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How Optimizing Cutting Speed Can Reduce Machining Costs by 30%

Introduction In modern machining, many workshops focus heavily on tooling quality or machine capability, but often overlook one critical factor: cutting speed

Red Alert 2 (but no FMVs, it is what it is)

Red Alert 2 is still a really fun game!

Make Some New Letters! My Actifit Report Card: January 26 2026

I fella was missing a couple letters to an old sign from an neighborhood in our city. Two of the "S" when missing so we cut a few more on are CNC plasma

CNC Controller Market Outlook (2025–2026): Growth, Trends, and Competitive Landscape

CNC Controller Market is witnessing steady growth driven by rapid industrial automation, increasing demand for precision manufacturing, and advancements in smart

A couple Cut Parts! My Actifit Report Card: December 19 2025

Photo of a couple parts we cut Yesterday! It's a cold Saturday morning here -20s and of to the shop now for more fun! This report was published via Actifit app (Android

More Parts! My Actifit Report Card: December 4 2025

More parts, the CNC plasma table keeps cooking them out! Not the most interesting things to cut on our machine, but here we are! This report was published via Actifit

More F-bomb Bottle Openers! My Actifit Report Card: November 9 2025

Bit of a novel product! But they keep selling so why not keep on making them! We have made about 450 of these in the last half year! We also tried a few small keychains!

A few More Metal Cuts! My Actifit Report Card: October 22 2025

We made a few more metal cuts yesterday! Here is how they turned out! We'll see what today brings! This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check

Made Some More Metal Pumpkins for Halloween! My Actifit Report Card: October 21 2025

We got some more pumpkins cut and painted! Ready for the Halloween! Peppers and we got a bunch of leftover teeth! This report was published via Actifit app (Android

Are Laser Came In Last Week! My Actifit Report Card: October 5 2025

Our 3000w laser showed up last week, while exciting! We have a lot of work to get operational! Hoping to do some engraving, but mostly cutting steel more accurately

Just A Few More Parts! My Actifit Report Card: September 28 2025

We did some more practice cutting some 3/16" Aluminum 5052 Plate on our CNC Plasma Table! Still getting more slag than one would hope for. And more than other

Herring How the Octopus Turned Out! My Actifit Report Card: August 31 2025

We cut out some octopuses, all the same design in different thicknesses and sizes! Found the files on a free site! I would like to thank the unknown original artist!

F-Bombs are popular! My Actifit Report Card: August 28 2025

The F-bombs continue to remain popular! We got orders for 10 of them twice yesterday! I guess we keep cutting them and tell demand dies off! This report was published

Cut Some Plates! My Actifit Report Card: August 26 2025

Got some plates cut out on our CNC plasma table for a gentleman yesturday. By mid-evening he sent me some photos of them welded together. Nice to see, a plan come

Random Metal Projects From This Week! My Actifit Report Card: August 22 2025

Nothing too crazy exciting this weekend! Just grinding it out, waiting for some better projects. Here's some random photos from this week. Fingers crossed for some

Fresh Donuts out of the Oven! My Actifit Report Card: August 15 2025

We got some fresh donuts on the CNC Plasma table! Here's a look at how they turned out! Smoking hot! This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check

Parts On the Plasma! My Actifit Report Card: August 13 2025

Cut a bunch of parts out of 1/2" thick steel plate! Everything was going well until we melted the torch head! Surprisingly, just the very tip of this burnt

Pulled right from the e-waste pile - Chromebook from 2012 lives again

I'm on a mission, my friends. You see, I had a little Linux server running CNCJS for years, and it worked beautifully. I could operate my CNC machine — for guitar

More Metal Cuts On The CNC Plasma Table! My Actifit Report Card: July 30 2025

Trying to get a little farther on this everyday! Get a few more cuts done in our spare time. Here's some of the best photos from yesterday! Time's a ticken! Let's

F-Bombs and Some Mushrooms! My Actifit Report Card: July 28 2025

We cut out some F-Bomb bottle openers on the CNC plasma Cutting Table Yesterday! We also got some more hive signs! When we put a plate onto the plasma table, sometimes