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One of the major selling points of the SUMPOD 3D printer kit was the ability for me to put my toe in the water as it were, with cnc machining. My main hobby is model engineering, with wooden toys for my grandchild, Freya taking up more of my time. Also since we are awaiting (7 days overdue) our second, more wooden toys are too come.
That, with the fascinating 3D printing aspect made the purchase worthwhile. Building the kit now in retrospect was the easy part. The software has been more challenging and its something not really talked about in the '3d printer' world. You do need to be prepared to get involved in both programming and 'non standard' installations of software, with some programs needed to be installed before you can install the one you want (i.e. Python before Skeinforge). I have decided to add a section just for software here on the site and without the help of SUMPD forum members (some of whom are professional software engineers) I would not have gotten anywhere near the successful milling detailed here.
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