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Using 3d printed templates for precise routing with no CNC

January 17, 2021 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we will use 3d printed templates to route a very precise pocket with multiple depths – with no CNC.

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@Making IT Podcast: Challenge your thinking on free software

August 8, 2020 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In a recent episode of the Making IT podcast the hosts made a very strong statement in favor of commercial software. In this article I want to offer a friendly …

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Rendering Wood in FreeCAD – FreeCAD for Woodworkers 5

May 23, 2020 - by wayofwood - 5 Comments.

In this article we are going to look into Rendering in FreeCAD and go through a variety of options to improve the look of your CAD work.

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Woodworking Cutlist in FreeCAD – FreeCAD for Woodworkers 05

March 29, 2020 - by wayofwood - 10 Comments.

In this article we are going to create a woodworking cutlist and cut diagrams from a FreeCAD model.

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FreeCAD for Woodworkers: Assembly with the A2+ workbench

February 1, 2020 - by wayofwood - 3 Comments.

In this tutorial we create step by step an assembly of a Japanese toolbox in FreeCAD.

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FreeCAD for Woodworkers 03 – Parametric Routing Template with the Spreadsheet Workbench

December 21, 2019December 22, 2019 - by wayofwood - 6 Comments.

In this article we use the spreadsheet workbench in FreeCAD to make it easy to create a hinge or tenon routing template.

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FreeCAD for Woodworker 02 – Tenon Jig in the Part Design Workbench

December 1, 2019 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we re-create our 3D printed loose tenon jig with FreeCAD as a tutorial for the Part Design workbench.

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FreeCAD in Woodworking 01 – Creating 3d printed Benchdogs with the Part workbench

November 15, 2019January 6, 2020 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

Today we use the FreeCAD in a woodworking project. In the first part of this tutorial we use the part workbench to create 3d printed benchdogs.

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Laser cutting CAD design with FreeCAD

August 9, 2019 - by wayofwood - 1 Comment

In this article we will design 3D objects for laser cutting using the free and open source CAD software FreeCAD. We will create a simple mounting bracket as an example.

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CAD Design for the laser cutter in Inkscape

June 28, 2019 - by wayofwood - Leave a Comment

In this article we will take a look at different ways how to design 3D objects for the laser cutter. We use Inkscape and a free Boxmaker to make a …

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