Upgrades to the CNC

I've made some upgrades to the CNC machine. Avid CNC sent me some new parts to install. The biggest change is upgrading the control box and the control software. I'm going from Mach 4 to CNC 12. This new control software should be more stable than Mach 4 was, and I'm finding this to be true. I also changed the computer that runs the software. Because this computer is much smaller, I cut down my computer cabinet to a lower height. Now really only the screen sits above the work surface. I like this better as it doesn't block the view of the CNC machine from where I'm sitting at the computer. Some small additions that I made were a new tool height setter and a new dust shoe that work a lot better than the old system. I also installed a new crosshair laser which allows me to set the 0,0 point very easily on the machine. I also got a ring light to go around the spindle. This will illuminate the work as I set up jobs. Overall, the updates have been working well. I have made a first project using the new updates. This project is a bread slicing board. Avid CNC https://www.avidcnc.com/creator To see upcoming projects follow me on social media Patreon https://patreon.com/user?u=16151185&u... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frankmakes.b... Instagram   / frank.howarth   Facebook   / frankmakes   0:00 (introduction) 0:37 (pendent) 1:46 (control box) 4:22 (tool height setter) 5:55 (dust shoe) 6:47 (crosshair laser) 9:36 (dust pipe bracket) 12:40 (ring light) 14:04 (bread slicing jig) 19:36 (french toast)