As we have been expanding our CAD/CAM capabilities, specifically adding 2 CNC machines, the time has come where we need a dedicated PC for the CAD part of the process. Until now we have been doubling up on the laser PC out of convenience, but this is not going to work much longer…
We need a running Windows PC to run VCarve Pro and Fusion 360, this will be used for the 2x CNC machines and also 3D printing and other tools.
Here are the min specs we need for this use case (Windows 10+ ideally!):
If anyone has one kicking about and could donate it to the Space for this purpose that would be amazing! I will take care of cleaning off personal data and configuration as needed. I will hit up eBay if needed, but thought we may as well start here!
Either one is good! I will probably hook up an external monitor to have a bigger screen anyways… i am off on holiday next week, so no hurry, week of 21st would be great!
Thanks so much! This will boost the usability of our CNCs!
Heya! @Brendon_Hatcher! Soooo we need another Windows PC for the Big CNC!
This is because:
a. Running between arches to make design changes is a huge hassle
b. They both use different settings and tool libraries, so having each set appropriately will help a lot!
c. This will allow completley independent use of the CNC machines as the space/membership grows!
I have put iMovie 10 on the iMac (not supported but there’s a workaround) and started editing induction videos on it. I think it’s great having a workstation setup that can outlive any particular inductor. We can put the cnc induction project on there too.
Btw, Mac fan control has the fans spinning at max all the time. I experimented with running them at 2.2k while editing and it made way less noise and kept cpu and gpu temps reasonable.
