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cobronco69 · 05-19-2010, 07:49 PM

Got mine today, thanks Torchmate! Got it all set up and monkeyed a sharpie to it to test it out. Should have it cutting next week sometime. Table build starts tomorrow!

MQYJ · 05-19-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cobronco69

.......monkeyed a sharpie to it to test it out.

Does that mean you have some cnc sharpie drawings?

Congrats!! You will love it!

What cutter did you get?

cobronco69 · 05-19-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MQYJ

Does that mean you have some cnc sharpie drawings?

Congrats!! You will love it!

What cutter did you get?

yup, sure do, right on the bench

like a 5 year old, no way I could wait.

Cutmaster 52

jj2k · 05-20-2010, 01:00 AM

Congrats on getting yours. I gotta drive to Dallas today and pick mine up at the dock. I can't wait....

MQYJ · 05-20-2010, 03:46 AM

Nice!! I've actually considered clamping a sharpie into the plate marker holder to do some layout where I didn't want to actually engrave the surface.

cobronco69 · 05-20-2010, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MQYJ

Nice!! I've actually considered clamping a sharpie into the plate marker holder to do some layout where I didn't want to actually engrave the surface.

The sharpie worked pretty good. Ziptied a couple of pencils to it to make it longer then ziptied those to the torchholder and off we went. Just wanted to see it in action and it worked good. I can see using a marker down the road for some of the artsy stuff my wife likes. Making picture borders and frame stuff.

Gusagus · 05-21-2010, 06:21 AM

at least i'm not the only one that couldn't wait and had to hook the sharpie up. i ended up masking tape the sharpie to the torch holder and took the lid to the box that it came in to draw on

jj2k · 05-21-2010, 06:35 AM

HAHAHA, I got my 2x2 yesterday. So I appreciate the sharpie idea. Count me in as a member of the sharpie club!

cookwithgas · 05-21-2010, 07:18 AM

I didn't do that with my 2X2 because it was so easy to set up and start cutting, but I put a pen on my mill as soon as I finished converting it to CNC a few years back - here's the video. The pen was little wobbly but it made a nice spiral.

YouTube - Homemade CNC milling machine

05-19-2010, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
cobronco69 Granite Guru Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7410 Location: Palisade CO Posts: 666	Another 2x2 Got mine today, thanks Torchmate! Got it all set up and monkeyed a sharpie to it to test it out. Should have it cutting next week sometime. Table build starts tomorrow! __________________ Battlement Fabrication Grand Junction, CO BattlementFab facebook

05-21-2010, 07:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
cookwithgas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Member # 157306 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 15	CNC Pen I didn't do that with my 2X2 because it was so easy to set up and start cutting, but I put a pen on my mill as soon as I finished converting it to CNC a few years back - here's the video. The pen was little wobbly but it made a nice spiral. YouTube - Homemade CNC milling machine

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05-20-2010, 01:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
jj2k Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Member # 158407 Posts: 128	Congrats on getting yours. I gotta drive to Dallas today and pick mine up at the dock. I can't wait....

05-20-2010, 03:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
MQYJ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15076 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,677	Nice!! I've actually considered clamping a sharpie into the plate marker holder to do some layout where I didn't want to actually engrave the surface.

05-21-2010, 06:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Gusagus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Member # 32262 Posts: 160	at least i'm not the only one that couldn't wait and had to hook the sharpie up. i ended up masking tape the sharpie to the torch holder and took the lid to the box that it came in to draw on

05-21-2010, 06:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
jj2k Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Member # 158407 Posts: 128	HAHAHA, I got my 2x2 yesterday. So I appreciate the sharpie idea. Count me in as a member of the sharpie club!