Originally Posted by Guy Smiley
Another question is. I'm quite used to using Adobe Illustrator and have noticed that there is an export as .dxf file there. What should be my next step so that I can use that in TurboCNC to start cutting? Thank you for helping out this newbie! 
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Download ACE from
http://www.dakeng.com This will convert .dxf's to g-code. You'll probably have to play around a bit with illustrator to get good results. If given a .dxf version option, try v12 to start. It usually gives the best results.
Like Bubba says, learning G-code can be a big help. It will let you understand the code that ACE gives you, which will make it easier to fix if it's not working right. And by fix I don't mean hand editing the code, but figuring out what you need to do in illustrator to get the results you want.