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Desktop CNC Milling: How to Zero a Bit on the ShopBot Desktop [Core77 ShopBot Series, Episode 03b]

Core77 / April 3, 2023

Once you’ve got a bit installed in your ShopBot Desktop, you’ll need to “zero,” or calibrate, the bit so that […]

Core77 / March 14, 2023

Here we show an overview of the four basic steps required to run a CNC mill: Setting up the drawing

Core77 / March 6, 2023

In this episode of the Core77 ShopBot series, we take a close look at the ShopBot Desktop to answer some

Core77 / December 20, 2022

In this video we show you how to set up a ShopBot Desktop, straight out of the crate. It’s surprisingly

Core77 / December 9, 2022

When mounting small workpieces to the ShopBot Desktop, you can mount them anywhere on the bed, and then “drive” the

Core77 / November 25, 2022

The ShopBot Desktop doesn’t require much in the way of daily maintenance, but there is a warm-up routine you ought

Core77 / November 21, 2022

Here’s a simple way to register your part to the machine’s bed for two-sided machining. source

Core77 / November 11, 2022

In this introduction to the Core77 ShopBot series, we explain five very good reasons why we opted to work with

Core77 / November 7, 2022

Rounding edges over is a common part of many a woodworking project. But the bearing-guided roundover bits you’d use in

Core77 / November 6, 2022

Here we’ll use the Showboat Desktop to cut an applebox side panel, which is slightly different from the top panel