UC100 not found - my issue with that was the USB cable not being tight! 🙂 If the machine has been sitting since March and in June can't manage f...

Follow up: cutting 12mm with 5mm bit, 1.5mm pass, 900mm/min feed - crashed twice (at about 9.5mm deep), once at 20,000 rpm (HF350) and then again at 1...

A little follow up to this, confirming Rory's comment. I was cutting with HF350, 5mm 2-flute bit, 2mm pass depth, in Meranti (Phillipines Mahogany)...

Nick you don't need stronger stepper motors - all they are doing is moving the portal around (that holds the spindle/drill). I saw a post somewhere t...

Nick, you have to be aware: cutting at 0.5mm depth you can have your feed speed as high as you like in plywood or MDF. At 2mm pass depth you will may...

It would be nice to add some parameters I did! I said 9mm birch ply 😉 You want more? Here you go: Centre pattern: v-bit 60 degree, 6mm ...

Is the big red e-stop button on your Stepcraft pushed in? Twist to reset and see if it makes a difference.

Hi Nick You can cut fairly thick pieces (12-15mm) but in multiple passes. Take a look at for some video examples. 15mm cut 0.5mm at a time =...

Hi Nick I'd say if you are looking at this in a business way (semiprofessional), the old adage of "time is money" is very much to the fore. I reckon...

Maintenance every 10 hours is largely removing old grease and re-lubricating. I wouldn't glue any screws as you never know when you might have to dis...

I cut (profile) Birch plywood with a 3mm bit at 900mm/min, 300mm/min plunge rate, 2mm pass depth - no problems, hundreds of items cut. This is with S...

I use UCCNC and that tells you your run time for each session. I write down in a notebook what I have run and how long it took, then reset the timer ...

How tight to make the belt? In my experience, "slightly but not too much". That's not helpful but that was my experience. Too loose and it can slip...