I’m Ryan, the founder of this group and a passionate CNC entrepreneur. I’m super excited to have you all here. This community is all about helping each other grow, learn, and create with CNC machines—whether you’re just starting or looking to take your skills to the next level. Here’s a little about me: - I’ve been working with CNC machines for 10 years, building a business and helping others do the same. - My favorite thing about CNC is turning a simple design into a product that people love. - Fun fact: I love Bourbon and Tequila, and have over 100 bottles in my collection/stash Now it’s your turn! In the comments, let us know: - Your name and where you’re from - What stage are you at in your CNC journey (just starting, hobbyist, business owner, etc.)? - What you’re most excited to create or learn with CNC - A fun fact about yourself! Looking forward to getting to know everyone and seeing what amazing projects we’ll create together!

Hello I’m a total cnc virgin, I finally bought my first hobby Cnc it’s a FoxAlien Masuter 3S, it arrived yesterday and I’m itching to set her up but I have family coming to visit over Christmas so I have to wait until NewYear before I can get going. I must say I’m a bit, well a lot actually, daunted as I know absolutely zero except for the YouTube videos I’ve watched, I have no clue about what bit to use for what process or anything. Is there any suggestions where I should start ? I was recommended a set of Gemnitsu 1/8th bits are they of real use? I hope so… As for me I live in the UK, I have 2 dogs and 4 budgies and my new baby is called FoxAlien 🤣🤣🤣 I look forward to learning from you all, please be patient with me. Have a lovely day and thanks for reading my little intro 🌻🌻🌻

I'm an old retired lady who thought I could make some extra money with a CNC... I bought my first CNC last spring, a Digital Wood Carver desktop machine. (Their biggest selling point was that I didn't have to put it together. I'm great with assembling things, but horrible at fine-tuning and calibration!) Things were going fairly good until I had a couple of setbacks. The first was when Vectric version 12 came out. I downloaded it, and right afterward my PC prompted me to update to Windows 11 and I thought what the heck? Might as well! The next day when I opened my PC, all of my Vectric project files, that I had spent hours creating and working on, had just disappeared! Worst yet, some of them were projects I had been asked to make by my sister as presents for her friends. All that was left was the G-Code. Laney from DWC tried helping me recover them but neither of us could find them. So, after another couple of weeks recreating the projects, suddenly one day a bunch of the lost files just reappeared in my folder. I reverted back to Windows 10! All was going fairly well until just before the holidays. I was using an IDC Beast bit with a new muscle chuck, and the muscle chuck, which I had just spent $50 of my very limited income on, disintegrated...I was just disheartened and didn't get back to it. What I did do was invest in the Learn Your CNC course and did it, marveling at how much time I could have saved if I had done this right off the bat. I watch all the videos and live shows I can, from Ryan, Garrett, Andy, Hamilton, Mark Lindsey, etc. I have a supply of black walnut and cedar lumber that my dad milled back in the late 90s, and was using that for some of the things I was trying to make at first. I discovered that rough cut lumber is a pain in the you know what, and getting things lined up on an edge that's not straight is a nightmare. When I started this, I didn't think about the other tools I'd likely need, such as planers, joiners, etc. to be able to use that lumber or the hours of surfacing they'd require without those tools. So last week I took the plunge, took advantage of Ryan's Black Friday special, and ordered some ready-to-go materials from CIC (and spoke to a lovely lady called Brenda), and I'm looking forward to having nice things to work with, as well as my new understanding of Vectric because of the course, and actually can envision having fun with my CNC!

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started small now it pays my bills Three months ago, I had no idea my online store would be making $25k in sales. I just decided to start even though I knew nothing about. building brand Most people wait until everything feels perfect before they start… but the truth is, clarity comes from doing. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to start but kept delaying because it didn’t feel perfect yet?