Every now and then people ask about a Mach3 wizard for cutting dovetails.
There used to be one at Joe's forum, but I don't believe it's still available (I've never actually seen it). And I know of another one, but haven't seen that one either.
So I figured I'd pick up the torch and do something about it.
Rather than a Mach3 wizard, I'm going to do a standalone app. Eventually this may become a larger collection of woodworking utilities. But for now, it's going to start as a dovetail and box joint generator.
You'll be able to design the joints, get a preview of what they'll look like, and export the g-code to create them. I can probably add .dxf export at some point, if anyone needed it??
To use this, you'll need to be able to clamp stock vertically on your machine.
Here's a screenshot of what I have so far.
Feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
There used to be one at Joe's forum, but I don't believe it's still available (I've never actually seen it). And I know of another one, but haven't seen that one either.
So I figured I'd pick up the torch and do something about it.
Rather than a Mach3 wizard, I'm going to do a standalone app. Eventually this may become a larger collection of woodworking utilities. But for now, it's going to start as a dovetail and box joint generator.
You'll be able to design the joints, get a preview of what they'll look like, and export the g-code to create them. I can probably add .dxf export at some point, if anyone needed it??
To use this, you'll need to be able to clamp stock vertically on your machine.
Here's a screenshot of what I have so far.
Feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated.