Hi guys.Some of you may know me from CNC Zone, or the Vectric forums.For over a year now, I've been working on a sort of conversational CAM program to generate g-code for woodworking joints. I started with dovetails, as I've seen countless requests over the years for an easy method to do them on a CNC router.What I've come up with allows you to create an unlimited variety of both half blind and full through dovetails. Manual jigs typically will limit the depth of cut, as it's dependent on the spacing of the joints. With software, you can use any depth you want, and the spacing will be adjusted to match the depth. You can also do variable spacing, at any depth you like.

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1. The software on this web site has grown out of various hobby projects for the CNC machine of the author. It is now offered for sale, but keep in mind this is no professional software company with dedicated staff. I will try to respond to any requests as fast as possible (that is, as my day job and other responsibilities allow for).
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(Up to the length of the dovetail bit.A jig or fixture to hold your stock vertically IS REQUIRED.The software outputs both Mach3 compatible g-code as well as native.sbp files, but I haven't tested the Shopbot code, as I don't have a Shopbot, and have been busy writing code.I plan on releasing it with dovetails only in the next few months, and plan on adding several styles of box joints, as well as mortise and tenons over the winter.Just looking to find out if there's any interest in the Shopbot community.Mods, please move or delete if this doesn't belong here. It will have a very thorough manual, and I'll also have several tutorial videos.Unfortunately, for every option you give the user, complexity goes up another level.Fortunately, imo, it's really quite simple.You just specify the size of your boards, height of the dovetails, and width of the pins and tails.

There are a few other options, but the preview should make them somewhat self explanatory. For your typical half blind dovetail, enter the stock size, and tool information, and you're ready to start cutting.I do realize that dovetails can be rather complicated, and some people will really struggle with it. Hopefully my documentation will be good enough to overcome any difficulties. My homebuilt machine isn't rigid enough to cut in one pass, so I always use roughing passes on my test cuts, which adds a lot of time.Regular half blind 'production' type dovetails would be the fastest. Actual cutting time would probably be similar to Gary's routine. The toolpaths from my software for this type of dovetail are very similar to what I see in Gary's video on YouTube.

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Since you're cutting both the pins and tails in one pass, there's really nothing you can do to speed up the cut time.Increasing tail width, or variable spacing would require multiple passes, and would take more time.The real benefit I'm offering is the ability to very quickly program many different types of joints. Different board thickness, different tools, different cut depths, custom spacing.For regular half blind dovetails, just enter the tool info, and the board width and thickness, and you're ready to go. Most other types can be programmed in as little as 1-3 minutes.