Our Aspire demo... in case you missed us.

Just in case you missed it, we put together a 17min video of the Aspire demo we presented at the 2014 Vectric User Group meeting.  This version has a bit more content then we were able to do live, so even if you saw it once you just might want to watch it again.

We take the Western Saloon No.2 mini-project and its Project Sheet, as reference, to demonstrate how quick it is to use our mini-projects in Aspire 4.5.  Before the end of the video we hack this project using models from the Western Saloon No.1 mini-project and show you some basic tooling on the layout. 

This video will be handy to watch if you are new to mini-projects or Aspire, want to understand how better to use your existing mini-projects or are just interested in CNC.

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The CNCminiProjects Team

Dishing out the first "No.2" of 2014!

From both of us here at CNCminiProjects we hope you all had a safe and happy holidays!  Wishing you all the best for 2014!  

Thank you to all of our customers for making 2013 a great first year!

We would like to send a special thanks to all of our customers that have taken the time to spread the word about what we have to offer here.  If it were not for you, your kind words and all your support, 2013 would not have been as great as it was!  Thank you!

We are so excited to be releasing our first "No.2" to start our second year in business.

Late last year we released a mini-project called Dish Shapes No.1 and we felt that we need to follow it up closely with our Dish Shapes No.2.. so here it is!!!!

Our second installment has the same 4 basic shapes with a hand carved look added to them.  We have replaced the daisy with a sharp looking fleur de lis that has been inspired by a carving we once saw on a church in Texas. 

Both the Dish Shapes No.1 and No.2 were created so that any user, from novice to the expert, could machine a model below the surface of a project, wood blank or a cabinet door.  Addin amazing versatility to our mini-projects and to your existing library of models.

To help you understand more fully how to uses these we also developed a Rough Cuts video to help you along.  Please feel free to check it out!

So here's to a safe and wonderful 2014 filled with great Weekend CNC Warrior projects! 

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The CNCminiProjects Team
Todd and Pierre Luc

Rough Cuts - ArtCAM Express The Basics

We are excited to have posted a special video for our ArtCAM Express (ACE) users. Over the last few months we have had a couple of questions posed to us on how to use our mini-projects in ACE.

We are sure we have answered a couple of these in this short video.

Touching on things like planning your finished piece, centering models, proper method of pasting floating clip-art, how to get ACE to create outlines of pasted clip-art, cropping a model, and much more.

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If you are an ArtCAM Express user that that is considering purchasing or already uses CNCminiProjects, and would like to learn a few tips and tricks, this might be the best 15 minutes you'll ever spend.

Even if you are not a customer of ours but do use ACE or are new to ACE then this is a must watch.

We will be adding more Rough Cuts videos specifically for ACE users, in the future, so you might want to subscribe to our YouTube channel or get on our mailing list so you can see them all.

If you are an ArtCAM Express user and have a specific question please feel free to leave a comment and we will get back to you with an answer or attack it in a future video.

Be safe and safe CNCing.