Specialty Tools for Your Shapeoko

We are back with 5 more options for your CNC projects. Explore new techniques and feature your projects in new ways with these five unique tools.

LINKS:

VIDEOS:

5 Essential End Mills for Every CNC Owner

CNC Router on Ceramic + Glass Tiles

Drag Engrave EVERYTHING!!

You Need to Start Machining Metal

ENDMILLS:

PROJECT KITS:

[joshuabray]

I'll add a 6th one to the list... The drag knife ("Stingray Vinyl Cutter") is great! I've used it to cut some felt and some cork. It did a great job on both.... The MC Etcher (the engraver he showed) is a lot of fun. I've engraved a lot of brass, copper, aluminum, acrylic, and glass with mine. It always turns out GREAT!

[RonInAVan]

I always love the humor in your videos, I’m been thinking of going drag for sometime but haven’t felt comfortable 🤣 get your mind out of the gutter…I’m talking about the drag bits, I’m really interested in giving them a go on my Shapeoko 4
I definitely asking Santa 🎅 for one. Again thanks for the video it went great with my morning coffee ☕️

[thebobloblawshow]

“I don’t mean tools in dresses”, 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[John-xocv]

The How-To video we really need is whatever Kevin B is doing to his hair. Feels like my dad left something important out.

[RichardCournoyer]

Thank you so much for not calling them "BITS!"

[splinterfingerswoodworking]

Is there any way you could do a how-to video on the drag bits on a 12 x 12 granite tile I've seen people making memorials out of them with a laser but wonder if this would work also?

[starhawke]

I really wish I could use your software. Im running a windows 7 machine, because it works, so why upgrade... I also have a Sainsmart 3018. Was really looking forward to exploring Create7 but it wont install, and even if it did, I couldnt export the GRBL code to run my machine. The end mill tools look nice though. If I ever figure out a software for design, Ill try them out.

[thedustyengineer]

“You need these (narrow use case) endmills”

But, what if I don’t do (narrow use case)? 😢

I’m being pedantic, most of these are very commonly used and arguably not specialty except maybe the drag engraver.