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By Walter Dill with Monica Uhl – DillUhlsional, Friday, November 3, 2023

Our last ShopBot blog was about the paintings in our customized 1956 Airfloat LandYacht. This blog focuses on outlet covers which were inspired by four 1920's cast bronze light fixtures which we found at a wonderful antique light fixture parts and repair business hidden in Port Townsend, WA

By Ross Gruet, Friday, November 4, 2022

It’s time to go back to camp! Camp ShopBot events used to occur several times a year throughout the country, but this is the first one since 2019. We had intended to ramp them back up in 2020, but things being what they are, we couldn’t get them going until now

By Ross Gruet, Thursday, October 13, 2022

 About the Event:Triangle Barkitecture is a dog (and cat) house-building competition produced by AIA Triangle. Proceeds from this year’s event benefit local organizations Paw Prints Animal Rescue and Freedom Ride Rescue

By Ross Gruet, Monday, February 28, 2022

When I check ShopBot’s social media channels to find tagged posts full of amazing woodwork, aluminum milling, acrylic and plastic products, foam prototypes, cabinetry, and structures of all sizes, it’s always nice to come across a unique art application. CNC lends itself beautifully to the art world

By Ross Gruet, Wednesday, January 19, 2022

ShopBot CNC tools are in educational facilities all over the world, everywhere from Fab Labs to woodshops, to theater programs and engineering departments. We recently came across a conversation on the CNC Entrepreneurs Facebook group where one Bryan Seward, Head of Wood, Design, and Technology at SUN Area Technical Institute, was singing our praises

By Ross Gruet, Friday, December 3, 2021

Not all topographical maps are created equal. Color palette and geographical location have a lot to do with how eye-catching a map will turn out

By Ross Gruet, Monday, October 25, 2021

Upstate New York in October? Yes, please! ShopBot had the privilege of being a part of one of the largest gatherings of makers in the country in October at the Blackthorn Resort in East Durham, NY. The Catskill Mountain Makers Camp is hosted by Austin Handel, part of the family-owned resort, and Jimmy Diresta (who you might know from NBC’s “Making It,” or his popular social media channels)

By Ross Gruet, Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Mother Nature taunted us with a little rain on the first few mornings of Merlefest 2021, but by the afternoon, skies cleared and the sound of guitars, mandolins, and sweet singing filled the air. While a few ShopBot employees have attended this famous music festival in past years, 2021 marks Shopbot’s first year as a sponsor and exhibitor in the Expo Tent

By ShopBot Tools, Tuesday, September 7, 2021

CNC routers are machines that cut materials into programmed shapes. You can use ShopBot CNC Routers with wood and plastic as well as non-ferrous metals and foams, making them great for a wide variety of individuals and fabrication businesses

By Ross Gruet, Friday, July 30, 2021

View video of Bill Young’s interview with Will Holman HERE.ShopBot’s Bill Young talks with Will Holman of Open Works Baltimore about the history and current state of the Baltimore-based makerspace


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