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For the CNC, files are small. The largest ones typically range from 500K to 800K. So, speed isn't an issue there. However, I'm not sure what file sizes will look like if we add a vinyl process or if the world stops spinning and we actually invest in a new CNC system. Now, if we do add...

From the impression I'm getting from the owner, whichever system we do go with will have to last a long time. (He's notoriously ... um... trying to be nice... "un-money-spending") I was leaning toward a Windows 7 OS solely for future functionality. We definitely can't stay in XP. Upgrading...

Good point, Gino! The reason I chose the newbie category was because of my lower level of knowledge about systems, software, etc. I figured I'd be able to get a more basic and insightful answer, rather than an expert-to-expert answer that might be short, to the point, and missing more of the...

Thanks to all for the helpful information gathered here on the site. I'm fairly new to the business, having been working in a shop for only about a year and a half. I pretty much just fell into the role of CNC operator because I was the only worker other than the owner with computer skills...

I do blanks like that all the time with the CNC and can tell you that it's unheard-of to deliver something like that to a customer. The vendor obviously didn't use an effective means of holding down the material. In cases where the vacuum doesn't hold well (like when cutting 1/4" aluminum), I...

Not sure what kind of equipment you've got in the shop, but I do all aluminum cutting from .020" to 3 inch on our CNC with a 11 foot cutting table. I found it to be the best way to get precise cuts and shapes for those larger jobs, like building that airplane is sure to be. Pilot holes for...