SO3: Universal G-code sender vs bCNC

I dunno.

I would really like for a couple of people to cut out the locking register calipers which I did: http://www.shapeoko.com/projects/project.php?id=154

On my pair, one can feel a slight discontinuity along the outer curves — it’s not there in the drawing, and I can’t see it in the preview, so I guess it gets introduced during the actual G-code interpretation by Grbl. I could file it off, but I’ve left it there, intending to make a second pair for comparison.

More interesting to me is a new category of hand tools which CNC makes possible — the Jointmaker is an excellent example: http://www.bridgecitytools.com/default/jmpv2-jointmaker-pro.html

I can use some hand tools, as long as it doesn’t require any true skill. I can cut with a saw and sand something but ask me to chisel something and well you may as well call the hospital. lol

I like BCNC a lot
It is not the easiest program to get up and running and you need Java.

@jacksmith — bCNC needs Python, not Java.

Installation and running it should be pretty straight-forward: http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/BCNC#Installation — also see the bCNC github wiki: https://github.com/vlachoudis/bCNC/wiki/OS

Sorry I ment Python and don’t forget PYserial too.