Greetings all. I'm in Takoma Park, MD (originally from Louisville, Ky) and have lived in Washington, DC for the last 23 years. I have a OneFinity 4x4 machine and have been a woodworker since I took my first class about 7-8 years ago. I've dabbled in CNC work but my real challenge is being a Mac user where so often all the "how-to" courses and whatnot are geared toward Windows-based machines and software, and as a freelance worker I don't have the money to spend on stuff that "maybe" works so it's hard for me to get the right info. My CNC goals are to get a small side hustle going, maybe making anywhere between $500-$1,000 per month if possible. Realistically tho my CNC has been gathering more dust than woodchips because I have Easel software by Inventibles but there's not a lot of info out there on how to use/maximize it because everyone basically uses Windows stuff where the library of content and information is far deeper. Anyway, really excited to see if this is a community where I can finally break through the doubt and get a small side hustle going. Cheers!

@Slim Mab Thanks Slim. I'm definitely going to keep checking the boards and posts and see if people have better solutions for us few (but faithful) Mac users so we can get the best out of our machines and starting making the side hustle a reality and not a pipe dream.

@James Layne Same here James. I'm just trying to get to the point where I have reliable products to actually sell

Maryland, right outside Washington, DC.

Only worked twice with ebony but it was for pen turning so it wasn't terribly difficult. I did some milling with rosewood and was kinda shocked how tough it was. Definitely had to be more mindful when getting those boards ready for work. I also have a bunch of hickory I was given but I haven't started working with it yet.

I own a Onefinity Elite Woodworker 32x32 and I only have Easel software because I'm a Mac user.