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Yes, they are very good machines for inlay work. They also can do tapering. Alan

The 3.175mm is 1/8 inch, I'm assuming the 13mm is close enough for a 1/2 inch shank but a 1/4 inch shank would be 6.35mm. The price point is very good for that spindle, but for cuemaking I think 2.2K is overkill. I run a 1050 Kress on one of my machines and it has plenty of power, although on...

Dremels are notorious for having bad runout, or developing it. While they can certainly be used, the less runout, the tighter the inlay Alan.

You can do pretty much anything you imagine with CNC although the learning curve is pretty steep. Alan

Bore an entry and exit hole in your wood the diameter of your gun drill. Alan

I'd be interested in some it you are going to make them. Alan

Best of luck with your venture. Alan

The only way to hit your 6 oz. parameter would be with a full balsa wood butt, which would probably crumple on the first hit. A fully cored balsa butt would likely come in around 9.5 oz. Alan

I think it would be beneficial to have the piece stabilized. Spalting can make wood punky. Alan

Yes, but not recommended. The chance to cross thread the shaft is much greater when that is done. Cheers, Alan

Parts received! Thanks very much, Alan

Don't be afraid to test hit some balls with it. Alan

I'll take them. Alan

Atlas shows the standard size in stock for 120 bucks. Alan

It's illegal to sell ivory across state lines. You can still take your own ivory property state to state. Right? Alan

Kim, After doing some research, I found that not all PCI parallel port cards are the same. Some seem to only put out 3.3V as opposed to the 5V needed to trigger most controllers for CNC. This one was a recommendation, so I have it on the way to see if Mach3 and my controller will like it...

Joey, I tried the PCI card myself. Used the correct resources for Mach3 to see the card and could never get it to work. It seems that a built in LPT port is the way to go for Mach3 unless a smoothstepper arrangement is used. Alan.

Rick, The port address should be 0x378 for com 1. Alan

Dipping the bottom of the insert in hot bee's wax and letting it solidify before putting the insert into the wood is also a nice way to keep the epoxy out. Alan

I use it and have had very good results with camatillo. It is a very beautiful wood. Alan Phelps Custom Cues