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A Tinkerer's Guide to CNC Basics

You're reading from A Tinkerer's Guide to CNC Basics Master the fundamentals of CNC machining, G-Code, 2D Laser machining and fabrication techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803247496

Length 164 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

G-code

Concepts

3D Printing

Author (1):

Samer Najia

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: The What and Why of CNC

2. Chapter 2: Setting Up and Configuring the 3018 CNC Machine FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Understanding Material Properties before Making the First Cut

4. Chapter 4: Making the First Cut

5. Chapter 5: Full CNC Workflow with Different Materials

6. Chapter 6: Upgrading Your CNC Machine

7. Chapter 7: Enclosures

8. Chapter 8: Project: Building a CNC Laser Cutter and a Plotter

9. Chapter 9: Project: Building Your Own 4th Axis

10. Chapter 10: Project: Adding a Laser to the 3018

11. Chapter 11: Building a More Capable CNC Machine

12. Chapter 12: Future Projects and Going Bigger and Better

13. Index

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Laser-cutting software

Unlike standard CNC software, such as sending G-code using UGS, there are quite a few applications that are very specific to laser-cutting operations. I am a big fan of LightBurn, which is not free, but very affordable. There are others, of course, some free, others paid. Here is a list of some of them:

LightBurn: My local makerspace makes heavy use of this software with a number of laser cutters, including some larger machines. You get to use it free of charge for a short trial period, but a license is very reasonably priced.
LaserGRBL: This is free software, with some good features. This software is geared toward the hobbyist, making it ideal for many users.
T2Laser: I have this installed on my computer as well as LightBurn because it has a great utility to flash the controller. It isn’t free, but I have found it very useful with some of my smaller laser cutters.
BenBox: This is also free, but I have found this to be temperamental...

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Authors (1)

Najia

Najia

Samer has been extremely interested in things that fly since he was six years old. An avid pilot, flight instructor, rocketeer and plastic modeler, he has been building things that fly or look like they might for as long as he can remember, including a full scale aircraft in the garage. Samer has a background in Mechanical Engineering and is a CNC and Laser hobbyist, but currently is working in IT – specifically software development. Samer resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife and two children and participates in his local maker space by teaching metal shaping techniques, rocketry and homebuilt aircraft construction.

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