One little script.
A whole world of chips.

I just wanted to cut a part.

I didn’t sit down to build a worldwide CAM project. I wrote a scrappy little Python script to get my own CNC machine doing what I wanted. It was a hobby solution to a hobby problem. Get the stock spinning, get the cutter moving, see what happens.

Then came another idea. Another toolpath. Another thing that could work a little better. That little script kept growing, and somewhere along the way it became RotatoCAM.

Now it has countries and continents under its belt. Makers and machinists around the world are using something that started at my own machine. That is still a pretty wild thing to wrap my head around.

Still a hobby. Still one person.

Hi, I’m Rev. J. Money. This is a one-man show: the code, the experiments, the website, the bug chasing, and the replies. When you hear from RotatoCAM, you’re hearing from me.

I love working on it, but sometimes I have to put the toolpaths down and go work a real job. Development happens around that, and replies and updates can take a little time. Thanks for being patient with the human on the other end.

A little support buys room to explore.

Donations and Pro purchases help keep this worldwide CNC fun going. They help fund the time and experiments behind new features, more toolpath research, and the patient work of making the cuts better.

Sometimes that means a feature you can see right away. Sometimes it means digging into why a toolpath takes the long way around, or testing an idea that needs a few more attempts. Your support helps make space for both.

If RotatoCAM has earned a place in your shop and you’d like to help it grow, a donation or a Pro purchase makes a difference. Using Community Edition, sharing what you make, and sending a useful bug report matter too.

More axes. More things to try.

There’s five-axis fun in the works, along with a prototype trunnion pack I’m building. It’s a chance to bring the software experiments back into the physical shop and explore what these little machines might do next.

I’m also exploring a possible DIY kit, with design files I hope to publish soon. There’s still building, testing, and learning to do with the prototype, and I’m excited to share that progress.