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What else do we need to teach CIM?

Question: What else do we need to really teach CIM? Are there any “extras” that you recommend? Answer: We get this question weekly. So here’s what we are going to do. Give you a preview to a Google doc that is live so we can update it on the fly. You will see it right below this...

A CNC machine for $4000? Really?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Thanks Ryan Dennes! He sent me an email outlining a new CNC machine that will cut everything up to and including aluminum, for only $4000. The post for it is already baked right into HSM too, so you should be able to send code for it right out of Inventor! It’s called the Pocket NC. I am NOT...

What’s the difference between Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What’s the difference between Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals? Answer: Special thanks to John Hawthorne for some answers to this question. Be sure to see this information in its entirety HERE. There is a youtube video at the end that helps explain it too. Ferrous Metal Examples Cast...

How do you use outputs on a Dobot Magician?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do you use outputs on a Dobot Magician to do something? Answer: How about a grinding operation? See below for the basics. A full blown tutorial will be coming soon! A Grinding Operation with the Dobot and a Continuous Rotation Servo This robot is the smoothest, speediest, most accurate...

How Accurate is the Dobot Magician?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Just how accurate is the Dobot Magician? Answer: Short answer: very accurate. To 0.007″ to be exact. Verified by an independent study student of mine using statistical analysis. In May of 2017 I purchased a Dobot Magician from an Etsy shop, as that was the only way to get them at...

My Toolbars’ Are Missing in Inventor! Where’d They Go?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Every once in a while (on a daily basis…) one of my students ends up missing one or more toolbars in Inventor. Can you tell me how to get them back? Answer: I bet it happens randomly, and they have done nothing to make it happen, right?!?! Well no matter… watch the video below...

NEW! Lynxmotion AL5D PLTW Guide

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: The guide for building the Lynxmotion AL5D robot is not easy to follow. Do you have any suggestions for building the robot? Answer: Of course we do! #1: Robotshop & Lynxmotion put out a brand new guide that can be found HERE. The new guide is very easy to follow with great step by step...

The Dobot Magician: A REAL Educational Robot?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

About a month ago I purchased a Dobot Magician from an Etsy shop, as that was the only way to get them at the time. Try telling your business office you want to use school money to buy something on Etsy…. Luckily, it was a grant, and I was able to purchase it. It is now available at In-Position...

See you at the University of Texas at Tyler!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Well CTI’s have been doled out finally! Jim will be at CalPoly Pomona, Ryan Dennes will be at the University of Kentucky & Bucknell and I will be at the University of Texas at Tyler with Ryan Stobaugh . There are a total of nine sessions going on for CIM throughout the summer so check your...

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