Reworking the Shop Electrical
One thing about implementing the use of CNC in shop production is that you have to improve the electrical system. Since our CNC uses a router, not a spindle, it runs on 120v, at least at present. But it needs a circuit all its own, which means that the...
Dust Collection
Eventually, we'd like to get centralized dust collection with this setup. However, current budget constraints relegate us to a smaller system. But this one still works well, particularly when we couple it with a hepa filter in the shop vac. Our setup...
Removing the Shop Sabre 23 from the pallet (part two)
Today we worked our plan and easily removed the Shop Sabre and table from the pallet. Here's how we did it: We removed the holding brackets using an impact wrench. Using our floor jack, we jacked up the heavy end and removed the holding blocks with a saws-all. Then...
Removing the Shop Sabre 23 from the Pallet (part one)
After a week of looking things over and thinking about a variety of ways to put the wheels on the table and remove it from the pallet, we came up with a process. Without a forklift, we are a bit inhibited, as we can't just raise the whole table at once, add the...
Shop Sabre 23, First Look
After about two months of intense research, we ordered a Shop Sabre 23 last March. Shop Sabres are popular machines, for good reason, and each one is custom built for the customer. Today, about 12 weeks after ordering the machine, it was delivered. We are going to...