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[jteneyck]

That's amazing! I would love that, but I have two things working against me: I'm technologically challenged and I'm old, past the time when I looked forward to adding a major piece of equipment to my workshop and learning a new set of skills.

You are never too old to learn new skills.  I bought the CNC mainly to keep my brain engaged, and it's working.  

They make CNC's from little desktop machines that cost just a couple hundred $'s up to large industrial monsters.  At around $1K you can get a pretty capable machine that you can sit on a small bench.  I went with something larger figuring I would never need to upgrade, but much of the stuff I do could be done on a machine with a 16 x 24" work area. 

If you can draw detailed drawings by hand, then you can learn to draw on a computer.  The video tutorials I watched to learn the VCarve CAD/CAM software I use are excellent and easy to follow.  

And you're never too old to have fun.  

John

[Tapper]

Well, I did end up chiseling out the corners by hand.  It wasn't hard after all, and the results were worth the effort.   These look just about exactly like the ones on the Thorsen cabinet.  



The CNC takes care of the difficult part.  A little handwork makes it look traditional. 

John

John,


It looks like there is a cove at the base of the pin board. Is there a way to eliminate this on a CNC so there's a 90 degree right angle at that point?

Thanks,

Doug

[jteneyck]

That cove was intentional, Doug.  I could easily, and more quickly, cut it as a right angle, but I like the cove.  We'll see what the guy who's building the cabinet wants.  Afterall, it is his cabinet.  

John