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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803247496
Length 164 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Samer Najia Samer Najia
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

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 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Index

As this ebook edition doesn't have fixed pagination, the page numbers below are hyperlinked for reference only, based on the printed edition of this book.

Symbols

4th axis structure

assembly 107

designing 98-101

3018 machine

all-metal Z axis 127

ballscrews 123

building 122

larger motors 123

linear rails 122

moving table, eliminating 125, 126

multiple motors, using 126

robust controller board 128

scaling up 129, 130

spindle 124

structure, simplifying 124, 125

structure, standardizing 124, 125

V-Slot rails 124

wheels 124

Z axis 123

A

access 78

acrylic

cutting 35

aluminum

cutting 36, 37

B

balsa

cutting 32, 51, 52

Benbox 117

reference link 28

build

versus buy 82

versus design 82

versus materials 82

build-versus-buy decision

making 19, 20

BumbleBee 53-56

buy

versus build 82

C

ChiliPeppr

reference link 27

cleaning 78

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