Do you like to build things? Are you ever frustrated at having to
compromise your designs to fit whatever parts happen to be available?
Would you like to fabricate your own parts? Build Your Own CNC Machine
is the book to get you started. CNC expert Patrick Hood-Daniel and
best-selling author James Kelly team up to show you how to construct
your very own CNC machine. Then they go on to show you how to use it,
how to document your designs in computer-aided design (CAD) programs,
and how to output your designs as specifications and tool paths that
feed into the CNC machine, controlling it as it builds whatever parts
your imagination can dream up.
Don't be intimidated by abbreviations like CNC and terms like
computer-aided design. Patrick and James have chosen a CNC-machine
design that is simple to fabricate. You need only basic woodworking
skills and a budget of perhaps $500 to $1,000 to spend on the wood, a
router, and various other parts that you'll need. With some patience and
some follow-through, you'll soon be up and running with a really fun
machine that'll unleash your creativity and turn your imagination into
physical reality.
- The authors go on to show you how to test your machine, including
configuring the software.
- Provides links for learning how to design and mill whatever you can
dream up
- The perfect parent/child project that is also suitable for scouting
groups, clubs, school shop classes, and other organizations that
benefit from projects that foster skills development and teamwork
- No unusual tools needed beyond a circular saw and what you likely
already have in your home toolbox
- Teaches you to design and mill your very own wooden and aluminum
parts, toys, gadgets--whatever you can dream up
