A Tinkerer's Guide to CNC Basics

Get started with CNC machining using this hands-on, part-color guide that tells you exactly what you need to know without overloading you with useless theory

Key Features

• Get started with the basics of CNC machining and set up your own computerized workshop
• Explore loads of do-it-yourself projects to practice what you’ve learned
• Take advantage of the potential of home machining thanks to the power of CNC

Book Description

What you will learn

• Configure, calibrate, provision, and test your CNC machine
• Add a laser engraver to your machine for finer precision cutting
• Use the machine to fabricate new components for itself
• Explore the design impacts of carving on a rotary axis
• Adapt other machines for CNC
• Engrave opaque and semi-opaque materials
• Cool your machine with an air assist system
• Design and develop a customized laser mount

Who this book is for

This book is for tinkerers, hobbyists, and craft aficionados comfortable using hand tools, aspiring to accelerate or develop more complex and challenging projects. Before starting this book, you should be comfortable around basic shop tools, as well as have a basic understanding of computers. While the book will speak to the specifics around the electronics of CNC machines, the terms used, such as motherboard, USB, positive/negative terminal, and power supply should not be too daunting to understand.