3D Printing on your CNC Router

We recently built a 3D plastic extruder, for use on a cnc router table, Adding 3D Printing to a CNC Router, building the extruder was easy to do, and after a few Mach3 tweaks, we were able to print some fantastic parts, right from our cnc routers, if you have a cnc router, and want to add a 3D printing, to your CNC Router tool collection, then this is a must read, and learn more in our CNC Builders Forum

CNC Drag Knife Cutting

Our CNC Drag Knife fits in your cnc router collet just like an ordinary 1/4″, bit and is able to clean cut decals, paper, thin plastic stock, and even score some thicker materials, the carbide knife blade is held in magnetically and swivels on two precision ball bearings, enabling the knife to track the exact direction, and cut on the center-line of the tool-path, you get perfect clean cut edges, it is currently available in 1/4″ shank size, and as special request we can supply them, 1/2″ and 8mm, if needed. great sale price Buy it Now

Get the facts on CNC Router Drive Mechanics

DIY Linear Drive Machine Mechanics of a Hobby CNC Router, can have many choices, screw, rack and pinion, timing belt, cable, chain, etc. but what is the right choice? before you make a decision that can impact the accuracy of your cnc router, learn the facts about Drive mechanic’s for cnc routers. Read More

New Rockcliff Machine Website

Hope you all enjoy the new website, we are currently adding many more great products, content, and shop for special buys everyday for the DIY community, visit often to see what’s new, or visit our forum to discuss your cnc diy project with the community 

CNC Router Tangential Knife 

Used for cutting  thicker materials like cardboard, thick foams, and rubber,  Using a Tangential Knife is one the the best tools you can use,  adding this small tool to your cnc router, can be quite simple to achieve, Tangential cutting uses a motor to rotate the blade in real time to keep the knife in line with the toolpath, Read More

Position-Correcting CNC Router

Check out what the guys at MIT built, it’s a new take on an old concept, a line tracking hand held router, that will sort of follow a drawn line, it’s probably not extremely accurate but a cool idea, possibly coming to a hardware store in the future  Read More