindles. This design...

CNC3D
Nov 25, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays, but on a Monday....... again!
This week we're looking into water cooling solutions! We've sourced a few different parts from some new suppliers and are working through...

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Nov 21, 20221 min read


UPDATED LEAD TIME!
The team have been absolutely killing it on the machine builds which has allowed us to reduce the lead times for our QB2, QueenBee and...

CNC3D
Nov 17, 20221 min read


CNC Manual mill / VMC upgrade conversion (HM48 / MH28V)
Designed and made right here in Australia, our engineering team have produced some CNC upgrade kits for popular manual milling centers...

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Nov 16, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays! (but a few days late)
We were back working with our Nighthawk Scribe board last week - and we've got it tasting MDF for the first time! We have replaced the...

CNC3D
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Tramming your YouCarve CNC - Greatly improve your carvings
In this video we show you a simple and easy way to tram your spindle or router on your YouCarve CNC. The purpose of tramming is to...

CNC3D
Nov 10, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays - CNC3D 2D Toolpath tool
R&D Fridays! We've been doing R&D Fridays every week for the last few weeks and you all seem to love it! In this weeks R&D Fridays we are...

CNC3D
Oct 21, 20221 min read


Booo!
Viky and Joel have been playing on our Australian Made QB2 CNC, using a 60° V Carving bit, Oramask 813, 16mm MDF and spray paint to make some fun Halloween signs. This was a test run for a Halloween sign Viky will be making! Viky is normally behind the scenes and has just started learning how to use the machines - We cant wait to see her final design! https://www.cnc3d.com.au/compare https://www.cnc3d.com.au/product-page/oramask-813-stencil-film #cnc #cncaustralia #cncrouter

CNC3D
Oct 21, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays! - The new "Light" Nighthawk Scribe is coming soon!
R&D Fridays! We have created a lighter version of our popular Nighthawk controller for use with smaller CNC router and laser engravers...

CNC3D
Oct 14, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays!
This week we’re deep into re-designing our QB2 plates to allow us to install barrel-type inductive limit switches! These switches provide...

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Oct 7, 20221 min read


Our Australian made Nighthawk CNC controller is now officially certified!
Some amazing news! Our Australian made Nighthawk CNC controller is now officially certified both Electrically and for Radio emissions...

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Oct 3, 20221 min read


Fusion360 / Inventor Plasma post processor NOW AVAILABLE!
Some great news! In lieu of our new Plasma tables launching soon, we have created a customized CNC3D Plasma specific Post processor that...

CNC3D
Sep 21, 20221 min read


CNC Basics - PT3 - Surfacing your bed using CNC3D Commander
Hey followers, This is Part 3 of our CNC Basics series where we cover surfacing your spoilboard / bed to get the most out of your work...

CNC3D
Sep 20, 20221 min read


CNC Basics - PT2 - How to import ANY font you like in Easel for free!
This video is Part 2 of our "Getting Started with your CNC" guide. Today we are covering a few handy tips and tricks when using Easel....

CNC3D
Sep 20, 20221 min read


This machine rocks !
Jim is loving his QB2 CNC Machine - his exact words are "This machine rocks ! Extremely precise cutting 3mm brass micro pieces …. worth...

CNC3D
Sep 16, 20221 min read


CNC How-To - Creating your first CNC job using Easel with our Nighthawk controller
In this video below we cover the basics of using the Easel software provided by Inventables. You can sign up to Easel here at...

CNC3D
Sep 13, 20221 min read


R&D Fridays!
Having some fun with our new Australian made prototype CNC plasma at our factory. Some spectacular results so far! Our new CNC plasma...

CNC3D
Sep 9, 20221 min read


Get a FREE Dust Shoe with every Fully Assembled QueenBee or QB2 CNC Machine order!
From now until 30th September 2022 get a FREE Dust Shoe with every Fully Assembled QueenBee or QB2 CNC Machine order !! 😎 Use coupon...

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Sep 6, 20221 min read


Machine lead times have been reduced!
Excellent effort from our team who have been working hard to reduce the lead times* on our Machines, and today is the day!!! Lead time is...

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Aug 31, 20221 min read
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