Shop prep tips
Prep tips for a cleaner, safer, more efficient shop before you hit start.
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Shop Prep for Wood Dust: A Practical Beginner Guide to Cleaner, Safer CNC and Woodworking
Learn why wood dust matters, what OSHA and woodworking safety guidance say about health and fire risks, and the basic shop-prep steps—source capture, hose routing, housekeeping, and PPE—that hobby CNC users can start using this week.
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CNC Pre-Cut Shop Prep Checklist: Workholding, Zeroing, and Dust Hose Before You Press Start
A beginner-friendly pre-cut checklist for small CNC routers: clear the table, stage clamps and steps, set a reliable XYZ zero, route the dust hose, and do a dry run—so your first real pass is controlled instead of chaotic.